NSW Racial tension.............

[coastie]

For the first time the Neanderthal that was in the middle of everything was shown in close up.What a repulsive creature it was, he had his shirt off,full of grog,mouthing off about the country belonging to us Aussies,covered in body hair like an ape! My wife was revulsed at the sight of him!!
I'm glad he didn't speak for me! There he was on the same news bulletin mouthing off again apologising,this time saying he was not affected by alcohol,etc ,all nicely clean shaven and all. (Facially that is!)
Talk about The Ugly Australian!!!!!!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Iain]

My observation when working with socialist workers (not a typo) was that the number of problem people/families was directly proportionate to the number of case workers available in that particular area.
My other pet hate was going to court and watching these tossers giving a speech to the Magistrate or Judge wearing jeans, thongs and T shirts with some crap message.
If they get paid $45-50K a year, shouldn't they look like a professional?

[Gingermick]

The nature of the bureaucracy in this country necessitates a revolution where power would be grabbed by, (I was going to say woodies, but after being a member of the local woodturning club and watching the pettiness and cr@p :mad: )

[Groggy]

Why isnt it a simple fix?

Simply because of the practicalities involved. Changing laws, politicians getting on their soapies, special interest groups will arc up and the media will go nuts - as usual - and confuse the whole issue.

If Australians get off their lazy bums and get stuck into the pollies for once - it will happen. History has shown that doesn't happen though, we're scared of change. That's probably why we've not been able to amend the Constitution.

[bitingmidge]

If they get paid $45-50K a year, shouldn't they look like a professional?

Not everyone looks good in a red mini and thigh high boots Iain.

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[adrian]

http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozatwar/bob.htm

Same stuff, different day.

[silentC]

I spent the weekend in southern Sydney and spoke to a couple of people who were at Cronulla last Sunday. Interesting version of events and quite different to what was reported on the TV and in the papers. I'll be seeing a bloke who is a copper at Hurstville tonight and it will be interesting to hear his take on it.

[Groggy]

...Interesting version of events and quite different to what was reported on the TV and in the papers. ...

Gee, now there's a surprise !

What bothers me is that people actually think reporting is fair and unbiased and don't give the situation a common sense check. 5,000 people rioting, in media terms, really means that in a crowd of 5,000 people there were a handful that acted disgracefully. These few were caught on camera and were acting up *for* the camera, sometimes at the request of the reporters (currently under investigation according to the ABC).

If the headlines were correct, and 5,000 had rioted, Sydney would still be burning.

[E. maculata]

Sydney would still be burning.

And this would be a bad thing?

[silentC]

Gee, now there's a surprise !

What bothers me is that people actually think reporting is fair and unbiased and don't give the situation a common sense check. 5,000 people rioting, in media terms, really means that in a crowd of 5,000 people there were a handful that acted disgracefully. These few were caught on camera and were acting up *for* the camera, sometimes at the request of the reporters (currently under investigation according to the ABC).

If the headlines were correct, and 5,000 had rioted, Sydney would still be burning.

That's pretty much what they told me. They were there with their 4 yo daughter. They saw most of what happened and what you saw on TV was the extent of it.

This is not to condone it in any way, shape or form. Targeting people because of their race is not on. The point is that all the beat up about how Sydney siders, and by extension Australians, are racist is utter crap. A handful of drunken idiots decided to take matters into their own hands. The ethnicity of the gangs that they were protesting against has nothing to do with it.

They've done their cause no good though because now the gang problems that they were protesting about have been buried under a wave of brow-beating over racism.

[Max Ripper]

I could write ? pages full of replies from a white australian point of view ,but from some of what I have read australians are still kidding themselves.


PS Peter Costello latest statement sums it all up, be the 1st time I have agreed with a politician.



Max Ripper You don't wanna here the truth because it can't and never will be PoLiTiCaLly correct.

[woodbe]

we're scared of change. That's probably why we've not been able to amend the Constitution.

Not picking on you Groggy, and you could be right, but we will never know while our pollies tie sucessful referenda to sinking boats and secret agendas.

Think about the Republic referendum. Instead of asking "Do you want a Republic, Yes/No' and offerring alternatives for those who choose Yes, (or even going away and coming back later with a properly researched set of options if the referendum was carried) We got asked if we wanted some bastardised version of a republic that had no hope of getting majority approval.

The fear of change is really fear of accidentally giving the pollies something to beat us with. Most people face up to change if they can see a good reason for it, even if they still resist it.

woodbe

[Max Ripper]

For the first time the Neanderthal that was in the middle of everything was shown in close up.What a repulsive creature it was, he had his shirt off,full of grog,mouthing off about the country belonging to us Aussies,covered in body hair like an ape! My wife was revulsed at the sight of him!!
I'm glad he didn't speak for me! There he was on the same news bulletin mouthing off again apologising,this time saying he was not affected by alcohol,etc ,all nicely clean shaven and all. (Facially that is!)
Talk about The Ugly Australian!!!!!!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Not all aussies are smoothed skin soft handed and quiet who obey their wives ,least you have spoken the truth as you see it.= 10/10

[la Huerta]

when this all happened a mate of mine in the US, emails me and says 'all this time i thought aussies were a quiet bunch of friendly sofisticated people', i replied, ' i thought so to'

[silentC]

Tell him that one shouldn't judge a whole country based on the actions of a handful of it's citizens. Something any yank should be more than careful of.