I hope none of the evolutionist celebrated the weekend by eating some of their ancestors. The last time I looked cannibalism was illegal (at least in Western nations with Christian influence). They tell me monkey's brains are quite nice.

Steele,
Yeah, the particular hoary old chestnut that concerns me is the government imposed ideology of multiculturalism, or should I say the baggage that came with it in the form of alien cultural practices.

Been on about this for years and will keep drawing peoples attention to it until MC is finally dead and buried. I recall the Howard government stopped using the term and was prepared to just let MC die. I also noted that PM Gillard raised the issue on a couple of occasions but it did not receive any public support and nothing further was done. Having read a few of the present immigration ministers speeches I am hopeful that he will officially put MC to rest, after he attends to the current matter of illegal entry.

We have given MC a good run for the past 40 years and have gained nothing tangible from it. The greatest lie ever was the phrase 'Unity in diversity'. We are now more divided than ever.

I have found over the years those that support MC only look at the nice things like beer festivals, dragon parades and children in colourful costumes, oh, and culinary choices. They put on rose coloured glasses and ignore all the baggage that some cultures bring and that we are expected to accept.

So yeah, I am against underage marriage, forced marriage, FGM, the oppression of women, cockfights and the eating of dog meat. To give an example.

In my opinion we should stop immigration of groups that will not/cannot integrate. Most migrants do integrate but there are a few groups that do not and we should not select them. It seems there is a too large of a gap in cultures.

Right now my interest in the underage marriage case is in the comments that Minister Pru Goward made about there being 'a large number' of underage marriages. This I have been unaware of and I think she needs to expand and inform us with more details. Has this been ignored for years and government turned a blind eye? Just another cultural consideration?

Banjo agree with you.
Only the PC would be dopey enough not to.

Dear Bazz,

<<Only the PC would be dopey enough not to.>>

I have never been accused of being a PC before.

But then, one doesn't necessarily have to be dopey in order to oppose the domination of a particular culture over a whole continent, this of the British-Europeans who think they are the paragons of all.

When I came, Australia was all too happy to receive me because it only cared for the economy, for the money I can bring in... oh, and that I accept allegiance to the Queen, which I did, but cultural integration was never a condition.
If you close the stable doors now, you will still find me inside, as well as many others who do not share your Western values.

Yuyutsu,

"So instead of protecting actual people, living and breathing people, you want the law to protect a culture, a particular culture in fact, the one who conquered this whole continent at the point of a gun."

I did indeed say one law for all Australians, and the last time that i looked "Australians" meant the citizens of Australia, not their varied cultures; I have no desire that the traditional Brehon Law of my people, the Muintir Murchada should be applied to us in Australia.

There is so much cr@p going down here it is not possible to cover it all.

However for starters, Australia was peacefully settled not invaded. Although some wrongs were committed on both sides, and likely the offenders were found and punished. If any would hold that it was otherwise, ie an invasion at the point of a gun, let them provide the physical evidence - bones and lead - because there would definitely be bones with lead shot if an 'invasion' ever occurred.

I have never heard of an of the hundreds of prospectors using metal detectors ever finding evidence of such conflict in Australia. However they do find plenty of evidence of convict work, farming, pioneering and of the US troops during WW2 of course.

Go for it anyone and show me the physical evidence of invasion. It doesn't exist and no guessing why not.

There is something dreadfully wrong with our education system if it is teaching that there ever was anything but peaceful settlement.