ttbn Sir it is my opinion you have mental health issues
And by your every post damages this site
Consider who replies to your posts, and how many
Would leave instantly if I was ever told not to return your bitter hate filled junk
leaving my thread rather than share it with you Foxy has described you to a t
Do not talk to me ever again

You have massive ego and confidence problems, Belly. Any further comments from me will only exacerbate them, so I will again withdraw from discussion with you.

We're all entitled to call out racism when we see it.
Foxy,
Not only are we entitled to, it's our duty as Citizens ! Just as it is our duty to call out the deliberate misuse of the term Multiculturalism.
As I stated earlier Multi-culture is when people from various cultures reside in close proximity with the Citizens of their host country without demanding the hosts to change their ways.

Individual,

It also means that while people are proud to be
Australians they should not be expected to
renounce their ancestral background.

People should not be made to feel ashamed of their
origins. We should not empower perpetrators to
humble others. We are a country which celebrates
its ethos of a fair-go and we need to keep working
at giving people just that.

Indy,
You are right, we are not multicultural and never have been. We are multiracial and we expect all new arrivals to abide by our laws and social standards.

I cannot think of any culture that we accept in its entirity. The Kiwis are probably the closest but they are quick to tell you how they differ.

We turn a blind eye to some alien practices but we do not go around making different laws for different groups.

I do not mind us being multiracial providing we set the rules. I object strongly to those that want to change our laws and introduce their cultural practices from other countries. I do not wish to live in any country but Aus. But I do wish we would enforce some of our laws far stronger.

Foxy & Individual,

I don't see any particular ethnic or religious group trying to make people from the 'host culture' behave more like them, somehow. Maybe if I still lived in Bankstown or Lakemba, I might see things differently.

I have a quiet pride in my ancestry, and I don't see anything wrong with that. I have Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, perhaps Gypsy and Hungarian and West Indian, ancestry. I think of them as equals, not as adversaries jostling for my loyalty, they all get on okay. Of course, none of the others can understand the Welsh or Hungarian (who I suspect speak make-up languages anyway).

So what if some old Greeks or Croats or Chinese speak amongst themselves in languages that someone else doesn't understand ? Or if women wear head-scarves ? How is it their business ? Live and let live, for god's sake.

Cheers,

Joe