Banjo,

"The day at Cronulla was nothing more that the locals taking back their beach from gangs of Lebs that were trying to dominate the situation. The beach going girls were being harassed by the Lebs who gang bashed anyone who interviened. The bashing of two young lifesavours who came to the aid of a group of girls saw the need for action that had been ignored by police and council for years."

Do you seriously believe that, Banjo?

I don't dispute it started out as you described, but I find your NOTHING MORE claim absolutely preposterous. The antagonism stirred up by Alan Jones is well known. And are you saying it was a media invention that hundreds of racists flocked to Cronulla looking for a fight? And that the people they attacked weren't all gang members?

Aidan,
Hundreds of people flocked to Cronulla in 2005 looking for a spectacle, a few dozen drunks got into fights, the imputation of "Racism' comes from your own prejudices not from the facts.

Aidan,
Yep the Cronulla day was as I described, Allen Jones publicity certainly would have increased the numbers there. There was no riot, just some scuffles involving a few Lebs that turned up. You freely label racists those who were angry at the conduct of the Lebs who thought they could intimidate and take over the beach. If you are looking to attach blame then focus on the inaction of the police and council that failed to act on the numberous complaints over the proceeding years. There is shame in them not doing their job. I certainly do not blame those who turned up on the day, as something had to be done and it was obvious that the responsible authorities were not going to take any action.

Further shame on the police for allowing convoys of cars carrying Lebs the next night to the eastern suburbs and bashing people and damaging property. The police knew but failed to act, that is shame.

However the bashing of the Indian students is far worse because the police and politicians knew the perpetrators but allowed anglo Aussies to take the blame in the world press. The Indian students also need calling out on this as they kept knowledge from the public.

Even now the police and politicians are aware of forced marriages, polygamy, underage marriages and FGM taking place but do nothing about it as they desire to protect ethnic groups.

Cronulla was a simple expression of Ozzies being very slow to real anger. Slow to respond to the bad behaviour, & slow to action.

It should be a permanent warning to those such as Muslims, & African youth, indulging in antisocial behaviour, to be careful how far they push their luck.

Once pushed too far the typical Ozzie will come out swinging, & will keep swinging until all the garbage is cleared.

On African youth Banjo, my son in-laws folks are getting so much aggravation from them in Penrith, that his mother is not game to go on the street, even in a large shopping centre. She now has an automatic door on her garage so she can park behind a closed door. She shops in a distant suburb.

They are trying to get out of the area, but find few prepared to buy a house there. Obviously there is a "go easy on the Africans" policy in the police force, & they will do nothing until windows are broken. Even then, no charges are ever laid.

our politicians in past decades have caused this
Immigration mess.

And they are still too gutless to shut down the immigration
To Australia of these groups who cause the most trouble

Would we have taken in Thousands of German or Japanese immigrants
In World War 2

Some people can't get it in to their heads that we are at war with
Members of these groups.

It was the usual bad behaviour of the middle eastern thugs that
Caused the riot at Cronulla.

Assaulting lifeguards is not liked by Australians. It is equivalent to some Australian
Thugs punching a Muslim mufti and it provoked the same response as that would have provoked in the muslims.
As usual the muslims escaped blame at the expense of
The Aussies

Beach violence is nothing new, back in the 1960's and 70's there was a large number of Aussie gang members called the 'Sharpies'. In Sydney on a Friday and Saturday night the Sharp's would gate crash 'Surfie' dances in locations like Maroubra, they got around on public transport, ha ha. The Surfies formed their own gangs e.g the 'Bra Boys', then there were the 'Mods' other enemies of Sharps along with 'Rockers', a sub-culture of bike gangs, later the "Punks' and 'Westies' were around. Not unusual for a pitched battle on a Saturday night of over 100 youth.
My brother-in-law, who is a much respected member of the community today, knows, I know, his dark secret of being a full on Sharpie back in those days, nightly entertainment of bashing a'fag' or two or around Oxford Street, can't find a fag a wine o' will do, then onto the city, to places like 'The Wesley' for some entertainment and spiritual guidance from the mission mob, ha, ha, it did little or no good, but the babs down there were pretty good for a pick-up. Afterwards heading for the beaches for a 'rumble' with those other 'faggots' the Surfie's. What would the legal fraternity think of my B-In-L now, the chances are if they are around 60-70 now there were into it as well at the time. You knew a 'Sharpie' from his distinctive shirt he wore called a "benson" with its horizontal bars around the middle. Sharps did at times have run ins with young 'spicks' and 'wogs', but they were a minority.

All the above is from memory, so I could be a little wrong here and there.