Australian voter support for a lift in immigration of Muslims has collapsed in the wake of last week’s Islamic State-inspired terror attack in Melbourne.
It is a pity that Australians need to experience such attacks to wake up. Unfortunately, the memory fades, and people forget as headlines change.
Despite the constant charge of “racism” from Leftist ideologues hurled at those who oppose the open borders (as opposed to legal immigration), the threat is real. Many have argued that Western nations have nothing to worry about, because so few jihad attacks have happened on Western soil. But 22,000 civilians have been murdered worldwide last year by Islamic jihadists. And recently, Christians have been dragged out of cars and beaten, as well as “haunted with fear as the case of Asia Bibi tears Pakistan apart” — all over an innocent Christian woman who sentenced to death over a bogus blasphemy charge by a group of Muslim women in Pakistan, and who was recently freed after eight years in prison. Islamic supremacist beliefs do not change as they cross borders.
“Poll: Support for Increase in Muslim Immigration Collapses in Australia,” by Simon Kent, Breitbart, November 18, 2018:
Australian voter support for a lift in immigration of Muslims has collapsed in the wake of last week’s Islamic State-inspired terror attack in Melbourne.
According to a Fairfax Media Ipsos poll, support for an increase in Muslim immigration dropped from 23 percent to a bare 14 percent between October and November, the Australian Financial Review reports.Just 35 percent of those polled believe the intake should stay the same. Another 46 percent believe the intake should be reduced a lot or a little – a position backed by a clear majority of supporters of the governing conservative coalition and one third of Labor voters.
The survey comes after the Bourke Street terror attack by Somali immigrant Hassan Khalif Shire Ali and amid growing calls from some conservative members of Parliament to slash migration from Muslim-majority nations.
Australia is a nation built on immigration and has historically opened its arms to people from around the world looking to start a new life Down Under.
Attitudes have been slowly shifting in the past seven years however, amid terrorist attacks and heightened political debate about migration, according to annual research by the Scanlon Foundation on social cohesion.
While 31.9 per cent of respondents said they had a positive attitude to Muslims in 2010, this slipped to 28.3 per cent in the Scanlon research in 2017. The proportion with a negative attitude rose from 23.5 per cent to 25 per cent, but there was no consistent year-on-year trend up or down over the period…..
Steve Trueblue says
More Melbourne terrorism needed to firm up attitudes. Clarify things for equivocators.
So far their stupidity has protected us. Sooner or later a modestly intelligent muslim might manage to actually detonate a bomb.
Westman says
Perhaps a valuable trait of Islam is the incompetence it creates?
It appears that the most violent religion is also the religion of maximum incompetence. Instead of simply informing the purpose of life it makes itself and its 7th century thought/worship into the very object of life; swallowing resources, time, limiting the range of exploration and forbidding creative thought. Additionally, it demands maximum expansion expressed in high rates of reproduction, conquest, absorbtion of host resources, and punishment for abandonment.
Islam has all the traits of runaway cancer, a mental cancer, that is nourished by oil money, Western governments, and NGOs. Feeding the “mother lode of bad ideas” is not a strategy for survival; nor is transplanting it into healthy tissue.
Mockingjay says
Wow. Well said!
Evil in essence is always incompetent
I think – like cancer, it will always destroy the body in which it grows, thereby also destroying itself. It needs the Good to live off, but when all Good has been destroyed, evil destroys itself as well.
carpediadem says
Dion’t forget the whole pojnt of Islam is for its adherents to die for Allah and get to Paradise, taking the whole world with it.
The ultimate suicide-,murder operation.
Andy says
The history is clear, simple and direct: Without exception, Muslims destroy every nation/culture in which they infiltrate…WITHOUT EXCEPTION!
If WE the Patriots don’t stand up for our Judeo-Christian Heritage then who will? Stop political correctness.
The time is NOW TO TAKE A STAND!
