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RE: On Frailty and White Australia
Hey @bengy, thanks for the upvote. It's a most curious thing, isn't it, Katter going on the way he is and suggesting intake from the Middle East should be curtailed when his own grandfather (I think?) was Lebanese. Truly bizarre.
That Chinese maxim "May you live in interesting times" was intended as an insult, I heard yesterday. Makes sense. Interesting times reveal us for the odd and complicated creatures we are :)
It is a weird thing listening to Katter in all those interviews.. It just gets more and more bizarre!
I find it strange to identify so strongly with such tribal as a stereotypical national identity or football teams... But I guess that is just me. I identify as an Australian, but I would not say that it is the defining part of my identity. There are many things, such as my interests and hobbies and the people I know and love that are much stronger contributing factors to my identity.
I find it strange (living overseas) that people deliberately seek out expats of the same nationality to gather with and be friends with.