Posted on 11/16/2011 8:37:37 PM PST by Young Werther
“IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT . . . Take It Or Leave It.
I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.
This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.
We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society . Learn the language!
Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.
We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.
This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE
(Excerpt) Read more at madmikesamerica.com ...
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“The fact is there is no evidence Julia Gillard ever made such a speech. This is a hoax, it is also an example of how the hate groups around the world spread their message. Lies, lies and more lies.”
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/australia.asp
Guillard is a leftie, no way she’d say anything like that.
Australian Prime Minister Speaks Sustralian...
Ummm, OK...
Correct,a leftie and an atheist.I’m more inclined to think she’d faint were she even within earshot of someone else saying it.
It was always my understanding that it was FORMER Australian PM, John Howard, who spoke words like those. They certainly never came out of the mouth of Julia Gillard.
Clue: We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish,....
You may not know this but Australia is not next to Mehico ("I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some . . . people out there in our nation don't have maps" ). The small number of Spanish speaking immigrants to Australia come from Spain and The Philipines. Almost all of them speak English.
Spanish speaking is not on the radar of Australians -look to your own country
This should probably be pulled as this from the SAME WEB PAGE from MadMikesAmerica:
The fact is there is no evidence Julia Gillard ever made such a speech. This is a hoax, it is also an example of how the hate groups around the world spread their message. Lies, lies and more lies.
She’s also an atheist, not some septic bible basher. No way is she going to namecheck God or Christianity SEVEN bloody times
“Clue: We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish,....”
I thought you guys spoke German.
Love the Alps, though.
Julia Gilliard is as bad as Obama and would never write anything of the sort. I think the previous Aussie PM did make a speech similar to this a few years back, although I don’t think it was quite this strident.
I thought they were all criminals.
Isn't Australia that little island off of China that's also called 'Formosa'?
Julia Gilliard is as bad as Obama and would never write anything of the sort. I think the previous Aussie PM did make a speech similar to this a few years back, although I don’t think it was quite this strident
for sure you are right, she is a lefti/ communist, anyway this speech has been around on the internet for years and atributet to several authors from several countries, but it is true nevertheless, and perhaps it is time for it to be said on our behalf, anyway, it represent my sentiments pretty close
Julia is even more unpopular than the guy she stabbed in the back: Kevin Rudd. Both lefties.
The politician that speaks up with this type of talk in the USA will be the one elected to the next presidency. This is exactly how we should be framing the illegals and the muslim immigration arguments. Either assimilate or leave the frickin' country. We will not change for you, you must change for us.
The closest such real statements were actually made by Peter Costello who was the Australian Treasurer, and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, under John Howard as Prime Minister during an interview.
What I've said is that this is a country, which is founded on a democracy. According to our Constitution, we have a secular state. Our laws are made by the Australian Parliament. If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you. This is not the kind of country where you would feel comfortable if you were opposed to democracy, parliamentary law, independent courts and so I would say to people who don't feel comfortable with those values there might be other countries where they'd feel more comfortable with their own values or beliefs.
It sounds like you're inviting Muslims who don't want to integrate to go to another country. Is it as simple as that?
No. I'm saying if you are thinking of coming to Australia, you ought to know what Australian values are.
But what about if you're already here and you don't want to integrate?
Well, I'll come to that in a moment. But there are some clerics who have been quoted as saying they recognise two laws. They recognise Australian law and Sharia law. There's only one law in Australia, it's the Australian law. For those coming to Australia, I think we ought to be very clear about that. We expect them to recognise only one law and to observe it.
Now, for those who are born in Australia, I'd make the same point. This is a country which has a Constitution. Under its Constitution, the state is secular. Under its constitution, the law is made by the parliament. Under its Constitution, it's enforced by the judiciary. These are Australian values and they're not going to change and we would expect people, when they come to Australia or if they are born in Australia, to respect those values.
I take it that if you're a dual citizen and you have the opportunity to leave and you don't like Australian values, you're encouraging them to go away; is that right?
Well, if you can't agree with parliamentary law, independent courts, democracy and would prefer Sharia law and have the opportunity to go to another country which practises it, perhaps then that's a better option.
But isn't this the sort of thing you hear in pubs, the meaningless populism you hear on talkback radio? Essentially, the argument is if you don't like it here, you should go back home.
No. Essentially, the argument is Australia expects its citizens to abide by core beliefs - democracy, the rule of law, the independent judiciary, independent liberty. You see, Tony, when you come to Australia and you go to take out Australian citizenship you either swear on oath or make an affirmation that you respect Australia's democracy and its values. That's what we ask of people that come to Australia and if they don't, then it's very clear that this is not the country - if they can't live with them - whose values they can't share. Well, there might be another country where their values can be shared.
Who exactly are you aiming this at? Are you aiming it at young Muslims who don't want to integrate or are you aiming it at clerics like Sheikh Omran or Abu Bakr both from Melbourne?
I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws governing people in Australia, one the Australian law and another the Islamic law, that that is false. It's not the situation in Australia. It's not the situation under our Constitution. There's only one law in Australia. It's the law that's made by the Parliament of Australia and enforced by our courts. There's no second law. There's only one law that applies in Australia and Australia expects its citizens to observe it.
Besides these statements by Costello, another member of Howard's cabinet, the Education Minister, Brendan Nelson, stated:
If you want to be an Australian, if you want to raise your children in Australia, we fully expect those children to be taught and to accept Australian values and beliefs," he said.
We want them to understand our history and our culture, the extent to which we believe in mateship and giving another person a fair go, and basically if people don't want to support and accept and adopt and teach Australian values then, they should clear off.
John Howard as Prime Minister endorsed these comments by his Ministers, but his own statement on the issue was more specific and less detailed:
We have a right to know whether there is, within any section of the Islamic community, a preaching of the virtues of terrorism, whether any comfort or harbour is given to terrorism within that community.
The above are verified accurate statements, unlike the thing circulating the net.
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