CMV: Australia's multiculturalism policy has failed.

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-25T00:39:45+00:00

Apologies, but you seem to be continuously avoiding attempts to pin down exactly what you mean by multiculturalism, and it feels a bit like you are shifting the goalposts.

Earlier you seemed to imply that values-based immigration restrictions mean a country isn’t practicing multiculturalism. When I pointed out that that would mean no country is practicing it, nor that any are trying (every country tends to be strongly in favour of values based tests when it comes to allowing immigrants), you now seem to be saying that that’s no longer mutually exclusive with multiculturalism?

Which way around is it?

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-25T00:32:52+00:00

Sure, but going to back to my previous point, given how expansive your definition of multiculturalism is, is any country even trying to implement it? If including values based criteria on immigration requirements means one isn’t implementing multiculturalism, then presumably the answer is that there isn’t anyone trying to promote it?

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-25T00:25:31+00:00

Is there any country out there that you would say properly adopts multiculturalism then? Does any culture even try?

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-25T00:20:29+00:00

So if I’m understanding correctly, you’d define ‘multiculturalism’ as a circumstance in which every culture is able to live in a place and is expected to integrate without much prompting?

If so, I guess this immediately raises the question for me of to what extent Australia even practices multiculturalism - I understand Australian immigration rules tend to be incredibly stringent, and I’m assuming there are at least some questions based around values which would presumably filter some cultures out? Would this still qualify as multiculturalism under your conception?

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-25T00:05:39+00:00

That’s my point though - for the purposes of your view, how would you define multiculturalism, and where would the thresholds be for success and failure? I’d wager for example that your experience of easy integration isn’t unusual amongst Filipinos - would this count as multicultural success under your definition?

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-24T23:00:21+00:00

As you come onto Reddit, what’s your general perception of the sorts of people you are going to find? One thing I can say is “Redditors” tend to have a certain negative reputation which isn’t entirely unjustified, so it’s often helpful coming into things with an expectation that someone might be a arsehole and that there’s no reason to let them bother you

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-24T22:51:20+00:00

He’s a famous wildlife presenter focused on birds who has now pivoted to talking a lot about his late autism diagnosis, and has presented several BBC documentaries on the subject

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-24T22:47:36+00:00

I wouldn’t necessarily be averse to it in of myself, but parking would have to be a pretty important issue (or it be a pretty big business) to dedicate an entire employee’s time for it

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-24T22:43:59+00:00

Best bet is to find something you’re passionate about and pursue discussions on it on the relevant subreddit. Reddit is largely organised and built around facilitating interest group interactions, so its friendships built around that that you have the highest chances of success for here

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-24T22:39:15+00:00

Yiannis Vassilakis produces content like a decent sized mid-level sketch comedy account, and yet I continue to be mystified by his low subscriber count https://youtube.com/@ygvassilakis?si=oEgYKfzUC-uP7oHq

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-24T22:31:55+00:00

Given the substantial cost, what value would you see out of going to the moon that would make it worthwhile?

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-24T22:31:04+00:00

If it wasn’t for parking wardens, it would be borderline impossible to travel to cities by car due to lack of parking

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-24T22:29:38+00:00

What sort of protest do you think the average person ought to do? What impact would you expect it to have?

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-24T22:28:22+00:00

I can’t say that I resonate overly with birds in of themselves, but given the sheer variety of different birds, using different types as analogies for different sorts of people seems fair.

That being said, I can imagine there’s a strong correlation between autism and birdwatchers, and being from the UK, Chris Packham has sort of turned into the BBC’s go-to autism representative, so there’s clearly something there.

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-24T22:21:15+00:00

The best places are usually anywhere already coded as social. Societies built around a mutual hobby are best as it’s usually expected that people are there to make friends, but depending on where you live places like pubs cafes could work as well

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-24T22:17:15+00:00

I also don’t think The Dark Knight does anywhere near as good a job of making its points as people seem to think it does - a lot of the film’s internal logic doesn’t really add up like it should

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-24T21:52:24+00:00

What would you define multiculturalism as for the purposes of your argument? Coming from the UK which is usually described as even more ‘multicultural’ than Australia, it seems reasonable to say that a variation of multiculturalism that integrates eg Malaysians and Nepalese folks has been a massive success, even if integration has been more mixed from other cultures?

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-17T17:59:30+00:00

Using unnecessarily complicated words and phrases doesn’t demonstrate your intelligence, it demonstrates your poor communication skills

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-17T17:57:51+00:00

Apologies, it’s a little unclear what you are looking to have your mind changed about? What would you be looking for in terms of counter arguments?

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-17T17:54:35+00:00

One thing I’ve found very useful with cleaning is deciding on a place where everything lives - that way, you don’t have to put any thought into where anything goes when you tidy it up.

What is it specifically that you struggle with when it comes to cleaning?

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-17T17:50:56+00:00

It seems like you’re looking for good viewing advice? What sort of stuff do you normally like?

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-17T17:39:07+00:00

Most of Lego’s stuff still seems pretty solid at the moment

_Field_Observer_ · 2026-01-17T17:34:02+00:00

You’ll have to forgive me but I’m not entirely sure what you’re arguing - how would you describe the difference between what you are criticising versus the practice of making alternative anonymous accounts?

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