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Is the Australian Citizenship Pledge fair?


https://forum.insidesport.com.au/Topic2189224.aspx

By Eastern Glory - 19 Jun 2015 8:47 PM

Saw a friend on facebook became a citizen today, and he posted his pledge. What do people think of our current pledge? Is it fair or slightly bigoted and one dimensional? I don't personally have a view, I just thought people might see it differently.

Pledgers can choose between pledge 1 and 2 depending on whether they would like to swear under God or not.

Pledge 1

From this time forward, under God,
I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,
whose democratic beliefs I share,
whose rights and liberties I respect, and
whose laws I will uphold and obey.

Pledge 2

From this time forward
I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,
whose democratic beliefs I share,
whose rights and liberties I respect, and
whose laws I will uphold and obey
By scott21 - 24 Jul 2015 7:52 PM

AzzaMarch wrote:
I'm not saying Sweden is uniquely racist. I was using Sweden and Germany as examples because those 2 countries were already being referenced. Plus i had read up about the Turks in Germany previously.

My point is that countries with large ghettos and problems with immigrants into the 2nd generation can't just blame the immigrants. There is often an issue with ingrained social and cultural exclusion.

It's just much simpler (but also inaccurate) to just blame the immigrants themselves.

Edited by AzzaMarch: 24/7/2015 06:00:19 PM

Edited by AzzaMarch: 24/7/2015 06:01:01 PM

It must be the Swedes fault for offering them free housing, healthcare and university.
Ambition>laziness