So who thinks Australia suffers from classism? I believe we suffer greatly from it. There is no denying Aborigines are at the bottom of the class list and there's no denying we see classism everyday in the cities. The contrast between rich neighbourhoods and the poor ones with the high rise flats is quite great. It seems as if most middle-class and higher class individuals and families are quite happy to ignore this, preferring to believe it is possible for every member of society to ascend to such a comfortable place. So what are your thoughts? Please tell...
Well your probably right, but I dont think that we are any different to any other country in the world. Every country has their rich, their middleclass, their working class and their downtrodden. The gap between rich and poor isnt as bad here as it is in some other places. Im not saying that this makes it ok, but thats the way it is everywhere. This isnt something unique to Australia by any means. If anything I'd say we have less class division than some other countries places.
Here we go, class. This is typically British. We Brits have a stinging class system. It is like being stung in the eye by a jellyfish. That is how much it hurts. I feel that Australias similar class system, I can only sympathise with them.
Yes. Amongst other legacies of British colonialism. Strange thing is, in Australia we often pretend that we are a "classless" society, even though this is patently untrue.
Britain has nothing to do with Australia. I wonder why Australia try and follow our style? Apart from having the Union Jack in their flag, some would argue that it was us who came up with the Union Jack, not the other way round. But with regards to class, I am glad many Australians ignore the class system. They are too nice a people to want to incorporate that into their lives.
the class system is priniciply based on wealth - ask servius tullis he was responsible for it in western circles. the class system for britain is founded in the feudal system of the normans (the northmen / normans/ vikings) who invaded britain with the help and blessing of the roman catholic church. the idea of the feudal system is slavery and the master (sort of of a sexual fetish gone wrong). the feudal system keeps a society controlled and "ordered" though there is a stagnation in thought and development of human civillisation it is good for people who live at the top of the pyramid. the howard government has ushered in the feudal system in australia, all with the willing help of the serfs who think that he means them well because he has encouraged them to become saddled with crippling debt. who can strike (demonstrate) now to preserve working and living conditions when every working week is critical to service a loan that could never realistically be paid without devastating results?
Nope, the official language for Australia is English. We're still under teh pretend rule of the queen, that's why we have the Union Jack.
This is interesting. Can someone tell me more about the indigenous peoples in Australia? I've only visited once several years ago (Gold Coast) but did not have a chance to explore this further. How are they marginalized? How are they not marginalized? Any more comments on this? (I work a lot with indigenous archaeology.)
"How are they marginalized? How are they not marginalized?" wow... that's a big question. To begin, just google.com.au the following search terms (you should find heaps of info). Aboriginal AND Deaths in custody Aboriginal AND Paedophile rings Aboriginal AND Exploitation AND art Aboriginal AND Pauline Hanson Freedom ride AND Australia Genocide AND Tasmania Genocide AND Australia Genocide AND Aboriginal Aboriginal AND Life expectancy Aboriginal AND Discrimination Aboriginal AND Poverty Stolen generation Colonial Australia AND Smallpox Aboriginal AND Unemployment Terra nullius Wik Mabo Aboriginal deaths Aboriginal AND Treaty Australia AND Frontier violence
