Multiculturalism is a term which means that many people who have different cultures, traditions, or foods live in the same community. In our contemporary society, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, and France are the well-known multicultural countries in the world. In the article “The Voice of Conservatism in Europe”, the author covers the topic about the background of multiculturalism. According to the author, multiculturalism originated in the United States pursuing the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, so, it was conveyed to the rest of the Western world through American cultural impact and was accumulated by Western Europe. In addition, economic Marxism that was the prevailing theory in the world switched …show more content…
As Michael Ignatieff said, “Genocide is not just a murderous madness; it is, more deeply, a politics – one people, one land, one truth, the end of the difference. Since genocide is a form of political utopia, it remains an enduring temptation in any multiethnic and multicultural society in crisis”. Firstly, racial discrimination is an ongoing human judgement that multicultural countries can not suspend. In any case, according to the survey of 2004, approximately 2 in 10 of people do not believe that people are equal in Australia. In the same survey, 37 percent of respondents alleged that they have already experienced discrimination due to skin color, religion, and ethnic origin. On the other hand, some multicultural countries violate the human rights due to intellectual differences between migrants. As it is mentioned in the article named “The Human Rights of Migrants”, some migrants, usually skilled workers who moved to attain professional jobs, may have relatively few human rights problems (Gunetienre, paragraph 1, page 3). Every year, approximately 8260 human rights violations happen in Australia; as a result, many people become against of the …show more content…
In our contemporary society, many people want to get a lot of information about various cultures, traditions, foods, and people in order to enlarge their outlook; therefore, they go to the multicultural countries. In addition, most governments think that it is a convenient way for earning money and increasing the budget. However, tourism is the predominant reason for pollution. For example, 15.8 million tonnes of greenhouse gases were emitted in Germany in 2001 because of tourism. As a result, the amount of death soared in 2001-2002 because of some lethal diseases(Wikipedia.com). Moreover, Formula 1 races will be held in Azerbaijan, and many people will come from different countries. However, it will affect our country, because sometimes tourists do not obey the hygienic rules, and they pollute the environment. As a result, it causes to some widespread and hazardous diseases for people. For example, when the Summer Olympics Games were held in Australia in 2000, about 3 million tourists came to country. After that, a lot of diseases were spread in Australia, and some of the natural resources were harmed such as Australia’s remarkable gift - the Great Barrier Reef, which is the biggest reef in the world.(Wikipedia.com) All in all, multiculturalism is a barrier for countries with its negative impacts such as discrimination, unemployment, and pollution. From my point of view, if
Unlike Marx who views Multiculturalism from the theory heading downwards Dalrymple views multiculturalism from the ground going up. His day to day experiences prove that "not all cultural values are compatible or can be reconciled by the enunciation of platitudes. " This means that although multiculturalists support the idea that people should embrace different cultures, there are many challenges that make implementation difficult. Dalrymple argues that the idea that we can co-exist in a society whereby the law doesn't favor one culture at the expense of another one is a lie. In short, the author's main argument is that some cultural values will always be superior to others in every society and the idea that all cultural values can be compatible with every ethnic group makes no
Introduction Australia is said to be a multicultural and multiracial country. So why can’t we, as a country and as a nation, say yes to immigrants fleeing from a different country? As immigration to Australia is supposably apart of our history and it would be wrong not to continue on with the actions of our ancestors. Paragraph 1 As of 2014 – 2015, Australia accepted 13,750 refugees in total. Paragraph 2 • What are refugees and asylum seekers?
The general population: the general public/society within Australia have remained torn between adopting and rejecting racism in the Australian culture, throughout Australia’s federation, and so racism’s spatial distribution has been widespread but very dilute and pocketed across the continent. Throughout the twentieth century, where Australia was relatively new and very proud (ideas involved with the world wars) most Australian’s embraced racism, especially working groups such as the miners and the farmers who competed for work with immigrants of different racial backgrounds (these immigrants included Italian, Chinese and Pacific Islander.) however as time has continued, and as Australia has grown significantly more culturally diverse, many
This article discusses the speech given by an Indigenous journalist, Stan Grant who participated in a debate where he spoke for the motion “Racism is destroying the Australian Dream’’. Hence, the main points of this article are mostly evidence given by Grant in his debate to support his idea that the Australian Dream is indeed rooted in racism. One of the main points is that the indigenous Australians are often excluded and disregarded as non-Australians simply due to their race and skin colour. Grant pointed out the incident where AFL player Adam Goodes was publicly jeered and told that he did not belong to his country as he was not an Australian despite the fact that Australia indeed is the land of his ancestors.
