Just finished reading an interesting essay by David Malouf called Made in England. It was published in 2003 as a Quarterly Essay, examining our relationship with Britain and how it’s changed throughout history. Malouf’s thesis is that Australia was created as a second England left to follow its own direction, and that’s why he believes [...]
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Different generational views
Posted by cjlevinson on February 19, 2007
http://cjlevinson.com/2007/02/19/different-generational-views/
Nation of convicts or second chances?
You know, some people really should learn to keep their mouths shut. But maybe Sheik Hilali isn’t capable of it. He went on Egyptian television, saying that Australian Muslims were more entitled to be in Australia than Anglo-Saxons because they hadn’t come here as convicts. This coming from the man who had previously compared immodestly [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on January 17, 2007
http://cjlevinson.com/2007/01/17/nation-of-convicts-or-second-chances/
Acceptance vs. Diversity
There have only been a few times in my life when I haven’t felt proud to be Australian. The most notable was during the Cronulla riots. They stood for everything I had always thought was unAustralian – racial hatred, intolerance -, and watching them for the first time I wasn’t sure I was in the [...]
Posted by cjlevinson on November 21, 2006
http://cjlevinson.com/2006/11/21/acceptance-vs-diversity/
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