it does make me smile when other countries talk about racism in australia as if it's somehow worse here
we have our fair share of racist fuckwits, sure. And plenty to be ashamed about in our (mostly british) past.
but it's like that american stereotype of british teeth
it's easy to overlook australia regularly comes top in comparative global studies of the immigrant experience. That is, when they do qualitative follow up studies after 10 years, they find immigrants to australia felt the most welcome and integrated of all countries. The children of immigrants are the highest performing academically of equivalent migrant children in any oecd countries. Same for immigrant financial equality, and most other metrics of positive integration. And this is a hugely multicultural society already, 30% born overseas. If you're an afghani refugee or a cashed up chinese, you're more likely to have a better experience moving to australia than any other country on the planet. not bad for a bunch of racists
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Sun 17 Dec 2023, 23:58,
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though I should add, of course
that immigrants are poisoning the blood of our country
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Mon 18 Dec 2023, 0:17,
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I think it's fair to say that historically, immigration has had disastrous consequences for both the Americas *and* Australasia, no?
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the extinction of the megafauna so that I can no longer see 3m tall carnivirous kangaroos?
it was a tragedy, but I've learnt to move on and not demand retribution
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Mon 18 Dec 2023, 7:24,
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Human beings are an extinction event
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Invisible Wizard - 12th Level Errorer, Mon 18 Dec 2023, 19:39,
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