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25-year-old Rajesh Kumar, suffered 30 per cent burns after a suspected petrol bomb was hurled at him in his home in Sydney
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I have to weight in here and say I don't know a hell of a lot of white aussies that throw things like petrol bombs around...I mean, you kind of see news footage elsewhere that shows that kind of thing being employed but not a lot here. Regardless of how the media is spinning it, or the students assumptions on the matter (which might have basis) there's a chance that it's not a racially inclined matter. I mean shit does happen here, there are racist people here as there is in a lot of countries...I mean by comparison for a lot of the cool indians I've know, I've known a fair few indians and other south east asians to be culturally elitist and even (generally towards other asians for some reasons) racist jerks, that doesn't even begin to touch on the the attacking eachother bit - But I try not to let the media manipulate my views.
You're not portrayed through everyday eyes, and 'nor are we...we're both portrayed by sensationalist bullshit that throws around headlines like "Australia Attacks" over such a small matter and infrequency of events like this...does not paint a nice picture.
The whole thing goes both ways, and I tend to avoid anyone of any race who acts as though where theyre from or what they were born with leaves them more entitled than others.
I can go on and on saying we're the most warm and welcoming people in the world, but I'll also acknowledge that we do in fact have a dickhead portion of the population, and not just the whites or the ones the outside world consider "Australians", a portion that misrepresents us...though I wouldn't be too quick to form a view based on the actions of "a group of teens".
Bad parenting knows no borders.
The rest, and I like to think the majority...are pretty much above the whole blatant racism bit - I mean, if we weren't...well, come to Sydney and you might see what I mean;)