Dear David,

Change may not happen within our generation.
But it has happened, albeit slowly and will
continue to happen, of that I am certain.
I am optimistic about our country's future.

I mean look at the changes
that have already taken place since since
the "White Australia" policy was abolished
and since assimilation was dropped as a
government policy.

Also, today Australia is no longer the cultural
backwater it was once thought to be.

Misop,

I wouldn't stand so close to the welcome door for Chinese rule, if I were you. I don't suppose that any Poles standing on the German border and waving flags of welcome for the Nazis were all that popular in Poland with partisans either.

Are you counting any immigrants as 'Chinese' ? All those from Africa, Indian, the Americas, Europe, the Pacific, south-east Asia, central Asia ? According to the ABS (on:

https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/lookup/3412.0Media%20Release12018-19#:~:text=In%20the%20year%20to%2030,cent%20who%20were%20international%20students )

in 2019, in Australia, out of 7.5 million people from overseas, only 677,000 were from China. Not all of them would support the CCP. Not all of them are going to have large families. Most have come from extremely small families (cf. China's dopey one-child policy), so are unlikely to have many children themselves, if any.

I wonder if you've ever attended a Sociology lecture - you seem to know so little about it, certainly in relation to Australia's population.

Joe

FOULmouth,

You need to embrace your Asianess.

Joe, I think it goes beyond the racial makeup of a country, albeit Australia is made up of many ethnic backgrounds including south and east Asians.

Australia is about a state of mind. IMO, we remain proudly Western, and I don't see how my belief has been undermined in recent decades.

So I am interested in what Mr O has to say with regard to my belief.

I could be wrong, but I want the big O to define how Australia became Asian.

Dear David,

Lets also not overlook the fact that in this country
we do have progressive thinking politicians, business
people, academics, university students, religious
figures, some trade unions, and many voters who
have demanded change in the past and will continue to do so.
We should not underestimate the Australian voter.

Also the world around us is regularly changing as is
Australia's relationship to not only its neighbours but other
countries as well in terms of trade, diplomacy, et cetera.
Political parties cannot afford to ignore what the voters
reject. They do so at their own peril as history has shown.

Chris Lewis,

I think Canem Malum posted a good assortment of articles to demonstrate that the Asianization of Australia was real and its purpose was to make Australia part of Asia particularly in terms of culture and economy and to be a microcosm of Asia rather than Europe, basically a reflection of greater Asia.

We all saw it taking shape and I like to call it the Great Asianization Period (1980-2020) in Australian history.

You give the impression that this is news to you and that you are disappointed that this has happened. Sorry about that, I thought you knew. I'm sure Foxy and FOULmouth can fill you in on the details.

Embrace your Asianess Chris, it's not as bad as you might think.