There is something rotten in Australia

[Fragony]

SO someone had the bright idea to pour gasoline over a student from India and light him up, the guy lived, if that is what you call it. That is more than a little bit disgusting such cruelty baffles me. India has given a negative advice for travelers to go to Ozzyland, what the hell is going on over there?

[rory_20_uk]

Australians aren't keen on people being there in significant numbers who aren't white.
The Indian contingent is increasing in size and this is upsetting some "people".

[lars573]

Australians aren't keen on people being there in significant numbers who aren't white.
The Indian contingent is increasing in size and this is upsetting some "people".

Typical British understatement.

[miotas]

Yes, there is a problem with rascist 's attacking Indians lately, but it's kind of interesting that you picked an attack that wasn't racially motivated to highlight the issue. This was just some random sickos who decided it might be fun to burn someones car whilst they were still sitting in it.

EDIT
Oh, and he wasn't a student either.

[Hax]

Banquo only stated something about irrational xenophobia. To what extent that xenophobia is expressed differs, in my opinion. I think we are all a bit xenophobic by nature.

[CountArach]

Racism is a huge problem here. It doesn't surprise me that this happened.

[Meneldil]

On another new, there's something rotten in Italy too.

According to the latest news, the local population went onto a immigrant hunt after the riot, injured ~40 of them, sometimes with firearms, took the city hall and patrol the streets.

As much as I dislike what's happening, I'm not surprised. Maybe leftist intellectuals will someday understand that there's indeed a problem with immigration.

[Megas Methuselah]

Racism is a huge problem here. It doesn't surprise me that this happened.

Dang racist whites.

[Banquo's Ghost]

SO someone had the bright idea to pour gasoline over a student from India and light him up, the guy lived, if that is what you call it. That is more than a little bit disgusting such cruelty baffles me. India has given a negative advice for travelers to go to Ozzyland, what the hell is going on over there?

Irrational hatred of immigrants is not confined to the Netherlands or Muslims.

[Fragony]

Irrational hatred of immigrants is not confined to the Netherlands or Muslims.

Is there something you want to say to me? How long do I have to deal with that crap, it is perfectly possible to distinguish real and perceived problems. Or am I only just as good as people who pour gasoline over a person and put him on fire because he's from India.

[rory_20_uk]

I don't think a slight was intended.

[Fragony]

Get a lot of them

[Louis VI the Fat]

Is there something you want to say to me?

Come on, Fragony. Don't be so think-skinned. Banquo made some light-hearted banter, in reference to your many posts about Muslims.


We can't have a fun, lively debate if we are not allowed to sneak in some mischievous fun.

[Louis VI the Fat]

All the native Americans who currently inhabit northern Canada and Greenland, the Thule people, arrived from Alaska only in the 13th to 15th century. They genocided the Dorset people - who had been living in Canada forever since the 9th century, when the Dorset themselves arrived from Asia and genocided the peoples of Northern Canada.

This same Thule people is probably responsible for the genocide of Greenland's unique Vikingo-American culture.

That's two genocides in an area triple that of Québec, started only three centuries before the French settled Canada. The last remnants of the Dorset people, the original inhabitants of the continent Megas' ancestors (?) stole from them, died out only the century before the French arrived.


If only the French had arrived two, maybe three generations earlier, then we might have saved Northern Canada's real native peoples from these foreign genocidal maniacs...

[Centurion1]

I always find it odd how Australia has a significant racist sentiment yet visiting Sydney recently I was quite overwhelmed (in a good way) by the sheer number of Asian people. It was nice.

nobody hates Asians. think of all the stereotypes about Asians. "Oh they are too smart." wow don't insult me too much. other races don't even have to worry about their women leaving them to Asians because yah know...... physical deficiencies.




So Australia has a significant anti immigration movement eh? though that story doesn't necessarily mean anything just sounded like some young jackasses.

[Megas Methuselah]

All the native Americans who currently inhabit northern Canada and Greenland, the Thule people, arrived from Alaska only in the 13th to 15th century. They genocided the Dorset people - who had been living in Canada forever since the 9th century, when the Dorset themselves arrived from Asia and genocided the peoples of Northern Canada.

This same Thule people is probably responsible for the genocide of Greenland's unique Vikingo-American culture.

That's two genocides in an area triple that of Québec, started only three centuries before the French settled Canada. The last remnants of the Dorset people, the original inhabitants of the continent Megas' ancestors (?) stole from them, died out only the century before the French arrived.

That's nice and all, but you listed the northern Aboriginal (Yukon, Northwest, and Nunuvut territories, etc; the extreme northern parts of Canada), mainly Inuit, history. My people, and basically all people south of the Inuit, are pre-Dorset. IIRC, the earliest we could have arrived (according to the landbridge theory, anyways) is c. 40'000 years ago, with the latest being c. 12'000 years ago. Canada's landmass isn't restricted to the Arctic, you know; it's a bit of an insult to apply Inuit history over that of my own.

Anyways, if you take a good look at those pretty Inuit girls, you'll notice they have some suspiciously common Asiatic features, proof of their recent arrival on the continent relative to that of the earlier Aboriginal peoples further south.

You're the desendent of genocidal Asians who so obliterated the previous inhabitants of the continent that all that remains now are their stone tools, but who's counting?

Yea', that's how we do it in mah hood! The whole thing's a matter of debate though, so it may not be entirely safe to jump at conclusions just yet.

[Kadagar_AV]

Irrational hatred of immigrants is not confined to the Netherlands or Muslims.

So... Irrational slander is ok when you are a mod?

I dont think many old-timers doubt what (or who) you refer to... And that is just, well, wrong.

Get a grip, and dont post while drunk.

You now have an infraction, from me

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I sincerely hope that Banquo did not mean that in the way it sounded.

[Fragony]

I sincerely hope that Banquo did not mean that in the way it sounded.

So do I, I thought being courteous in disagreement was our thing BG, if a moderator makes a comment like that new members get confused.

[Furunculus]

It was out of character for the Backroom, and quite a jolt to read it.

Believe me I make no accusation out of ill feeling, being permanently and visibly solomon-like in a place like the backroom is an impossible task, and neatly describes why i would not want to be a backroom moderator; because i have far too much fun with visceral and violent debate. Banquo and the others have always done an excellent job, and have my absolute confidence.

But still, the comment struck me as off-kilter as soon as i read it too.

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In other news, the sad death of a true Brit:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...y-muggers.html