I think that this is something that national cultures would be wise to be aware of in the acceptance of refugees and immigrants in future.

It's like the guest at a party that wrecks the hosts home.

Foxy's division of the world into old and new world countries is interesting- I can't say that I agree.

I regret that my ancestors and my self were so patient with immigration not realising that this would lead to our demise- As Foxy says perhaps we were cabbage heads sticking out for the sword.

Down, mad dog, there's a good boy.
Your barbs are so misdirected,
You risk revealing yourself
As a cabbage-patch kid.

It's not MY division into Old World and New World countries.
I was not referring to the world - but to Australia.
The reference was - to THIS country - and we are a relatively
new country. Modern Australia. Built on immigration. That is
not an opinion - but a fact. Something that any thinking
person and history student can confirm.

Outside of Australia's Indigenous people, as stated earlier,
we are ALL immigrants or descendants of immigrants - some
earlier than others - but all with an experience of
immigration during the foundation of modern Australia.

Were it not for immigration Australia would still be the
cultural backwater that it was prior to World War II.
It was the immigrants who lifted the bar in every walk of
life - education, health, infrastructure, goods and services,
art, music, theatre, and much, much more.

cont'd ...

With immigration came innovation. Dentists stopped
pulling teeth at random. They discovered such a
thing - as - "root canals". Girls began to go on to
higher education. Actually finishing high school and
matriculating, going on to university. Different foods
became available - not just the old soggy meat pies,
sausages, or a roast chook for special occasions.
Delicatessens opened up. Different types of breads -
instead of the old white square loaf. Christmas decorations
got away from the paper streamers and balloons, and
glass balls, tinsel, and other decorations were demanded.

Medicine and science leapt onwards and upwards. And even
the English language was taught properly. The list goes on.

Foxy said-

It was the immigrants who lifted the bar in every walk of
life - education, health, infrastructure, goods and services,
art, music, theatre, and much, much more.

Answer-

I wonder if Foxy would give up her home (let alone her country) for a "Multicultural Theatre Dinner Package".

Yes the French have often laughed at the British Menu- the British also laugh at the French- it's fairly harmless. I guess dog whistling Foxy is seeing some deeper nefarious meaning here.

I wonder of Foxy has heard of Isaac Newton?

Anyway the world of science is not the same as that of society- sometimes they conflate sometimes not. It has been said that science is an international pursuit- it was not always so. There has often been an uneasy balance between national interest and global cooperation here- see DARPA. In history the struggle for power has paralleled the struggle for technology.

Power and technology in a sense stand on the edge of society providing for stability within.

CM,

Going by your comments and suspicions about Foxy's point of view on multiculturalism, I can only despair at the crazy leaps of weird logic which your rant revealed.

Maybe Graham needs to put up a sign on OLO saying "No more ratbags need apply, until further notice." There are plenty of conspiracy sites that you could go to in the meantime.

Joe