March 2, 2009

The Kind of Bravery I Admire


This is what Australian Prime Minister John Howard has said on his speech about muslims who have been creating chaos anywhere in the world. I'm not anti-muslim. Jay is even a muslim so I don't hate all of them. But I'm really mad about those who have been doing some terrors in some countries and been hurting innocent people. I was amazed on reading this. I admire his courage and will. I've always been impressed with his leadership as a president.

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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. Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques.

Quote:
"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' .

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.


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."

2 comments:

Ron Centeno said...

Interesting post. This is a rather controversial issue. There were many stories circulating about this so I'm not really sure which one is really true. There are versions that named Australia's current Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, as the person responsible for the supposed anti-Muslim stance. That it was a prankster who substituted "Rudd" for "Howard" in the text and replaced the photograph of John Howard with one of Kevin Rudd before sending on the message.

Nice post Alex!

Ron
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Mac & Hubbee said...

really? now that made it more interesting. thanks for sharing this info ron. it got me more curious...