NO MORE ISLAMIC IMMIGRATION INTO OUR JUDEO-CHRISTIAN HERITAGE LANDS!
Leon Degney says
Andy why the hell is it that the idiot Western and European politicians are unable to see this. What has Muslim immigration achieved for these places so far? Has their GDP risen to astronomical levels have their communities been enriched by this “diversity” to any extent so far? The answer to just these two questions is a resounding NO. That being the case how do the illustrious “leaders”(a very loose term) expect these countries expect their economies to be sustainable for future generations when they are being sucked dry at an ever-increasing rate. So many of these imports are totally non-productive and fit the parasite description perfectly. This, plus the fact they have absolutely no intention of integrating or assimilating makes for a very bleak future for these places.
gravenimage says
No sane and decent person wants to see more Australians fall victim to Jihad.
carpediadem says
A lot of Aussies would love to see Aussie and Israeli Jews die by jihad though. a strong left/Muslim/Christian/right Jewhating component here.
gravenimage says
With all respect, carpediadem, I hope you are wrong.
ninetyninepct says
If one of the requirements to detonate a bomb was “a modestly intelligent muslim”, we would all be safe.
Islam is disgusting and offensive.
Angry Aussie says
Not all Australians are unaware or ignorant. Not all of our political elite are either. Thank the good Lord that Turnbull is no longer at the helm.
We had another 3 arrested today. Yet again in Melbourne. Yet again Muslims. Yet again wanting to kill masses of Australians.
Victoria is a state with Socialist leaders that have been ridiculously embracing of all things diverse, including African gangs, gender confusion and Islamic terrorism. This is just more proof that the new Australians will still bite the hand that feeds, no matter how much they are given.
On a brilliant note, Rowan Dean announced on the Outsiders that tomorrow’s headlines will be that ScoMo has refused to sign off on the UN Global Compact on Migration.
If you can’t vote PHON, ALA, Katter Party, Liberal Democrats or Australian Conservatives, vote LNP. Put Greens second last and Labor last on those ballots.
infidel says
The Sudanese gangs of Melbourne are an UTTER DISGRACE to humanity…How did these creatures even get into Australia…??
dan christensen says
It seems that different migrant muslim nationalities already have divided the cities and countries among them. Such as:
Sudanese i Melbourne.
Somalians i Minneapolis.
Maroccans in Amsterdam.
Turkish in Berlin.
Palestinians in Copenhagen.
Algerians and tunisians in Paris.
Pakistani in London.
Maybe the internet can supply more interesting complete statistics.
gravenimage says
They are all Muslims, and all dangerous.
Older Canadian says
And in Canada trudeau welcomes them all. Like a central base, with easy access.
dan christensen says
The publication “The Welcoming Australian” announces:
Australian religious leaders say
“We’ll love muslims 100 years”.
Very profound – note that the Australian religious leaders did not add, “Also when you are here in person”.
Terry Gain says
I love Muslims afar. Tel Afar.
Anjuli Pandaar says
🙂
Andy says
We’ll LOVE AUSTRALIAN PATRIOTS 100 YEARS +!
God bless my Patriot brothers & sisters Down Under!
gravenimage says
+1
Malcolm Jackson says
Judging from the comments by Australians posted on Facebook and You Tube regarding Nigel Farages tour of Australia, it appears that many Australians think that Nigel Farage is opposed to Islam. They are going to be very sadly disappointed when they find out that Farage is actually a supporter of Islam.
Nigel Farage always avoids answering questions about his support and promotion of Islam in the UK.
Because of this I tried asking questions in the comments section about Nigel’s support of Islam on the LBC You Tube Page
‘The Nigel Farage Show’.
Big mistake!
All my comments and questions to Nigel have been deleted by You Tube, and I have now been banned from commenting on any You Tube page, and Google have threatened to close and delete my email account with a complete loss of all information, photos and contacts.