But what about every other Australian? What about the Indigenous population and the multicultural population? Both of these groups which make up and help define who we are as Australians, so I ask you all this morning to consider why is it that we find these groups constantly being marginalised, discriminated against and not being offered equal opportunity? Ladies, gentlemen and prestigious guests, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to speak here
This analysis looks at refugees and the social justice issue of Australia’s discriminatory treatment of refugees traveling to Australia seeking asylum. Australia’s current treatment of Asylum seekers includes taking them from an already extremely stressful environment and detaining them in remote detention facilities where they have limited interaction with family and friends. In some instances, this includes children and young people. The University western Sydney (2016)
Australia was a racist and bigoted nation. Commonly referred to as ‘Australia for the white man’, society was dominated by colonisers
In Australia, refugees and asylum seekers are treated like the enemy in a war: the target of a highly resourced, military-led “deterrence” strategy complete with arbitrary detainment, detention camps, guards to terrorise them, forced deportations and the violent suppression of those who protest. Australia is failing to meet the standards required when regarding the treatment of asylum seekers. It is fact that asylum seekers make up less than 3% of Australia’s annual immigration yet the idea is being distorted to that of which they will overpopulate a country that prides itself on being a multicultural society. I want to shed light on the misconception that asylum seekers are not ‘legal’ when in actual fact it is a human right to seek freedom.
When we think of nationalism we often associate a sense of identity with stare and nation, for some the idea of there identity being connected to their nation is a positive notion, but for others this association to nation raises worry of alienation and violence.1 Nationalism can be seen as a network where individuals of a nation can have shared values, expectations and sense of self. These negative associations of nationalism “occurs when, in the process of seeing ourselves as uniquely Australian others suffer. ”2 An example of this would be the Cronulla riots where violence was inflicted upon those people that Australians born residence did not deem then worthy of being identified as Australian due to their ethnic background and the colour
Exclusion from workplaces and social events also plays a major part in the racial discrimination. Do we really want Australia to be seen as such a racist and prejudiced nation? What can we as individuals do to stop this racial hate from going on? All of this is happening because we stole the Aboriginal people’s land. If we had
Australia has a long ugly history of racism and xenophobia that date back to the early beginnings of colonisation and forced biological and cultural assimilation of indigenous peoples to the white/Anglo British culture. Historically colonization was justified for saving primitive cultures
The more powerless and vulnerable the individual, the more significant their ethical claim. Since each person, paying little respect to one's lawful status or geographic area, has a transcendent dignity that must dependably be regarded, individuals progressing ought to appreciate the full scope of human rights, and others have an obligation to see that they are regarded, secured and satisfied. "Refugees and asylum seekers are humans, and should enjoy the whole range of human rights. Unless there are compelling reasons to believe that refugees or asylum seekers represent a serious danger to the common good, they should not be interned. Furthermore they should have access to work and thus the opportunity to fulfil their duty to contribute to the common good” (Australians Human Rights Commission, 2014).
Multiculturalism creates a pleasant path with peace and harmony. To the opposite, when people are enforced to assimilate into the Egyptian culture, it causes them to feel bitterness, and is more likely to maintain their cultural heritage in a secret manner. If we look at a society where multiculturalism is supported, all individuals are inspired to practice their own culture out in the open. This gives people the opportunity to get to know a variety of different cultures, which is in our situation important. Thereby, this guides the society, on the long run, to a greater understanding between cultures and fewer misunderstandings.
Thus, by the uses of different type of information about racism in Australia society, it clear that some people are being racist through social media. In conclusion, it is clear that racism has affected many people, like a contagious disease, following people where ever they go. Racism has been and still is a prolific evil in Australian society. It’s disgusting that people believe there is a different between them and treat each other differently only due to their culture and colour of skin.
But, living in a multicultural city is by itself a very beneficial exercise not only on a personal level but also in terms of cultural exchange, economic exchange and generating new ideas. One experiences what is called cultural variety when living in a diverse area. He is somehow introduced to new kinds of foods, architectures, arts, music, festivals, religions, mythologies, writings and more of general day-to-day life. These new things would easily open one’s heart and mind to new places, new ideas and new people. According to (Wolfstone, 2010) nowadays all people around the world happily go out and eat Chinese food, use Japanese technology, drive German