Three Cheers For Australia!
Subject: Three Cheers for Australia!
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> (IMO, it's also a great message to send many in America. dp)
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> Three Cheers for Australia!
>
> Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to
> get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head
> off potential terror attacks. A day after a group of mainstream Muslim
> leaders pledged loyalty to Australia at a special meeting with Prime
> Minister John Howard, he and his ministers made it clear that extremists
> would face a crackdown.
>
> Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard, hinted that some
> radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if they did not accept
> that Australia was a secular state and its laws were made by parliament.
> "If those are not your values, if you want a country which has Sharia law
> or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for you," he said on national
> television. "I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two
> laws governing people in Australia, one the Australian law and another the
> Islamic law, that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law,
> independent courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the
> opportunity to go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then,
> that's a better option," Costello said. Asked whether he meant radical
> clerics would be forced to leave, he said those with dual citizenship could
> possibly be asked to move to the other country.
>
> Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that Muslims who
> did not want to accept local values should "clear off". "Basically, people
> who don't want to be Australians, and they don't want to live by Australian
> values and understand them, well then they can basically clear off," he
> said.
>
> Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he
> supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques.
>
> AMERICA and Canada..... ARE YOU LISTENING?
>
> Australia - The Right to Leave Our Country - YOU Have the
> right...................the right to leave! After Sydney not wanting to
> offend other cultures by putting up Xmas lights;
> after hearing that the State of South Australia changed its opinion and let
> a Muslim woman have her picture on her driver's license with her face
> covered. This prompted this editorial written by an Australian citizen and
> published in an Australian newspaper.
>
> "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It! I am
> tired
> of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or
> their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we have experienced a
> surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians. However, the dust from
> the attacks had barely settled when the "politically correct" crowd began
> complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others.
> I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is
> seeking a better life by coming to Australia. However, there are a few
> things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently
> some born here, need to understand. This idea of Australia being a
> multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our
> national identity. As Australians, we have our own culture, our own
> society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been
> developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions
> of men and women who have sought freedom. We speak mainly ENGLISH, not
> Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or
> any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society,
> learn the language!
>
> Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing,
> political push but a fact because Christian men and women, on Christian
> principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is
> certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God
> offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your
> new home,
> Because God is part of our culture. We will accept your beliefs and will
> not question why, all we ask is that you accept ours and live in harmony
> and peaceful enjoyment with us.
>
> If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like " A Fair Go", then you
>
> should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are
> happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't
> care how you did things where you came from. By all means keep your
> culture but do not force it on others. This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and
> OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this.
> But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our
> Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you
> take advantage of one other great
> Australian freedom, "THE RIGHT TO LEAVE".
>
> If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here.
> You asked to be
> here. So accept the country YOU accepted. Pretty easy really, when you
> think about it. I
> figure if we all keep passing this to our friends (and enemies) it will
> also, sooner or later
> get back to the complainers, lets all try, please. Thank you!"0
NOW THATS WHAT I"M TALKING ABOUT, YOU GO AUSIES