Tim Blair Universalism

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Further on, the concept of universalism can be applied to Tim Blair’s article when assessing the following statement in the article “"You can walk the length of crowded Haldon St and not hear a single phrase in English.” Blair universalises the language “English” as a quality to western identity. Because he does not hear anyone speak English in Lakemba he automatically assumes that they do not hold an Australian identity as speaking English is seen as a criteria to be Australian. (Reference here language in the reader). In comparison it is strongly evident that ADF does have a sense of being the “other” therefore I cannot use the concept of universalism to their text. Barry (1995, p.198) explains this with his six agendas of post-colonial

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