23 February 2011

Racism figures just don't add up ....

Although 49 per cent of us are "anti-Muslim", only half as many are "anti-Semitic", "anti-indigenous" or "anti-Asian". And our dislike of Buddhists is so minor that it's not measured at all.

.... It's the Muslim minority which provokes by far the most concern, and another Government campaign announced this week may explain why. This one is aimed at Muslims, with $1 million to be spent on convincing the young to be against extremism, so that other Australians don't get killed.

Well, that's nice, although I confess I've never heard a government say such a plan was needed for Sikhs, Catholics, Indians, Chinese or anyone else. [Herald Sun] Read more [via The Iconoclast]