I've heard that in the news and well I think it's simply discrimination at its worst, nothing more nothing less.
I have never seen this picture before!
Is the man being beaten because of his colour, race or religion? Or is he being beaten for other reasons such as having committed a crime?
Either way the beating seems barbaric.
That's not true of all Australians.
The media shows isolated incidents and broadcasts them worldwide giving Australia a bad image and sending out the wrong messages.
That image is of the Cronulla Riots. It was an isolated incident which happened a couple of years ago, but its effects on the image of Australia still lingers on.
by JaxsonRaine 10 years ago
As long as I'm not harming anybody else, why won't you let me do what I want?Why won't you let me accept a job offer that includes a requirement that I exercise three times a week?Why won't you let me sign a contract, allowing someone to beat me with a wooden dowel in exchange for money?Why won't...
by ttrash 13 years ago
What's the biggest difference between Australians and Americans?
by Pete 12 years ago
Why do North Americans think the British accents sound Australian?I get mistaken for an Aussie 95% of the time in Canada and talking to others I don't think it's just me. Are the accents really that similar?
by weholdthesetruths 13 years ago
Australian imam named Feiz Muhammad has issued a fatwa calling for the Geert Wilders to be beheaded.Not the guys in Iran or Saudia Arabia. No, it's an Australian. There is no outcry from "moderates" world wide issuing statements in rapid fire, signed, handed out on public tv,...
by Beelzedad 13 years ago
"Tony and Julia want to turn this country into an insular, isolated, boat-rejecting, immigration-slashing, closed-bordered, closed-minded bastion of fortified rackkoffff-ness, and I think that's an excellent thing. I'm fully behind them, if only to keep out the Canadians. I've got no problem...
by Gary Anderson 13 years ago
I must warn people from Australia with one Seeking Alpha article I just put out. Hope this will stand for your benefits, since I don't make any money on Seeking Alpha articles. I know some of you are from Australia.If you have a house and need the money from it, you should sell and rent now. What...
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