"we're boosting social cohesion and economic participation"

dogs barking in the distance

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    • redthebaron [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      britain and australia have been just stepping it up lately to compete with america l guess if i have to just read another british person talking about trans people i will go insane sink them all

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Our Labor party instituted the White Australia Policy to keep Chinese goldminers out. Racism has been a big thing here, even in Left wing movement like the Great Shearers Revolt. To their credit, the Australian Socialist League always opposed racist measures as anti solidarity though.

        • RamrodBaguette [comrade/them, he/him]
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          4 years ago

          What's with Paraguay and white utopian weirdos (Nueva Germania) trying to settle there? It's racially-mixed and one of the few places in Latin America that didn't try to eradicate native culture and language. If anything, Uruguay would be more logical. I'm guessing the government was just that desperate after the Paraguayan war.

          EDIT: Just looked at the article and realized I answered my own question. Huh.

    • RandyLahey [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I mean I'm pretty sure most of the American concentration camp stuff (and the rhetoric around it) was based off our Australian concentration camp system, so there's definitely that

  • regul [any]
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    4 years ago

    "To verify that you speak English, please submit a picture of yourself and your skin tone using the Pantone system for reference."

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Scot from Orkney: "unintelligible grunting"

      Tester:"....uhhh....perfect diction, not like that Indian bloke with the minor grammar mistake."

  • GothWhitlam [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Scomo got super excited when WAP was trending until he found out it wasn't about the White Australia Policy.

    Seriously though, we need a burning Australia flag. I will Aussie-post until this happens.

  • RamrodBaguette [comrade/them, he/him]
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    4 years ago

    IIRC White Australia made it difficult for non-British European migrants (namely from Germany) to settle. I bring this up because I know there will be an "ackchooally" guy who will point out this includes white non-english speakers.

  • BOK6669 [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Isnt learning English easier when you live in a place that nearly exclusively speaks English? Lol