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Australia Must be ‘Monocultural,’ One Nation Leader Hanson Says

Australia Must be ‘Monocultural,’ One Nation Leader Hanson Says
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Top comments

The top 5 comments collected for this story carried 310 combined score. The quotes below are short excerpts from the highest-ranked visible comments.

Good luck. Even if you take race/migration out of it, you’re going to have a different culture in North Queensland and Fitzroy. There’s no single Australian culture and there never will be
u/Defy19 · 84 score
I'll bet that monoculture would still include Chinese / Mexican food, German Octoberfest celebrations, and respect for the British Monarchy. No, it just needs to exclude acknowledgement of first nations, any cultural or religious celebrations that aren't...
u/Yetanotherdeafguy · 70 score
Huh... did she specify which culture? Can I still enjoy my HSP and Banh-Mi lunches? Can I still take the kids to enjoy watching a Lion Dance during CNY? Can my neighbours still decorate their houses with Diwali lights?...
u/Ferrous_Duke · 55 score
I'm looking forward to hearing how exactly Pauline intends to make Australia a "monoculture" I'm assuming that it will be simultaneously horrendously racist, stupid and hilarious at the same time.
u/WokSmith · 53 score
What utter nonsense. What monoculture is she even talking about? To put it for the National sorts, are the latte sipping inner city lefties a part of the same monoculture as the "salt of the earth" farmers from out Bush?...
u/NNyNIH · 48 score
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