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Race riots again in Sydney tonight.
My post last year warned of race riots in Thailand if they went down the same disastrous social experiment that Australia did, of mass immigration and multiculturalism to boost it's economy
Australian political parties introduced multiculturalism into Australia some 40 odd years ago in a desperate bid to increase immigration rates, for the primary purpose or economic growth and financial greed at the expense of social cohesion.
It would be so nice if people of opposite views could agree to disagree and get on, but unfortunately, when people think differently there is going to be social friction.
My 2 years living in Japan, showed me when most people thinks basically in the one direction, how peaceful that society is, when I came back to live in Australia, I became afraid of my life due to cultural tensions of distrust in the community.
Before going to Japan to live I used to think, what a great society Australia was, until I saw the reality of how well Japanese society harmonizes, then when coming back to Australia to live, I got talking to the old people, and they all said that was how Australia was before, social conflict of different cultures came here.
I'm very disappointed people cannot get on with each other of all cultures, but we don't live in a utopia, and to bring conflicting cultures into a country is a crazy thing just for economic gain. There are better ways to get economic gain, that is called hard work and investment, like Japan did.
Now Sydney tonight is under attack by ethnic violence, it not safe to walk the streets, and I don't recommend tourist come to Sydney as they could be bashed,
Australian society has changed and degraded to this, due to the Australian government social policy, for 20 years of economic gain and will result in 1,000 years of social conflict.
Ethnic violence is rampaging through out southern Sydney tonight, cars, house are being smashed, people are being bashed, now is Thailand seriously that desperate to make economic gain and destroy it's culture, I hope not. monoculturalism is the only way for peace, keep people of different views apart and there will be no problems, as if you go down the track of multiculturalism, you cannot reverse it 20 years down the track.

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Quote[/b] ]I'm not proud to be an Australian any more

We're not proud you are either...

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Today I see on the news a very sad thing Happened in Sydney Australia. Race riots involving a huge number of people of aboriginal heritage, attacking the predominantly Caucasian Police Force as well as destroying property. In this attack more than 40 police were injured, including knocking out a police man and breaking many bones of the police. This has upset me grossly, there has been many opinions why the aboriginal have been attacking the police over the last few years, To me it is not just one incidence of this happening, so there must be an underling problem. I can just give you my opinion, whether I'm correct is up to conjecture but to me, the aboriginal still basically hate the whites for settling in a county which was once there's 200 years ago and introducing a culture the aboriginal don't agree with, This maybe an over simplistic view but to me it is a base to a bigger problem. The huge racial tensions in Australia reflects badly on Australia's international image overseas, which could be part of the reason why Australia has had a disproportionate drop in tourists over the last few years considering we had so much publicity from the Olympic games.
Thailand has culturally 95% Buddhist almost every one specks Thai and there race of Thai Chines are so close they are almost identical. I see an area of tension in Thailand with the 5% of the population who do not have a Buddhist culture, but there has been a lot of talk by economic lobbyists and business groups to try and get the Thai Government to increase migration, if this was to happen could Thailand have race riots on it's hands, if to cultures don't get along. Just like in Australia.
Or could Thailand with it's present mix of cultures still have race riots in the future, could any one express there opinions on this matter. Maybe I'm to influence and alarmed by media reports in Australia and my fear is not really justified, but I'm getting very worried as the problem is getting worse.

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am I missing something? is there mass immigration in Thailand, promoted by the state to boost the economy? it doesn't seem to me. correct me if I'm wrong.

[MgpojuWy]

It sounds like another attempt to legitimize the notion of ethnic cleansing.

"Bury my heart at Wounded Knee."

FYI- Wounded Knee is where U.S. troops slaughtered American Indians who were fleeing government jurisdiction in an attempt to reach Canada. This act of genocide signialed the demise of the native peoples and their culture, and paved the way for white settlement and exploitation of the land. Gee, I wonder why they don't like us

[PriernPayorse]

There are other reasons besides multiculturalism for societal friction. And not just theoretical ones, either. By the same token, multiculturalism does not necessarily breed social ill. Religious, political, sexual, economic and even language differences have all caused riots and civil wars, even in so-called "monocultural" societies. I appreciate your point of view Paul, and your concern for Thailand's future. I am not arguing that Thailand should open wide it's borders, but neither do I think that what may manifest as racial tension is exclusively caused by "multi-culturalism". In fact, I suspect that in many cases "race-riots" and the like are fostered through economic difficulties/disparities--and that racial (and other) dividing lines are exploited by a few of those with influence and ugly political aspirations.
As an aside, I also suspect that "Australian" society took a downturn when the English first arrived.

