Eric G

Pakistan born Muslim Senator Mehreen Faruqi argued that the Lord’s Prayer should be scrapped from Australian Parliament because Australia’s demographics had changed as a result of mass migration. “This country is changing, our community is changing and our parliament is changing. More than half of us were born overseas or have a parent born overseas and a quarter of us have a non-European background. Let’s stop pretending that we are a white Christian monocultural society. We are not. We never were. We must shed the shackles of colonialism. Racism, the oath to the British monarch and the reading of the Lord's Prayer to start our day have no place in here.” She’s basically making the same point as Stuart Bonds about “demographic replacement,” but she frames it as a good thing. Demographic change is a fact of modern Australian life. You’re allowed to talk about demographic change when you frame it as a good thing, as historical justice, a correction for Australia’s past sins of racism and colonialism. You’re only barred from talking about it if you imply that it’s a bad thing. Chris Minns should stop being a hypocrite and properly call out the Australian far-left for their constant ragebait attempts to piss on the majority population of this country. If you’re wondering why right wing populism is on the rise in Australia, it’s because Australians have dealt with this kind of disrespect for years. This speech is from 2022 and it was barely remarked upon at the time! That’s how normal this kind of subversive rhetoric has been for years. The full text of her ragebait speech: “This country is changing, our community is changing and our parliament is changing. More than half of us were born overseas or have a parent born overseas and a quarter of us have a non-European background. Only 44 per cent now identify as Christian, and that number is falling. Other religions are growing, as is the number of Australians who don't have any religion, which is now almost 40 per cent. This parliament is more diverse than ever: more First Nations people, more people of colour and more women. Australia is changing. If we are genuine about saying to the community that parliament is a place that welcomes people from every race, faith and culture, then its systems and norms, which purport to represent the community, must change. How can we continue to open our daily business with the Lord's Prayer? How can we continue to swear allegiance to a monarch of an outdated and terrible institution that has wreaked havoc around the world? How can we allow racism to harm so many? The truth is First Nations peoples are the sovereign owners of this land, and our society is now highly culturally diverse. Our parliament should be modern and secular, so let's stop pretending that we are a white Christian monocultural society. We are not. We never were. We must shed the shackles of colonialism. Racism, the oath to the British monarch and the reading of the Lord's Prayer to start our day have no place in here.”