Whatever you do do not try asking Nigel Farage about his support for Islam on LBC’s ‘The Nigel Farage Show’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0fpczclDgs OrionPrime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV8aVZQ9FYg LBC
Leon Degney says
Malcolm, it seems the social elites have gone some way into controlling what people may say in as much you are warning people not to this and not to that in this post. You are now unable to have your say on these media sites and now you are warning others. If this is the case how are we ever expected to fight back? I do not have any time anymore for Farrage, he is now nothing but a loud mouth.
Peter says
Hopefully, it won’t take Australian non-Muslims 100 years to figure out that “loving” Muslims is hazardous to their health, well-being, safety, way of life, and culture. Maybe the banner suggests the Islamist calculation that it will take 100 years to conquer Down Under.
Angemon says
From my personal experience, there’s a nearly perfect overlap between “refugees welcome” sign carriers and people with that kind of rhetoric. As far as I am concern, and for all their grand posturing and virtue signalling, they’re the true bigots – for them, non-Western lives don’t matter as much as Western lives.
Anjuli Pandavar says
“I’d like to live with you in your house.”
“But you’re a murderer!”
“Oh, nothing to worry about. I’ve never murdered anyone in your house.”
b.a. freeman says
thanks for the belly laugh; that’s a *GREAT* post that i’ll have to pass on!
++1!
FYI says
Once upon a time,B.C.,a similar placard allegedly appeared..
“The Welcoming Trojans.Trojan leaders say “We’ll love Greeks 100 years!”.Please come in at Night .We love your giant Wooden Horse which we are sure couldn’t possibly have anything sinister inside it”
No doubt most of those welcoming “Australians” are of course the usual motley crew:MUSLIMS,Lefties{it’s that RED-GREEN AXIS thing}dhimmiwit kumbayya Christians and the easily fooled.
Guy Forester says
I have been to both Australia and NZ. I applied for a job in Australia. If you believe that the Australian government has open arms for educated Westerners with language, job skills, and experience that would be a boost to the local economy, you are drinking the Kool Aid.
The lefty progressive governments of the UK, EU, USA, Canada, Australia and NZ all share a common trait: White Man Guilt Syndrome. Instead of brining in people that want to be a part of the country and the economy, the idiots in charge want votes bought by the welfare state. That will ensure that these uneducated, illiterate, unskilled migrants will become a permanent voting block for the lefty progressives.
The so called business lobby thinks they will be getting cheap labor with no benefits paid. These people do not take ordinary jobs. If they do work, they run little family businesses that do not hire locals, only so called family members. They run businesses that primarily deal with cash. Much of this cash gets sent out of the country by courier or transfer to the home country to support who knows what or to pay traffickers to bring in more.
Australia had some leaders that saw what was happening and shunted these migrants to hell holes like PNG or Nauru. Then the bleeding heart MSM and politicians convinced the voters this was wrong and they changed government. Worked well, didn’t it?
All that one needed to know was to watch what was on the News Down Under when the migrants sent to PNG had their riots, demanding to be taken to Australia.
Let’s see: You somehow came up with some money to get to a place like Indonesia, then paid to get into a rickety boat. Then you demand to be rescued and taken to a nice western country and be given benefits and citizenship., as these are your rights and you are entitled to them. Meanwhile, the good paying manufacturing and service jobs are sent out of the country, eroding the tax base and putting the squeeze on the working class that pay for all of this. Now, who is the crazy person here?
JMB says
(From Australia) +1
dan christensen says
“They run businesses that primarily deal with cash. Much of this cash gets sent out of the country by courier or transfer to the home country to support who knows what or to pay traffickers to bring in more.”
All of a sudden in my hometown, small businesses popped up from nowhere. Pizza shops, candy shops, greengroceries, tobacconists, hairdressers, mini-markets. They are all characterized by uncontrollable cash flows and run by families. To everybodys surprise they were run by muslims and with lower prices than their christian competitors.
