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John Howard says he ‘always had trouble’ with the concept of multiculturalism
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2023
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No shit.
Crusty old white man expects others to change but not himself.
The irony is that it is the waves of migration of people from different backgrounds and cultures that has made Australia the place it is today.
No one but Howard looks back on the boring, white bread, meat and three boiled veg culture that was Aus in the 1950s with any sort of nostalgia.
I mean unfortunately there are those that do but god damned.
When my mum and her lot got off the boat from Poland they were talked down to, isolated, and told to fit in and shut up.
My mum never taught us the language because she wanted us to fit in and not have the awkward time at school she had.
Now you can hear multiple languages, see a blend of architectural styles, enjoy all sorts of festivals/art/cusine, you can see other perspectives, religions, philosophies.
It's far from perfect, it's not like we're post racism or anything but we've come so far. What pride I have in our country comes from how it has grown from its dubious origins (in the modern nation state sense), the beautiful shit we create when we mix our differences together, and how far we might yet still go.