I am shocked...some of the messages are really strong.
'Basically people who don't want to be Australians, and who don't want to live by Australian values and understand them, well then, they can basically clear off"
and
"This idea of Australia being a multi-cultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. And as Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle."
HOw would you feel if you are told that if you don't want to live by Qatari values you should clear off? I am happy for qataris to have their own culture, society language and lifestyle but I'm certain that I don't want to be part of it, i'm not interested in learning the language and change into their culture...does that mean that I should leave? Can't different cultures keep their identity and live pacefully?
I am shocked...some of the messages are really strong.
'Basically people who don't want to be Australians, and who don't want to live by Australian values and understand them, well then, they can basically clear off"
and
"This idea of Australia being a multi-cultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. And as Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle."
HOw would you feel if you are told that if you don't want to live by Qatari values you should clear off? I am happy for qataris to have their own culture, society language and lifestyle but I'm certain that I don't want to be part of it, i'm not interested in learning the language and change into their culture...does that mean that I should leave? Can't different cultures keep their identity and live pacefully?