After years of relative stability, multiculturalism is failing us. Perhaps it was always going to fail, or perhaps it’s merely the result of several more recent factors. But to me, there is one key factor that appears to be the root cause of most of our current collective problems. That is a clash of values.
Multiculturalism assumes different cultures can coexist peacefully, but sometimes values directly conflict (e.g., on gender equality, free speech, religion in public life).These tensions can spark cultural flashpoints, protests, or even violence.
The values clash has been percolating under the surface for sometime. Thinking about it, the border control under Rudd and Gillard was mismanaged, and many Australians have been anxious about the events since. It needs to be said that most people who come here do so with the express purpose of building a better life. That includes some who came here via the backdoor, but not all do. And since 7 October 2023, we have been living the manifestations of the hatred and the clash of values that have been here for several years just waiting to surface.
There has been no better example of that than the celebrations on streets of Lakemba following the sadistic murder of people in Israel. That was followed by a protest on the steps of the Opera House. For almost two years, we’ve endured protests on our streets where people wave terrorist flags and call for the death of Jews. These are NOT people who are here to help create a cohesive society. We even have people sitting in our own parliament who are not native to this country calling those of us whose families have lived in this country (and died for this country) for nearly two hundred years colonisers!! She even stated in the Senate yesterday, “This country’s violent discrimination and racism started with colonisation and has never really stopped.”
In reality we shouldn’t have to say we don’t want this culture developing any further here because the leaders of this country should be but they don’t and they aren’t. Their silence has given legitimacy to this abhorrent, vile behaviour.
And because the leaders of this country have been silent, we now see the coming together of those who aren’t here for the right reasons with those who are ideologically at odds with Western democracy. As a result, we’ve witnessed a dramatic increase in violence, gang behaviour and hence intimidation. This country is in trouble and, alarmingly, those leading the country are ignoring it to keep the faith with socialist reformists and ethnic groups. Those supposedly leading the country wonder why people are taking to the streets to say we have had enough.
And let’s not be intimidated into silence about this changing ‘culture’. The reason those who defend it brand all of us Nazis or far right etc is because character assassination has long been the central tactic used to enforce multicultural orthodoxy. They use it as a tool to silence those who oppose them.
Anthony Albanese and his Govt have failed us, and they’ve failed the country. They need to hear it from as many as possible.