Of course, there may be problems with some aspects of multiculturalism, language difficulties, etc. Nothing's perfect. Unless the curmudgeons want a 'perfection' test imposed on any would-be immigrants and refugees ?

But I think that Australia and Australians are big enough, tough enough, to cope with any imperfections ?

Perhaps Ttbn could outline some of the constant problems which MC throws up instead of empty xenophobic blather ?

Joe

I think our country has done rather well.
Foxy,
Thus far Australia's Multiculturalism is only taking its first steps. Once it's up & running & the Nation's luck runs out it'll be a different story !
The really sad part is that so many can't & won't see past their present comfort zone.
Presently, the numbers of non-contributing citizens in Australia are still low enough for the rest to support them simply to keep the peace. COVID-19 is giving us a few tit-bits of the taste that is around the corner !

Dear David,

«Belief in God is a matter of personal opinion and part of a person’s culture.»

Let us look at it in context - this was in reply to me answering to Foxy as she was advocating for social cohesiveness: "The only real and reliable shelter is in the One, in God, not in the many!".

While "Belief in God" is not well-defined, from the context I presume (and please correct me if I am wrong) that what you mean by it is having the cultural-based opinion that God is an existing deity.

I do not share this simplistic opinion.
Taking shelter in God is not a matter of opinion, but of actual faith.
Many who believe in God on the level of opinion, even more so when their belief is only due to culture, in reality fail to seek shelter in Him/Her/It.
I can also see the possibility for someone to take shelter in God without any belief that He/She/It exists.

«It is also not the state’s business. Taxpayer money should not be allotted to schools which further that opinion.»

Here I fully agree.
That is because I believe that the state should not be involved in education, in any shape of form.

But should the state still be paying to public schools for the teaching of English, mathematics, science, history, geography, etc., then to that extent it should do the same to religious schools. I agree that religious schools should not receive a cent for the time devoted to religious or other studies for which the state is not paying public schools.

Foxy,

I think the loonies here may have some trouble trying to persuade us that Chinese, Uighurs, Hazara, Africans, Polynesians, Latin Americans, all manner of Europeans, Arabs, Vietnamese, Indians, Pakistanis, etc., etc., are all going to secretly come together and plot to overthrow the 'rightful' Anglo control of Australia.

Still, it's fun to watch them try :)

Regards to your large husband,

Joe

Individual,

Of course there are immigrants who abuse our systems,
just as there are people born here who abuse our
systems.

But the truth is that the majority of today's immigrants
bring with them an infusion as I've stated previously,
of the same values that our ancestors personified.
The values Australia is so sorely lacking.

They are people willing to work hard for long hours to make
a better life for themselves and their families. Our children
do not stand to be corrupted by their values, so much as
their children stand to be corrupted by ours.

The scapegoating of today's immigrants makes a mockery of
the Australian "fair go" and our supposed - egalitarian society.
It is a national immorality when we collectively say no to
compassion.

Joe,

Thanks for that.

My husband is thin. Not large.
Although he's very tall.

It's me who's "curvaceous" in a Nigella Lawson
kind of way.