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 More options Apr 30 2012, 3:29 am
Newsgroups: aus.politics
From: "Pelican" <water-bi...@sea.somewhere.org.ir>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:29:01 +1000
Local: Mon, Apr 30 2012 3:29 am
Subject: Re: groan! I've just returned to Australia

"bringyagrogalong" <sof...@aapt.net.au> wrote in message

news:9193be9f-e34a-42cc-8ee9-456871d197b4@jx17g2000pbb.googlegroups.com...

> "Pelican" <water-bi...@sea.somewhere.org.ir> wrote:
>> "jg" <j...@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> > Poof wrote:
>> >> bringyagrogalong<sof...@aapt.net.au>  wrote:

>> >>> Having spent close to a couple of months in Asia including three
>> >>> weeks
>> >>> in China one realises what an ill-informed, bigoted, racist, small-
>> >>> minded bunch of no-accounts we Australians are.

>> >> And those you speak so poorly about are ALP voters, and that is why we
>> >> have the current  ALP Goverment.

>> >>> It also shows how backward our technology and infrastructure is.

>> >> Infastructure is the responsibility of State Governments and during
>> >> the time of inaction we have had what?  ALP State Governments.

>> >>> But perhaps the biggest difference is how gullible and easily
>> >>> manipulated Australians are, who, despite the Leveson Inquiry, are
>> >>> still lapping up the bullshit in the Murdoch rags.

>> >> Truth and logic are not in the domain of the ALP, as witnessed by
>> >> current events.  It wouldn't matter what they read.

>> >>> It's all rather sad really.

>> >> Never fear - things are about to change for the better.

>> > How will that cure for bigotry and racism manifest itself - more
>> > immigration, more refugees?

>> There is no cure, but the initial diagnosis in incorrect.  Australians
>> are
>> not particularly more bigoted and racist than people in most countries,
>> and
>> are markedly less bigoted and racist than in most countries.

>> The inaccurate views of an ignorant few about Australian society can be
>> safely disregarded.

> Thank you for being so open and honest in recognising my
> shortcomings.

No problem.  I fixed your typo.

 
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