-mike

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Quote[/b] ]Aboriginals you said didn't exist in Sydney in a previous post?.

That is correct Aboriginal do not exist in Sydney or at least I have never seen any, the media reports always say aboriginal race riot, but I have corrected the media and told the truth by referring to the so called aboriginal as being of Aboriginal heritage, That does not mean they are aboriginal as to me an aboriginal is a full blooded race, the media should learn to tell the truth and refer to these rioters as being either part aboriginal or of aboriginal heritage. In my statement I say Aboriginal heritage which is the correct term, as there is not such a race as an Aboriginal in Sydney that I know of, but I can tell you I have seen many Part Aboriginal that must be at least 30 to 80 percent aboriginal in Sydney. The seen of these riots in Sydney was just 8 kilometers from my house in Sydney's eastern suburbs, I can tell you that's scary. Today I decided to drive my car down Everly Street Redfern and look at the distraction first hand, To me this is just one minor issue in Australia, but it is a reflection of the attitudes of the people of Australia. The people in Australia have become complacent to social issues and turn a blind eye to the underlying problems of mixing two or more cultures together that have totally different values and beliefs.
I write a post like this because I get tired of politicians painting a falsely rosy picture of the success of multiculturalism. There are 2 sides of every story and I just painting the other side. Ferret You should no the problems we have had in Sydney, It was not long ago when a man was jailed in Sydney for 50 years for a pack rape of a Caucasian girl which came up in court, that this was a racially motivated hate crime against a white girl.
So far affluent Asian countries like Japan have avoided the racial tensions of the west, As Thailand becomes more affluent does it want to see a change in it's social attitudes and values by bring other cultures from say Africa and south America, that may have opposing social values, issues and beliefs, Or does Thailand want to remain 95% Buddhist and most people think a like. I'm not proud to be an Australian any more, I'm so disgusted with this country now. I would not even recommend any one come to Australia even as a tourist, to me Australia is in total social chaos, I can remember when Australia had only a small fraction of the social tension we have today, I would not like to see Thailand go the same way, I'm very proud of the way Thailand is progressing, taking the good things from the west and still keeping it social values. Now does any one have an objective opinion on this subject and one that has not been chain learnt in a school history lesion developed by the socialist education system.

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Well 4 churches in Sydney were either burnt down or damaged through attacks this week in Sydney, and the most likely suspects are not peace loving Buddhists.

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Quote[/b] (Ferret @ Feb. 18 2004,08:25)]Jake it is a very complex issue involving radical views and lots of Alchohol and shouldnt have been brought in here. I saw the TV shots first hand and there were no Jack Boots and the only injuries were to the Police, who by the way were very subdued.
I hope this is the last we hear about this issue here.

Sorry to revisit this, but I'd like to clear something up.
I was not making any comment about the actions or policies
of the police at Redfern.
I was reacting to the stated opinions of the prior poster only.
My fault,I should have been more clear when I wrote the post.
I agree that this subject should now be closed.

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am I missing something? is there mass immigration in Thailand, promoted by the state to boost the economy? it doesn't seem to me. correct me if I'm wrong.

Thailand at presence has very little immigration, there has been proposals put in political circles to introduce mass immigration for the purpose or economic growth.
At the present time these proposals have not been implemented, but it is a possibility for the future if some political heavy weights have there way.
The people who gain from economic growth are wealthy people who have assets, mainly with large shares portfolio's, and property portfolio's other than there own home.
People who's only asset is there own home are not greatly advantaged as economic growth does not make a house any more affordable to buy as it takes more years to pay off, as there wages go up slower than the housing inflation rate. although cars will become more affordable due to slightly higher wages.

[Mappaindy]

Quote: "some of the stuff above"
!!!
Good Lord!
Do I hear the sound of dancing jackboots in Oz?
DNA typing by visual examination?
Purity of bloodlines?
Gasp!!
This kind of fecal porridge brings up emotions in me that I
choose not to entertain while viewing this THAI board.
I'll address this topic no more for the sake of my digestion.

Sorry to be a rude "new guy" but this kind of stuff...
......ehh fawget abawt it!