tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437377958282996862.post8881309380768521350..comments2023-12-01T23:15:04.721-08:00Comments on The view from Brittany: Remember TewdrigDamien Perrotinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01509005954914591838noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1437377958282996862.post-89938801568222793852013-07-26T19:01:59.148-07:002013-07-26T19:01:59.148-07:00Culture and identity are far more important than e...Culture and identity are far more important than ethnicity. They are also a lot more malleable and people change them. <br /><br />A tag line of one of the new parties here is "Keep Australia Australian", the parties lead by a Tamil from Sri Lanka. <br /><br />Incidentally; there's been an explosion of new political parties here, even through the ballot paper is a meter long they've ordered magnifying glasses to help people read it. Can't tell if that's a healthy sign or not.<br /><br />Immigration is odd in Australia, since apart from New Zealand barely any immigrants come from our neighbours (Indonesia and New Guinea). New Zealand immigrants (where most come from) is due to a free travel agreement.<br /><br />The majority come via plane, which could easily shut down, while the boats make up a tiny fraction of immigrants. It's more a political football rather than an actual issue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113030328290684028noreply@blogger.com