Looks like a load of bigoted rubbish to me. Racism disguised as patriotism.
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Originally Posted by Ashore
Came through Tonight
What was the source, Ashore?
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This idea of Australia being a multicultural community has served
only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity.
And what is our national identity? White, I'll bet.
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As Australians,
we have our own culture, our own society, our own language
yes, and the original Australians, one of the oldest cultures on earth, had hundreds of languages
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"In God We Trust" is our National Motto. This is not some Christian,
right wing, political slogan.
We've now morphed into mindless quotation of American conservative opinion. "In God We Trust" is not the Australian national motto, but the American one, designated as such by act of Congress in 1956 during cold-war paranoia towards the godless communists. Interestingly, the Treaty of Tripoli, which was approved by President John Adams, and ratified by the US Senate on 10 June 1797, states:
"As the Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion - as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquillity of Musselmen - and as the said states never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."
US lawmakers were far less religious only a couple of decades after the establishment of the Union than they are now.
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If the Southern Cross offends...we really don't care how you did things where you came from...griping about ... Our Pledge, Our National Motto, or Our Way of Life, I highly
encourage
you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom,
"THE RIGHT TO LEAVE".
Absolute drivel. I'm Australian, and I'm offended by your views. Should I tell you to exerecise your right to leave?
very erudite...
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No matter how many times you receive it... please forward it to all
you
know.
I would have prefered not to see such mindless hatred expressed in these forums. Instead, it's been passed on.
I would rather you'd just pressed the delete button, and let it die.