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Australia ex-PM (John Howard) : We went too far accommodating Muslims!
Middle East Online ^ | SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 | Shaun Tandon

Posted on 09/29/2010 9:56:25 PM PDT by RobinMasters

Australia's former prime minister John Howard has attacked "multiculturalism" in English-speaking nations, saying that some sectors have gone too far in accommodating Muslim minorities.

The blunt-talking conservative, who led Australia for 11 years before losing 2007 elections, said Tuesday on a visit to Washington that the "Anglosphere" needed to take greater pride in its values and achievements.

"This is a time not to apologize for our particular identity but rather to firmly and respectfully and robustly reassert it," Howard said at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank.

"I think one of the errors that some sections of the English-speaking world have made in the last few decades has been to confuse multiracialism and multiculturalism," Howard said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; johnhoward; muslims

1 posted on 09/29/2010 9:56:28 PM PDT by RobinMasters
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To: RobinMasters

The same thing is now happening in America. Must be a dumbass infidel thing.


2 posted on 09/29/2010 9:57:43 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Josef Stalin - The Father of "Progressive Values"! <<<<< sarc/ for those in Rio Linda.)
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To: RobinMasters

Kinda of several years too late and lots of dollars and brains too short.


3 posted on 09/29/2010 9:58:09 PM PDT by garyhope (It's World War IV, rig ht here, right now, courtesy of Islam and illegal immigration.)
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To: RobinMasters

Hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20!


4 posted on 09/29/2010 10:02:28 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Liberalism and Patriotism cannot coexist.)
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To: RobinMasters

“”This is a time not to apologize for our particular identity but rather to firmly and respectfully and robustly reassert it,” Howard said at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank.”

Amen to that!!


5 posted on 09/29/2010 10:17:00 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: RobinMasters

Better late than never, I hope.


6 posted on 09/29/2010 10:29:52 PM PDT by pallis
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To: RobinMasters

Closing the barn door too late.


7 posted on 09/29/2010 10:38:10 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead (Take back our country on November 2, 2010. Let's Roll!!!)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

It’s part of the marxist plan to overthrow Western free cultures. We are being hoisted with our own petards.


8 posted on 09/29/2010 10:44:27 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not A Matter Of Opinion)
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“Howard hailed what he called the values of political freedom and rule of law of five “Anglosphere” nations — Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

Howard said that India shared some characteristics with the group. He also called for greater cooperation with Indonesia — which he hailed as an emerging model for moderate young Muslims — and Japan.

But Howard said that the “Anglosphere” clearly held different values than China. Howard’s Labor Party successors have sought to expand relations with China, a major consumer of Australia’s raw materials.”


9 posted on 09/30/2010 12:39:58 AM PDT by James C. Bennett
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To: RobinMasters

Duh!


10 posted on 09/30/2010 6:16:53 AM PDT by SanFranDan
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