I got the following in an email. Australia apparently is working under a different set of assumptions that the USA. I don't know why a country with the assumptions elicited in this message would want to disarm its citizens, but Australia did just that.
Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were
told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the
government targeted radicals in a bid to head off
potential terror attacks.
A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders
pledged loyalty to Australia at a special meeting with
Prime Minister John Howard, he and his ministers made
it clear that extremists would face a crackdown.
Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to
Howard, hinted that some radical clerics could be
asked to leave the country if they did not accept that
Australia was a secular state and its laws were made
by 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," he said on national
television.
"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 is
false. 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 practices it, perhaps, then, that's a better
option," Costello said.
Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced
to leave, he said those with dual citizenship could
possibly be asked to move to the other country.
Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters
that Muslims who did not want to accept local values
should "clear off".
"Basically, people who don't want to be Australians,
and they don't want to live by Australian values and
understand them, well then they can basically clear
off," he said.
Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on
Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies
monitoring the nation's mosques.
AMERICA and Canada..... ARE YOU LISTENING?
Australia- The Right to Leave Our Country ..
After Sydney not wanting to offend other cultures by
putting up Xmas lights.
After hearing that the State of South Australia
changed its opinion and let a Muslim woman have her
picture on her driver's license with her face covered.
This prompted this editorial written by an Australian
citizen.
Published in an Australian newspaper.
QUOTE:
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.
However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled
when the "politically correct" crowd began complaining
about the possibility that our patriotism was
offending others. I am not against immigration, nor
do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a
better life by coming to Australia.
However, there are a few things that those who have
recently come to our country, and apparently some born
here, need to understand.
This idea of Australia being a multicultural community
has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our
national identity. As Australians, we have our own
culture, our own society, our own language and our own
lifestyle.
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. |
