[Reader-list] Fw: Whats Going on in Australia?

Tue Jun 2 18:26:06 IST 2009

 I am a bit confused. It's not like Indians are powerless as a class. IF it were that they could be looked down upon, attacks would not be targeted to them as a class. It's just the opposite that's why sporadically here and there they are targeted by racist groups. True. But why is society tolerating it, and the government too, is the question. Abscence of first hand and field experience makes philosophy inconsistent. Sure.

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Subject: Whats Going on in Australia?

 A few years ago the Australian Prime minister wanted wanted highly skilled labour from third world countries to deliberately enter and settle in the countries to improve the supply of skilled labour there. Indians have for many years settled in this British dominion for work, primalrily lured by higher land per head availability, large prairies and by the higher standards of living and thus, the better oppurtunity to emigrate on to the US.
Where as there are strict regulations for getting a Residency Visa, only restricted to skilled workers, thanks to the growing business and technical schools, Indian students also enroll in this school in large numbers. IT seems a chunk of Aussies' Labour supply is met from abroad, on a multi-racial basis. Then whatever economic grieviences these elements might have, stunted growth oppurtunities due to higher cut-offs, lower wages, etc, picking on Indians seems unjustified. Even after the attack, seeing the statements, and the age composition of racist attackers, I found their main objective was to commiit crime based on racism propaganda, get famous and embarass the government. But on closely introspecting the statement by police commissioner, treating the blockade by students as a 'mob' and given 'all options' he hardly showed sympathy for students coming n a foreign land feeling insecure.. Showed some ampount of Apartheid and discrimination by the
 government as well which might now be regretting the decision of admitting members of a third world country. May be growth did not rise as expected, and the authority seems to regrett that. Not only the actions of police but also the statement of police chief shows the conditions that Indians have to face for a better degree craze even after paying 18 to 25 L in cases. Racism to me is a way to call war on and single out enemies. If is related to culture, cultural differencesz as it is with colour of skin, height and other personal traits.  Thus Racist behaviour exists everywhere, At times positive behaviour for political support negates the negative side, but it exists. Example one might see in colleges how people from north east have usually a limited friend circle. Those who do not make friends usually attribute it to some immaginary trait or simply appearance. Not as if all of us are horny all the time, even when it comes to members of the same sex,
 but this kind of likes and dislikes continues based on Physical attributes.. Off course ingenious to this distrust is the feeling of drainage of resources and distrust to the foriegn object, disturbing the domestic cultural setup. I'd like to make another point, herein. Not that all Indians lack self respect,nor do they need to increase the number of laps to the dojo in a month. The other side of earning the so called population premium, we Indians loose a doctor an engineer etc every times we send them abroad. Approx 5-7 LAcs used to be  spent behind every IIT an by the government, similar amounts in manuy other colleges. Much more on Doctors. Australia is off course, an Investment hot spot and to retain financial inflows, obviously the government wanted to train and 'give a taste' to Indian Human Resources. Recession was on. OBviously Australia was not singled out if Uk was worst hit. Our Intelligentia is linked to Australia through Indian
 elements.Will then such an apathy have nice effects on Australian Government, would not it show a weak regime. Somehow at leastwhen it comes to Indians, the Imperial sealed Government always tries to protect than others the action of Police. THat is not the Issue. The way out is to sensitise and mix Indian culture in a way that they can not be singled out. The way out is to Employ citizen with Indian Origin in Police and ither offices to see that offenders do not get mercy from authorities. These elements have followed their counterparts   in the US and UK where people of Mixed skin have been specially targeted. Leaving biological social and economic prerogatives behind, there is a motive to Hurt. But this hides behind the Garb of a culture of show off of Power, which I would slap as INsensitivity, or Human backwardness in Values. These people themselves can only feel and study the stress and fear hormone in Indians. there must be a distinct
 culture associated. What is it? Who is the enemy. HOw does it behave. Teenagers are only a weapon.Yet I do not see the Indian government would put much pressure, even though Diaspora builds political capital, temples etc. Because these are taxi drivers, students, not doctors that the PMs should stand up for. I would look forward to introspect such culture, contrast it with ours. Why I have seen influential people in North india saying that NE girls take too much freedom. Or we have nothing better than looking at the Skin that circumferences the body. So do some Aussies at least, for it took an Indian protest, not a general protest. May be the weakness in mordern day Capitalist societies is erosion of sense of good and bad to such extent that any Value becomes adorable and one wonders where there is a safe heaven? Poeple will folow. Personality, vibes? From a set of TElevisions of the same brand, make and colour, how does one distinguish(taken
 from13B).

beaten by police, insufficient police role
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Oz-police-atrocities-caught-on-tape/videoshow/4604728.cms

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Aus-18-Indians-detained-for-breaching-peace-rally/videoshow/4602463.cms

house robbed and injured ny TEENAGERS!
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Houses-of-assaulted-Indians-burgled-in-Australia/videoshow/4588649.cms
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