"Drive out the curry munching idiots, make Australia clean"

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

After recent attacks on Indian students in Melbourne and Sydney, one Facebook group - which says Australia is "full" and urges immigrants to "learn the language" or enjoy their "right to leave" - has attracted nearly 64,500 members.

One poster calls on Australians to stand against "curry munching idiots", saying the attacks on the students may have been "frustration driven, due to their foolish traits and culture".

"We request you to please unite and stand against the recent protests by Indians ... drive all the immigrants out and make Australia clean," he said.

"We have our unique Aussie culture, we drink beer, we eat meat, pork and beef. If you can't bear with that, please leave."

...

Deakin University Associate Professor Dr Rohan Bastin ... says the fact a Facebook group, like this one, could attract so many members is depressing, but not surprising.

"The previous federal government under John Howard really promoted those issues," he said.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/11/2595960.htm

[Heracles 417]

Facebook is hosted in the US, so it is not breaking any Australian laws.

That would be taken down there. Remember, they do not have an no-holds-barred freedom of speech clause.

Edited June 11, 2009 by Constellation

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

65,000 members is a *lot*

That's pretty shameful.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Facebook is hosted in the US, so it is not breaking any Australian laws.

That would be taken down there. Remember, they do not have an no-holds-barred freedom of speech clause.

But those 65,000 'clowns' are Australian. I am guessing Australia makes all children join the circus for a year, how else do y'all come up with so many damn clowns?

[natty bumppo 297]

Facebook is hosted in the US, so it is not breaking any Australian laws.

That would be taken down there. Remember, they do not have an no-holds-barred freedom of speech clause.

But those 65,000 'clowns' are Australian. I am guessing Australia makes all children join the circus for a year, how else do y'all come up with so many damn clowns?

selective service or a work study program?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

If all those people are from Australia of course.... Of course I have to say it doesn't make a lot of sense for someone from outside of Australia to join a group called "Make Australia Clean".

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I didn't say it was representative of the general population, but it *is* a lot of people.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

An ethnic minority in your country is routinely attacked and discriminated against, in real life and on Facebook, and all you can come with is how awful American liberals are?

Your powers of tangent have no effect on me, Lex Luthor.

[Heracles 417]

An ethnic minority in your country is routinely attacked and discriminated against, in real life and on Facebook, and all you can come with is how awful American liberals are?

Actually it is US laws that permits this sort of stuff. The same site would have been forced to remove that ####### there.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

An ethnic minority in your country is routinely attacked and discriminated against, in real life and on Facebook, and all you can come with is how awful American liberals are?

Actually it is US laws that permits this sort of stuff. The same site would have been forced to remove that ####### there.

Do you blame American liberals for the actual attacks as well?

By the way - whatever ethnicity the attackers may be, they are still Australian.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

drive all the immigrants out and make Australia clean

I think he might like that idea...

[Heracles 417]

I didn't say it was representative of the general population, but it *is* a lot of people.

If 65,000 and 0.003% of the population "is a lot", then what does that say about the 1,153,264 British born folks living in Australia? It must be those racist types leaving the UK. the smart ones go to Jersey.

Furthermore, 24% of the Australia population was born overseas. How many other countries can say that? To call them racist is the equivalent of calling Gandhi a self centered imperialistic capitalist.

Edited June 11, 2009 by Constellation

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I didn't say it was representative of the general population, but it *is* a lot of people.

If 65,000 and 0.003% of the population "is a lot", then what does that say about the 1,153,264 British born folks living in Australia? It must be those racist types leaving the UK. the smart ones go to Jersey.

Furthermore, 24% of the Australia population was born overseas. How many other countries can say that? To call them racist is the equivalent of calling Gandhi a self centered imperialist capitalist.

New Jersey (not a country, I know) comes close, 23%.

But that, of course, has nothing to do with it.

The fact is, Australians are attacking, in a brutal and heinous manner, an ethnic minority.

And they are celebrating it on Facebook.

Shameful!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I didn't say it was representative of the general population, but it *is* a lot of people.

If 65,000 and 0.003% of the population "is a lot", then what does that say about the 1,153,264 British born folks living in Australia? It must be those racist types leaving the UK. the smart ones go to Jersey.

Furthermore, 24% of the Australia population was born overseas. How many other countries can say that? To call them racist is the equivalent of calling Gandhi a self centered imperialist capitalist.

Just seems to me to be a lot of members for a Facebook group promoting an obviously racist agenda.

That's my opinion. Deal with it.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I didn't say it was representative of the general population, but it *is* a lot of people.

If 65,000 and 0.003% of the population "is a lot", then what does that say about the 1,153,264 British born folks living in Australia? It must be those racist types leaving the UK. the smart ones go to Jersey.

Furthermore, 24% of the Australia population was born overseas. How many other countries can say that? To call them racist is the equivalent of calling Gandhi a self centered imperialist capitalist.

New Jersey (not a country, I know) comes close, 23%.

But that, of course, has nothing to do with it.

The fact is, Australians are attacking, in a brutal and heinous manner, an ethnic minority.

And they are celebrating it on Facebook.

Shameful!

"Where's the outrage"