Our forefathers:
What a bunch of PC scardies we have become.
Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to
people why today's Australian, of is not willing to accept the new kind of
immigrant any longer.
Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to
come to Australia, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in
Sydney and be documented. some would even get down on their hands and knees
and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support
their new country in good and bad times.
They made learning English a primary rule in their new
Australian households and some even changed their names to blend in with
their new home.
They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their
children a new life and did everything in their power to help their
children assimilate into one culture.
Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no
labour laws to protect them. All they had were the skills, craftsmanship and
desire they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity.
Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out.
Australians fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from
Germany, Italy, France, Japan,Czechoslovakia, Russia, Sweden, and so many
other places. None of
these first generation Australians ever gave any thought about
what country their parents had come from.
They were Australians fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor
of Japan.They were defending the Freedom as one people.
When we liberated France, no one in those villages was looking
for the people of France, they saw only Australians. And we carried one
flag that represented our country.
Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking
up another country's flag and waving it to represent who they were.
It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had
sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to
be an Australian.
And here we are in 2006/7 with a new kind of immigrant who wants
the same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing
with a different set of rules, one that includes an Australian passport and
a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country.
I'm sorry, that's not what being a Australian is all about.
Australians have been very open hearted and open minded
regarding immigrants, whether they were fleeing poverty, dictatorship,
persecution, or whatever else makes a person adopt a foreign country.
And I suppose when we say adopt, we think of those
aforementioned immigrants who truly did ADOPT our country, and our flag and
our morals and our customs. And left their wars, hatred, and divisions
behind.
I believe that the immigrants who landed in Australia in the
early 1900s deserve better than that for the toil, hard work and sacrifice
in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for
those legally searching for a better life.
I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an
example by those waving foreign country flags, fighting foreign battles on
our soil, making Australians change to suit their religions and cultures,
and wanting to change our country's fabric by claiming discrimination when
we do not give in to their demands.
P.S. KEEP THIS LETTER MOVING!! I hope it gets read by millions
of people all across the nation
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