Trying to suppress discussion on population and immigration numbers because it may stoke racism.
No one is trying to suppress discussion. They are simply stating that migration is not the only cause of the problems to suggest is it is is false. We can't fix the issues by just stopping migration. There are multiple facets to address, so the constant harping on about migration -when disproved - starts to edge towards simple racism.
That could just as well because of the high number of Indian and Chinese immigrants. Its actually fact that the immigrants in the highest immigration years are people of color. Of course there are racists amongst the critics, but there are many others for whom this is detrimental economically and socially.
I get that. Do you think people of colour are not struggling as well? Some of us have been in this country for decades. We've got 3/4 generations of Australians in our family trees. However, this is the crux of it. When Hanson - and many people today - say "stop migration", she does not mean it in its entirety. She only means the people of colour. That is systemic racism. That is literally White Australia Policy. If you want to ban migration, fine, then make sure you are as critical of the white migrants who come to this country.
There are also people who wish their nation to conserve their language, customs and cultures. Nothing wrong with that, in fact its universal thin, even from the immigrants themselves!
How is the language not preserved? Are people refusing to speak english? is English banned anywhere? What about customs and cultures? Are any Aussie customs and cultures banned in this country? What are Aussie customs and Cultures?
They're a minority- India, China the UK and NZ are our top sources of immigration.
Whites are a minority, yet NZ and Uk are in the top 4?
Who says its the its the sole cause? Interest rates were important as well. Immigration has certainly been the driving cause of it though because without the demand through population growth what does it matter what the interest rates if there is no-one wanting to buy?
Many who make the argument for migration don't consider the other factors. It's all we ever hear from Hanson, Rinehart, LNP, Murdoch press, Nine, 7, people on this forum and elsewhere...migration migration migration. When presented with evidence to the contrary, it's ignored. Multiple economists disproved that interest rate hikes were the cause of migration. One example, Colesworth continue to raise prices - unfairly- and people still need groceries. RBA saw spending and tried to curb it by raising prices, but people still need to eat.
Migration has dropped by nearly 200,000 people from two years ago. It dropped again this year. The other factor is interest rate rises. Hence price drops.
There is no such thing as "fair share of tax". There is only the legal amount. BTW Billionaire Holmes a Court and other high worth individuals funds the Teals- we don't even know what their income and taxes are.
There is such a thing as a fair share. If I pay tax, and a multi billion dollar corporation pays none, then it's not a fair share. That does not pass the pub test for me. The worker paying, and the company not.
No argument, especially the supermarkets and PHI Surcharge.
Should we not be more upset about this stuff and making just as a big a noise? Where is Hanson fighting these things? She isn't because she keeps voting for it.
Its what happens when the Duopoly don' t listen to people's grievances. People turn to someone that does. That's democracy.
I fully get that. I have studied and taught history for years. You are not wrong. It's happened throughout history. People have every right to be aggrieved and I will never begrudge a persons right to be upset and angry. Like I said, I will stand up to blatant racism and people with ill intent. One of the people I know who I get on very well with is a One Nation supporter. They also love Trump. They are migrants to this country and have worked so hard to get what they have. Admire that, but disagree on a lot of things. We still get on very well because we disagree cordially and work towards a common greater good. We would never let our political affiliations get in the way of injustice. Just the other day I saw them call out someone calling another person a of colour a monkey. I never thought I'd see it. A One Nation supporter calling out racism. So I fully agree that some people who do support ON are not racist. They are aggrieved and angry with the status quo and are looking for answer. I just don't think they'll get the answers they want in ON. I'm not advocating for Labor or LNP. They are useless. However, what I do say is that we must be more vocal with our members of parliament and the senate. How many of us actually write to them or visit their offices and air our grievances? How many of us actually take action in terms of how we shop, boycott, spend our money, and be more cognisant of sending messages to the political elite.
If you go back to earlier posts I blamed RBA Phillip Lowe and the government and their disastrous monetary policies as factors.
However the demand was lit by record immigration. Its undeniable. You can't reach the population target the government set decades earlier than projected and argue otherwise. It makes no sense.
We can go on about migration numbers, but we'll go in a loop. COVID affected those numbers. We know that many of the migration numbers are things like returning citizens, family members, and sponsored workers. Things you can't stop or avoid. It's easy to conflate numbers. However, I think the Govt is trying to address these things. Migration numbers are dropping. We've got new tax policies that is already creating house prices to drop, and investor demand to wane. You can't function as a country as big as Australia without population growth. Without it, everything gets more expensive, and the cost of living gets worse. We became too complacent with voting in governments that cared very little for the people, and gave that sycophant Scott Morrison far too much time in power to fuck so many things up.
Again, I understand the grievances, but if anyone can look at Hanson and her clear voting record - which shows disdain for every day aussies - and think she is the answer, you're kidding yourself.
