Ask Me Help Desk - Are we teaching tolerance or losing our own identity?

Here in australia, we have a set of laws
But for some reason, we have a whole different set of laws for indiginous peoples
Which I think is stupid, one country should have one set of laws that applies to all, regardless of religion or ethnic background or whatever.
People whinge about lack of equality, well a different set of laws isn't equal!

Here people of a certain ethnic origin can move to our country and not may taxes for 7 years. The government says it is to allow them to become established. The funny thing is, most people of this origin usually land very well paying jobs. I went to school with a family of this. When all of their kids turned 16, they got brand new... expensive cars. It sucks that in a country with many people struggling, that we give handouts to others that can support themselves... what about taking care of our own??

Exactly!
You are onto something I have been realizing for at least a couple years now.
The people that push for diversity are offended by difference and want us to have tolerance but at the same time lose our identity to take on a conformity so as not to offend "them"

It is ironic. The people that want us to except the fact that they are different from us, won't accept the fact that we are different from them. In an effort to not offend them, we try to pretend that the differences are not there---this is how we lose our identity. Take the schools for example... in my area they are made up up 97% Christian. We are a very small school district. Yet, the children don't have a Christmas program or a Christmas break. They have a Winter Program and a Winter break. If you mistakingly call it a Christmas program in the presence of others from the district, you will get scowls. Why is that? At what point to we say hey, I am the majority... I don't expect you or want you to be like me... but don't try to change me to be you either... at what point do we tell those that are making the stink about political correctness to "sit down and shut up". We are losing who we are here. How can you teach kids to accept differences, if they can't see any?

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Originally Posted by star3114

It is ironic. The people that want us to except the fact that they are different from us, won't accept the fact that we are different from them. In an effort to not offend them, we try to pretend that the differences are not there---this is how we lose our identity. Take the schools for example....in my area they are made up up 97% Christian. We are a very small school district. Yet, the children don't have a Christmas program or a Christmas break. They have a Winter Program and a Winter break. If you mistakingly call it a Christmas program in the presence of others from the district, you will get scowls. Why is that? At what point to we say hey, I am the majority....I don't expect you or want you to be like me.....but don't try to change me to be you either....at what point do we tell those that are making the stink about political correctness to "sit down and shut up". We are losing who we are here. How can you teach kids to accept differences, if they can't see any?

America has gone nuts. I am a minority. I came to this country in 1983. I've never asked special treament, I've never asked anyone to speak my native languge. I simulated how things are done here and learned English and adopted American culture. Political correctness is a joke. What is wrong with saying Merry Christmas? We say that because it is Christmas. America needs to stand up and say, " This is how things are done here and if you don't like it, you are free to leave"
Yes. Unfortunately, America is losing it's identity...

Thank you Sunny for your input. If only the people that come up with that political correctness crap could see this. Of course, they would be out of a job. :O)

My favorite part was the "this is how things are done here and if you don't like it you are free to leave" Well said.

I would just like to say Merry Christmas and no one can tell me that I can not say this. Too bad if anybody does not like it. Wow, anyway just wanted to add Merry Christmas and do not let anybody tell you any different.

Tolerance goes many ways. Not just one way.

Joe

star3114, If you want to put a big neon sign that says Merry Christmas, then you should do that this year to chrish what Christmas is all about. Last year, I put a blinking light on my restaurant window that said Merry Christmas and some lady told me that I should not have that on the window, because I may offend somebody. Do you know what I told her? I said "hey lady, don't worry about what I put on my window, I believe in budah and it doesn't offend me, December 25th is a Christmas day, it is not a holiday day.

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:eek: I have an odd question. I work in a very diverse work environment. We even have classes on celebrating diversity. These classes have started to make me look at the world around me. What I see, I don't like. I see that in our efforts to make other minority groups feel included, we are hiding our own identity. Take Christmas for example. We no longer can say "Merry Christmas". We have to say "Happy Holidays". It has come to the point that any holiday with a Christian origin is considered forbidden. I am terribly concerned with this. How can we teach tolerance, if we do not expect tolerance on other's parts? At what point do we tell the minority to stop nitpicking and sit down and shut up? What are your thoughts?:confused:

You need to understand that it's all about POLITICS. Minorities hold more sway over the rest because they have the power to swing the vote one way or the other. So naturally the politicians are catering to them. Minority groups know this. That's why they act like peacocks strutting there stuff all over the place.

Remember"
SWINGING THE VOTE IS ALL POLITICIANS CARE ABOUT! PERIOD!

Take that last sentence and tape it above your computer so you don't forget it.
While you're at it, tape this next one, too:

THIS COUNTRY IS ALSO ABOUT GETTING AS MUCH MONEY AS IT CAN FROM ITS WORKING CLASS.

Anytime a new law is passed restricting whatever, it's because some minority majority pitched a bytch about it. Americans are totally NOT seeing the picture. We get a daily dose everyday of, what I call, the 3 in 1 shot, "manipulation, subjugation and innoculation." And what's the shot for? To insure that we STAY passive... like the good little sheep that we now are.

Tolerance? The only tolerance I see is we Americans sitting on our hands and LETTING it all happen. Last time I checked there were more citizens than politicians... so how come we are STILL sitting on our hands? That's the real question, here. Freedoms? Going, going, gone!

That was a very analytical scope of the question. Thank you for your input.