High Commissioner Peter Varghese gives his views on the attacks on Indians and the Indo Australian relationship in light of these attacks that are allegedly racist in nature.
These spate of attacks are not simply random acts of violence or opportunism. They are a symptom of a wider racist sentiment that is so characteristic of mainstream 'aussie' society. Australia is a racist country.
Such racist attacks against Indian students are a natural extension of what has long been a history of entrenched racism in Australia. Starting with the genocide of the native Aboriginals, anglo-Australians have persistently vilified newcomer migrants - the Italians and Greek in the 1950's ("the wogs"), the Vietnamese boat people, the Asians. The most recent target of their unending race-based hate seems to be the Indians and Muslims.
These spate of attacks are not simply random acts of violence or opportunism. They are a symptom of a wider racist sentiment that is so characteristic of mainstream 'aussie' society. Australia is a racist country.
deadskippy69 2 years ago
Such racist attacks against Indian students are a natural extension of what has long been a history of entrenched racism in Australia. Starting with the genocide of the native Aboriginals, anglo-Australians have persistently vilified newcomer migrants - the Italians and Greek in the 1950's ("the wogs"), the Vietnamese boat people, the Asians. The most recent target of their unending race-based hate seems to be the Indians and Muslims.
deadskippy69 2 years ago
My blood starts boiling whenever I see this brown traitor - Peter Verghese.
he looks like a f**king stooge anyway
jsvjuggernaut 2 years ago