> Maybe it's because of the strong public support for
> Howard's"stand". But what scares me - quite apart
> from the ethical question - is that Howard seems to
> have entered this particular minefield in a mindset
> which goes better with parish pump politics than the
> contemporary global, complex and fissile world. Scary?
> Terrifying!
I've been quite horrified over the last couple of days to hear statements
like 'we should do like the Australians do' or 'the Aussies have got it
right' from working-class people hereabouts on this subject.
That Leicester is considered by many to be a model of harmonious race
relations is horribly relevant.
Best
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alison Croggon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 1:18 AM
Subject: Re: yr sister's mouse
> > And we're rather preoccupied with our own sad form
> > of xenophobia over near
> > Christmas Island.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jill
> >
>
> Don't know how you could call it xenophobia, Jill -
> didn't Mr Howard say we're leading the world in
> producing litres of the milk of human kindness?
>
> I have to say that there have been few government
> stuff ups (probably the last time was the pathetic
> "policy" towards the East Timorese elections, which
> any moron could see were going to lead to disaster -
> at least I could, and I'm not especially savvy) that
> has upset me as much as this one.
>
> Maybe it's because of the strong public support for
> Howard's"stand". But what scares me - quite apart
> from the ethical question - is that Howard seems to
> have entered this particular minefield in a mindset
> which goes better with parish pump politics than the
> contemporary global, complex and fissile world. Scary?
> Terrifying!
>
> Good to see that that wealthy nation Nauru is helping
> us out in our difficulties.
>
> Best
>
> Alison
>
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