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Among The Barbarians: The Dividing Of Australia
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This is the story the media will not tell.Among the Barbarians exposes one of the greatest political frauds in Australian history. Australia has achieved the most brilliant social transformation, yet is now on the brink of being damaged and divided. Why?
"The clash between France and Australia, observes the Australian writer Paul Sheehan, is the first real confrontation bet ...more
"The clash between France and Australia, observes the Australian writer Paul Sheehan, is the first real confrontation bet ...more
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Sheehan was a Fairfax journalist with a known conservative bias, and his book is over 20 years old, so on each count I was a bit dubious whether it would be worth reading. Nonetheless, his primary premise – that the charge of racism has been used to silence those critical of public policy on immigration, multiculturalism and Indigenous affairs – was not easily dismissed. I've had several personal experiences in which ludicrous allegations of discrimination were made as a counter-attack by people
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The election is looming , thought this might be appropriate reading
was it a rant or justified are we living in the misconception that all is well .found it hard to get the flow of this book. It did give food for thought and was provoking.
was it a rant or justified are we living in the misconception that all is well .found it hard to get the flow of this book. It did give food for thought and was provoking.
I didn't read this in minute detail, but at times I couldn't tell if he was for or against multiculturalism, although he's more honest than most in detailing some of the problems it has brought. At the same time, he seems to think it's a success.
Twenty years on, and multiculturalism around the world is hardly an unqualified triumph, to say the least.
Paul Sheehan is a good writer and journalist though, and this is a good read. ...more
Twenty years on, and multiculturalism around the world is hardly an unqualified triumph, to say the least.
Paul Sheehan is a good writer and journalist though, and this is a good read. ...more
A book that was a bit tedious and over-rated when it was first published, now a dated look into the mind of the Australian right-wing of politics. Not nearly as important or predictive as it was believed to be at the time.
Very hard to get into. The author does a lot of early talking up about how controversial his points are, what hate mail he got etc. I got about 1/3 of the way through it and still wasnt clear exactly what the key points of his argument was. Not very clear or compelling, so gave it up at that point.
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