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Being anti-immigration isn't the same as being anti-[race]. That's a weird thing to tie together.

skissane 5y ago
I never said being anti-immigration is always about being anti-[race]. But, to quote Pauline Hanson's 1996 maiden speech to Parliament [0] (my emphasis): > Immigration and multiculturalism are issues that this government is trying to address, but for far too long ordinary Australians have been kept out of any debate by the major parties. I and most Australians want our immigration policy radically reviewed and that of multiculturalism abolished. I believe we are in danger of being swamped by Asians. Between 1984 and 1995, 40 per cent of all migrants coming into this country were of Asian origin. They have their own culture and religion, form ghettos and do not assimilate. Of course, I will be called racist but, if I can invite whom I want into my home, then I should have the right to have a say in who comes into my country. Some people's anti-immigration sentiments are not anti-[race], but Hanson's are. If it is a "weird thing to tie together", I am not the one doing the tying, Hanson did it herself. And virtually all Australians know her history, and know where she is coming from – no doubt Smith included – and Smith chose to publicly ally himself with her anti-immigration policy. If he'd expressed his anti-immigration position without choosing to publicly invoke her name, far fewer people would have accused him of racism and xenophobia. [0] https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/pauline-hansons-1996-maiden-speech-to-parliament-full-transcript-20160915-grgjv3.html https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/pauline-hansons-1996...
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- seoulmetro 5y ago
  I never said you did. But you are talking a lot about racism/xenophobia for something that has nothing to do with it. You are actually reading out parts of Pauline Hanson's transcript, not the person we're discussing? So you're going even further into irrelevance? Huh? Please don't flag this because you disagree with it...
- seoulmetro 5y ago
  It's a shame you'll always be wrong. Flagging those that prove that you're wrong and display why will be your downfall. I guess you're too weak to discuss why you're wrong.

I never said being anti-immigration is always about being anti-[race]. But, to quote Pauline Hanson's 1996 maiden speech to Parliament [0] (my emphasis): > Immigration and multiculturalism are issues that this government is trying to address, but for far too long ordinary Australians have been kept out of any debate by the major parties. I and most Australians want our immigration policy radically reviewed and that of multiculturalism abolished. I believe we are in danger of being swamped by Asians. Between 1984 and 1995, 40 per cent of all migrants coming into this country were of Asian origin. They have their own culture and religion, form ghettos and do not assimilate. Of course, I will be called racist but, if I can invite whom I want into my home, then I should have the right to have a say in who comes into my country. Some people's anti-immigration sentiments are not anti-[race], but Hanson's are. If it is a "weird thing to tie together", I am not the one doing the tying, Hanson did it herself. And virtually all Australians know her history, and know where she is coming from – no doubt Smith included – and Smith chose to publicly ally himself with her anti-immigration policy. If he'd expressed his anti-immigration position without choosing to publicly invoke her name, far fewer people would have accused him of racism and xenophobia. [0] https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/pauline-hansons-1996-maiden-speech-to-parliament-full-transcript-20160915-grgjv3.html https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/pauline-hansons-1996...

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seoulmetro 5y ago
I never said you did. But you are talking a lot about racism/xenophobia for something that has nothing to do with it. You are actually reading out parts of Pauline Hanson's transcript, not the person we're discussing? So you're going even further into irrelevance? Huh? Please don't flag this because you disagree with it...
seoulmetro 5y ago
It's a shame you'll always be wrong. Flagging those that prove that you're wrong and display why will be your downfall. I guess you're too weak to discuss why you're wrong.