[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

It seems such a straightforward way of preventing the virus from spreading, why are other countries pussyfooting around it

Fear of being called racist, I assume

[Kizzy]

We are more pragmatic in our responses, and our resilience and preparedness is being fine tuned as part of contingency plans. It would be a knee jerk reaction to restrict movement, there's no need it could create fear which could lead to mass panic.

[lostalex]

Do you think Obama is not doing it in the US because he's black?

[rubymoo]

Australia always get it right, we'll decide to do this when the NHS fails because of the Ebola outbreak here.

I don't think Australia are being racist, i think they are being sensible and are protecting their people which includes a multi cultural society.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by rubymoo

Australia always get it right, we'll decide to do this when the NHS fails because of the Ebola outbreak here.

I don't think Australia are being racist, i think they are being sensible and are protecting their people which includes a multi cultural society.

Australia has a long history of racist immigration policies my friend. They even had a specific policy (i'm not lying) they actually called it the "White Australia Policy". So it's not crazy or weird to accuse them of another racist immigration policy, especially considering they have a conservative PM right now.

If America was as racist as Australian, we wouldn't have to worry about that bull**** in Missouri right now.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Australia has a long history of racist immigration policies my friend. They even had a specific policy (i'm not lying) they actually called it the "White Australia Policy". So it's not crazy or weird to accuse them of another racist immigration policy, especially considering they have a conservative PM right now.

If America was as racist as Australian, we wouldn't have to worry about that bull**** in Missouri right now.

Getting in to the USA is just as difficult as it is getting in the Australia. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, I wish the UK was a little less with the open door.

As for their "White Australia Policy", the USA used to make black people use a different entrance from white people and stand up on a bus for white people up until the 1960s. Sammy David Jr was playing Las Vegas in the 60s, headlining a show, and couldn't walk in the front door because he was black so had to go in through the back. Things have changed, right? Things have changed in Australia too, I suspect.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Livia

Getting in to the USA is just as difficult as it is getting in the Australia. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, I wish the UK was a little less with the open door.

As for their "White Australia Policy", the USA used to make black people use a different entrance from white people and stand up on a bus for white people up until the 1960s. Sammy David Jr was playing Las Vegas in the 60s, headlining a show, and couldn't walk in the front door because he was black so had to go in through the back. Things have changed, right? Things have changed in Australia too, I suspect.

And England let black people perform in their country, but funny enough didn't let any Africans immigrate there. What's worse, treating black people badly in society, or not even allowing any blacks into your society?

(let's also remember it was the British Aristocracy that profited greatly from the slave trade, and have never paid any reparations, no different than the Swiss saying they were "neutral" during ww2 but having no qualms about taking Nazi money.)

[Livia]

Originally Posted by lostalex

And England let black people perform in their country, but funny enough didn't let any Africans immigrate there. What's worse, treating black people badly in society, or not even allowing any blacks into your society?

(let's also remember it was the British Aristocracy that profited greatly from the slave trade, and have never paid any reparations, no different than the Swiss saying they were "neutral" during ww2 but having no qualms about taking Nazi money.)

You're getting further and further away from the point.

[lily.]

Originally Posted by lostalex

And England let black people perform in their country, but funny enough didn't let any Africans immigrate there. What's worse, treating black people badly in society, or not even allowing any blacks into your society?

(let's also remember it was the British Aristocracy that profited greatly from the slave trade, and have never paid any reparations, no different than the Swiss saying they were "neutral" during ww2 but having no qualms about taking Nazi money.)

[rubymoo]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Australia has a long history of racist immigration policies my friend. They even had a specific policy (i'm not lying) they actually called it the "White Australia Policy". So it's not crazy or weird to accuse them of another racist immigration policy, especially considering they have a conservative PM right now.

If America was as racist as Australian, we wouldn't have to worry about that bull**** in Missouri right now.

I didn't know that That's terrible, no such policy should exist......

[Livia]

Originally Posted by rubymoo

I didn't know that That's terrible, no such policy should exist......

The policy doesn't exist anymore Ruby. It goes back 100 years and was dismantled in the 40s. It's law in Australia that race will not be considered when someone wants to enter the country.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

The policy doesn't exist anymore Ruby. It goes back 100 years and was dismantled in the 40s. It's law in Australia that race will not be considered when someone wants to enter the country.

You mean lostalex was spouting OTT off topic nonsense?

[rubymoo]

Originally Posted by Livia

The policy doesn't exist anymore Ruby. It goes back 100 years and was dismantled in the 40s. It's law in Australia that race will not be considered when someone wants to enter the country.

That's good to know, i have relatives in Australia and thought it was weird that i'd never heard of this policy

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by rubymoo

Australia always get it right, we'll decide to do this when the NHS fails because of the Ebola outbreak here.

I don't think Australia are being racist, i think they are being sensible and are protecting their people which includes a multi cultural society.

Wow... blaming the NHS already? that was quick!

[rubymoo]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Wow... blaming the NHS already? that was quick!

Mmmmmm.....don't see where i was blaming the NHS, the NHS is pretty much on it's knees now, all it would take to bring it down is an epidemic and that's when our government would take action, which in my opinion would be too late.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by rubymoo

Mmmmmm.....don't see where i was blaming the NHS, the NHS is pretty much on it's knees now, all it would take to bring it down is an epidemic and that's when our government would take action, which in my opinion would be too late.

The media would have you believe this to aid the backdoor privatisation, but it isn't true.

[rubymoo]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

The media would have you believe this to aid the backdoor privatisation, but it isn't true.

I certainly hope the NHS is never privatised, many of us would be thrust back into the Victorian age

My thoughts are that we should be doing something now about Ebola and be putting proper contingencies in place, rather than to leave it until we are facing Ebola in our already stretched NHS hospitals, a questionnaire just doesn't cut it for me.

[user104658]

Oh come on, let's not start pretending that there isn't a fairly serious issue of inherent racism in Australian government. I don't know if the post about them having wanted an excuse to restrict immigrants of other ethnicities was a joke or not but... it isn't. They almost certainly are using it as an excuse. Use people's unfounded panic to push it through, and then they'll simply never fully lift it.

[Shaun]

It should've immediately been done from the start, really.