Australia: Survey finds many anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic

[Feuer Frei!]

HALF of Australians harbour anti-Muslim sentiments and a quarter are anti-Semitic, according to the biggest survey ever done on racism in this country. One in three also admit some level of racist feelings against indigenous people.

The 12-year-survey, conducted by leading universities, found NSW and QLD to be the most racist states, while Victoria was one of the most tolerant.
Among the 12,512 people surveyed Australia-wide, 48.6 per cent were negative towards Muslims, Asians (23.8), indigenous Australians (27.9), Jews (23.3) and black Africans (27).
According to the survey, racist hotspots in Australia tended to be in areas that had economic hardship, recent immigration and below-average education levels.
He said the high levels of anti-Muslim feelings in Australia were an accumulation of international political events, “poorly-informed public debates” and “sensationalist media treatment”.When it came to immigration, the survey found more than 40 per cent of respondents believed “Australia is weakened by people of different ethnic origins sticking to their old ways".

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Firstly, 12 years for a study which only involved 12, 500 people?
What the hell where they doing for the rest of the 11 years?
And to be absolutely honest, this doesn't surprise me one little bit.
All too often the media presents Australia as open to other cultures and the Multicultural welcome mat always out at the front door.
However on the ground things are different, certainly have been for a long time.
People are very unforgiving and judgmental towards Asians and Indigenous people.
Also, i can speak from experience, when i first came to this country back in 1981, i experienced racism to it's truest form, having 'copped it' throughout my schooling years, being called anything from Hitler to Nazi to Jew Killer to mocking me about my ancestry to getting the Hitler salute pretty much daily.
Racism is bred out of ignorance. Pure and simple!
People here are very ignorant to the real facts, believing the media too much in what is written or aired about certain cultures.
Calling a German a Nazi is is a prime example of that.
Australia may be a free country, it may be a beautiful country however there are more serious 'root' issues that need openly addressing.
For too long have the media portrayed us as a welcoming country when in fact surveys like this and the general consensus and personal experiences (me) tend to say otherwise.
People who are ignorant tend to be racist.
Shame on you, racists!