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>> Yeah, but the Government should do something. It is the institution currently
>> wielding power in this country (we aren't a libertarian society yet - the
>> government still is the main source of change and political force) and is the
>> institution forced upon the former owners of this country. >> I don't have a solution, but that doesn't mean I can't call on those in power
>> to come up with one. You can call on the government to invent time travel too, but don't expect
good ideas any time soon. This is the government we are talking about
here. When people call on the government to solve a problem they usually make
it worse. I think they would do less harm by just leaving well alone. >> >> "Funny about the cycle of racism - most other groups (with some noticable
>> >> religious exceptions) seem to be integrating into Australian society pretty
>> >> well." >> The key difference is, the societies those groups have immigrated from aren't
>> that different from our own. This is a bit like the feminist justification for
under-achievement that 'my mother put a dress on me when I was three and
now I'm permanently brain-damaged'. The opportunity is there. If they aren't taking it maybe it's because they just
don't want to? Maybe we should actually respect their wishes to live how they
want to?
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