It seems some people lack the mental capacity to keep an argument based on statistics And revert back to their old ways of INFLAMMING media hyped GENERALISATIONS.
Okay firstly this whole thing is SO ironic.
Lebanese muslims are being criticised for not adhering to australian social values? Well let me explain the high crime rate which is in australia.
Once again i'm going to be truthful as i have been in every post on this thread by saying muslim people have strong social values.
Ok let me paint a picture you all can understand (this will be as logical as possible and truthful as i have been throughout the argument).
1980s Lebanon is in a civil war.
Lebanese migrants hear about lebanese people living in australia happily and living in a country which tolerates them and gives them positions in work.
1980-1988
Lebanese people migrate to australia;
Lebanese women gain alot more independance;
and they learn to like australia.
1992-1995; Lebanese Men (who got jobs in companies during the 1980s lose jobs) in a spur of "downsizing" and higher competition where people with higher educational standards take jobs.
1996; Rise in unemployment and seeking of "public housing and refuge"
1998; Department of Housing begins in construction of 75,000 new town houses.
1996-1998; Women seek independance from their husbands (Large ammounts of divorces)
1998; Single mothers claim benefits and public housing; Ghettos form across Western Sydney; Public Housing attempts to seperate people as to increase chances of integration after census reports people of social backgrounds tend to associate mainly with people of their social background.
1998-2000; Crime rate increases among those who could not retain jobs due to lack of education and/or younger people who are at a socio-economic disadvantage.
And their you have it; that constitutes THE SMALL minority of individuals who have turned to crime; its not a matter of religion its a matter of bad migrational planning and discrimination in the workplace.
its the governments fault initially;
However this only represents a SMALL almost INSIGNIFICANT ammount of lebanese muslims in australia.
Which the media is EXPOSING to make muslims look as bad, criminal, hateful people.
As i said before muslim people have strong social values and we believe in peace and justice.
Their is a higher crime rate in the aboriginal community and almost identical on in people with similar socioeconomic means of anglo-saxon background.
Its just media hype really, most lebanese muslims adhere to the laws, pay taxes, are VERY proud to call australia home, and consider australia to be their first home.
Peter Costello is an idiot in my opinion. Lebanese people in most cases have adhered to the australian society.
The media has a way of twisting things, making it seem as though we are criminals or terrorists or people who would go as far as to burn an australian flag.
However that is only a small minority, so small infact that in should be insignificant but the media LOVES to cause controversy, because controversy sells.
A race war would mean the MEDIA accumulated millions of dollars (as was seen on the ABS statistical information- during the period of time that the riots erupted in South Western Sydney, local news channel "Sky News" had a 600% increase of viewers for the 5-day period.)
But i want you to go and FIND these people you talk about, instead of just being MEDIA WHORES and believing everything which is said. Go find a muslim who hates australia completely and is a criminal, who hates the australian peoples ways and wouldnt defend his country.
Then ask him, "hey mate, how come you have a sense of freedom, could you do that in your country? could you say you hate your government and burn your flag?"
He would likely answer;
"Nah Bro, in my country if you do that shit, they'll lock you up. In islam [Muslims], you HAVE to defend your country, or you are considered a wimp and not muslim. Mate in this country i can say whatever i Bloody well like, cause i have adhered with the countries values. Otherwise i wouldn't be at the TAB burning aussie flags mate."
Lol....
(anyone who read that would understand what im saying)