The Scandinavian countries are now introducing mandatory electronic cash registers hooked to the internet, such that the small businesses can be controlled by the governments.
That should lessen the cash flow from western pockets back to muslim home countries?
Guy Forester says
Good luck on that one. The cash does not go into the register. It is all under the table. Stolen cell phones or use and discard are also frequently sold at these places. Meanwhile, mom with at least 6 kids gets payment from the state to cover rent, food, healthcare, clothes, dentist, glasses, and who knows what. By the way, do not under any circumstances eat there.
Every year same family will make a trip to home country to see how the rest of the family is faring. Or, better yet, Baba leaves Umm at home to go see his other wife and kids he left behind. When the sons are old enough they go visit a summer camp run by you know who to learn how to kill infidels. Daughter gets sent back home to meet her hubby. When she come back she is probably pregnant. When she is 18 she will petition to bring hubby back as well.
dan christensen says
The shopkeeper and owner has to document a minimum amount of sales every day. At the same time the shopkeeper must be able to present invoices and inventories on demand. The goverment’s taxpeople are able to compare sales receipts, inventories, income and expenditure. When all this is stored in some computer, then in case of any discrepancy in the accountancy, the authorities can and should act.
Unfortunately, the politicians are very lenient in the case of migrant business owners; excusing and apologizing on behalf of the so called ‘refugees’, who in their turn are very adept at acting ‘ignorant’, ‘dumb’, ‘misunderstanding’ and so on. A symbiosis between the criminal muslims and the political correct naive politicians.
Chris says
The ways of Islam are devious, hypocritical, and dangerous to all of life. Deceit and lies, nurtured over centuries, create subterfuge and malice. Beware.
gravenimage says
Australia: Support for Muslim immigration collapses
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I’m sorry it took this awful Jihad terror attack, but I am glad to see Australians waking up to the threat of Islam. Very heartening.
Ian Felton says
Petitioning the Senate:
To the Honourable President and Members of the Senate in Parliament assembled.
Recognize Islam as an Ideology and not a Religion in Australia.
We the undersigned, hereby request the Senate to immediately recognize Islam as an Ideology, and not a Religion in Australia.
The Australian people request the Senate to recognise the fact, that Islam is not a religion, but an Ideology, that if not checked now, will breach Australia’s security as it has done in European Countries. In support of this statement we remind the Senate that all Muslims are born under the Sharia law, an Islamic ideological Law. Muslims who stray from the Islamic ideology, become apostates or infidels. The Islamic ideology is contrary to the global humanitarian way of life, its beliefs and culture.
Countries around the world, Australia included, must debate the subject of Islam as a Religion or Ideology. If it is a Religion, then we ask the Senate, is it compatible and harmonious to our Australian beliefs, lifestyle, and conducive to assimilation and integration into our culture? If it is not a Religion but an Ideology, we ask the Senate, is the Islamic Ideology conducive to harmonious assimilation and integration into our Australian beliefs, lifestyle and conducive to assimilation and Integration into our Culture?
At the moment throughout the world, it is becoming clearer each day, that Islam is an Ideology which is incompatible with every western and European country. We, the people of Australia, find the Ideology of Islamic beliefs to be a credible threat to Australia, and an affront to our Lifestyle and Beliefs.
Prabh says
The world renowned sporting culture of Australia (unique to Australia) is under attack by islamojihadist miscreants&supporters/sympathizers of islamojihadists.
Australia’s fragile ecosystem will be horribly damaged by Mass Muslim Migrations. Demographic jihad by muslim miscreants will have negative consequences for the Environment.
Loss of Australia’s Sporting Culture will be a tremendous loss for the entire world. Everybody in the Anglosphere and Commonwealth must do whatever it takes to protect Australia’s distinct Culture. Pakistan ought to be kicked out of the Commonwealth, for starters.
“there is no fun in islam” Ayatollah: that is the problem.
Prabh