Comments on: Racist element in attacks on Indian students: Indian envoy in Australia

By: CUNT

CUNT — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:24:37 +0000

That Graham Whittaker rice queen is a psycho

By: Ebony-lee

Ebony-lee — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:17:27 +0000

I am currently studying Multiculturalism among the Australian community. Searching in areas such as media, schooling, racist groups etc and after digging through piles of notes, websites and videos it is true that Australia is racist. I stand by a strong belief that it is the people that are racist not the country.
Graham whittaker said something about being 150 nations and how we are many. That is such a true statement in considering unless you are descendent from the Aboriginals you have either migrated from a country with your parents or yourself or your ancestors were infact either English or Irish. I still fail to comprehend why so MANY Australians are racist when none of us truly are what you would call ‘Australian blood’.
I feel ashamed by the past treatment on immigrants (cronulla riots etc) and unless something is done about this, the future doesn’t look so bright for them either.

To the people that say Australia isn’t racist, maybe you should go searching through books, internet and videos and then tell people that it isn’t. I am not implying that you as a person are racist but as a whole we are seen that way.
A multicultural country is what is needed if we want peace among everybody.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:34:33 +0000

Its strange that the Indian community are screaming racism is the basis of attacks and we should ask why? Having lived in Delhi and Mumbai for a year, one thing I learnt was that Indians are amongst the most racist groups in the world and they see this as the cause of any problems against them, never being able to see fault with themselves. I could give numerous examples but one only has to read the plaque inside the entrance to the Taj Mahal. It is racism engraved in granite for all to see.

By: Graham

Graham — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:42:23 +0000

We should not forget at this time when some seek to tar all Australians with the same brush, that people have been hurt. Every day, in cities around the world people are attacked, mugged, murdered. Should the actions of a few reflect on a nation? Of course it should not. Racism exists within the individual. Neither Australia, nor India are racist nations, though there are many in both countries who espouse racist policies. In the UK there is the National Front, in USA the Klu Klux Klan, and in many countries there are racist elements. In Australia people of all backgrounds have raised their voices in support of the people who have been attacked and in some cases killed. We do not know WHO perpetrated many of these attacks. It is ASSUMED by those who want it to be so, that WHITE people have attacked BLACK people. (Or yellow people or any other colour for that matter.) One of the saddest things to see is the rabble rousers who are setting normally moderate minds against one race or another. Let us consider those who have been hurt, rather than blaming one race or another for these crimes. The fact is that we don’t know who perpetrated the majority of these crimes. Please put aside the assumptions and raise your voices TOGETHER to condemn those who would act against society as a whole. Australia declares that it is not a racist country. Australian people represent more than 150 ethnic backgrounds. We are Australian first, but we also are representative of many nations, many societies, many social, political, and religious backgrounds.

By: Vadi

Vadi — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:31:55 +0000

Note that “Joe” is unable to respond in any constructive or logical way to the arguments advanced, nor can he contribute to the general thrust of the discussion. All he can do is add meaningless taunts. Comments that Australia is the racist capital of the world are childish nonsense. I don’t think we can take Joe too seriously.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:16:01 +0000

Hey Graham Whittaker, I hope you have your ears to the ground, its a long time since this issue was discussed, You dont seem to relinquish your title as ‘AUSTRALIA IS THE RACIST CAPITAL OF THE WORLD’ you seem to aspire to claim and own the crown you and your caucasian brothers so well deserve. Good Luck Graham

By: sapriper

sapriper — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:24:02 +0000

hey im from india graham dont be scared come to india we r waiting for u and for all the aussies .its now our turn to show u indian hospitality.to my indian friends in australia dont be scared friends fight back show them who u are……… sapriper….

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:13:42 +0000

Well Graham, I’m definitely not a Phd, but can smell racism in Australia from a mile. The people involved were very very powerful cacuasian Australians in the NSW Public Service. It will be worth your while if you research racism in Australia through google. You wouldn’t like to know the clan you come from.
We heard em all, all I suggest google:racism in Australia or anti-discrimination australia, every state is full of it, it has been going on for decades, probably before Graham and Vardi were born. Google:Australian Human Rights, and you will read it all.

By: vadi

vadi — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:40:40 +0000

How do you respond to an email like Joe’s which contains generalizations so sweeping as to defy description. I have met people before who attribute their own failures to other factors. To paraphrase a well known aphorism, race might well be the last refuge of the scoundrel. Joe, if the Public Service is so dreadfully racist, then you have a whole raft of remedies close at hand…Equal Opportunity legislation, union representation, members of parliament, the press, media etc. And as for the comment that caucasians are two faced…who is being racist now? The truth is that caucasians are the same as any other group of people, and just as varied. There are some racist caucasians, just as there are some racist Indians (Though I don’t recollect white Australians burning effigies of the Indian cricket captain, or Australian cricket commentators condemning a West Indian cricket umpire simply because he was black. Or an Australian cricket team childishly taking to its hotel because it was angered by a decision taken by an ICC official.) India is NOT self sufficient…this is why it introduced its “Look East” policy, why is is eager to secure reliable energy supplies, and why it is anxious to secure investments from NRIs. (and why it is quite prepared to allow many Indian labourers to work in appalling conditions in the Middle East so they can send home remittances). And in a recently conducted international audit Australia was seen as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, far ahead of India. And Joe should perhaps remember that even in the darkest days of British colonialism, there were “whites” who helped form the Indian National Congress, and there were “whites” who supported Mahatma Gandhi. Sweeping statements about two faced caucasians are silly and reductive.It is the duty of every decent and ethical person to expose racism wherever it appears. A couple of years ago when I worked with a NSW Government Commission I noted the presence of many capable and well placed ethnic Indians; people who have succeeded by dint of their obvious abilities. And my son works in a firm where a young Indian immigrant, in Australia for less than 3 years, has become a Deputy Manager. Is this racism?

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:35:49 +0000

Graham, I don’t agree with you one bit. After living in Sydney for many years, I have faced racism in the NSW Public Service, where it was supported right from the Regional Executive Officer, the Regional Director & the Director General. I will expose racism in Australia to the world, because I have faced it first hand all my life in the Public Service. I was a pro white, but after what I faced in Australia? the less said the better-You caucasian are two (crooked)faced. India is self sufficient and can do with racist Australia, Australia depends on the world for survival Graham. You may not be aware that all the cacuasian enter the Public Service through the back door, I have seen more corruption in Australia than India. The only difference is you deny it or call it HUSH money