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Emmigrate from South Africa to Australia?
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Halcyon:

--- Quote from: VK3DRB on December 24, 2020, 09:52:50 am ---Political correctness is thriving here. We dare not offend anyone, dare they be offended. Like walking on eggshells on the road to human stupidity.

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I agree, political correctness is present but it's the small, loud minority. It doesn't represent the greater community or values of Australians. I don't agree that it's "thriving", if anything it's pushing shit up hill because there is so much resistance towards it.

And I'm not just talking in my little circle of people I have around me, I'm fairly well connected to the community in various ways and political correctness doesn't resonate with the greater community.
magic:
Just watching some things Dave has said and posted over the last few years makes me feel like Newspeak and related matters in Australia is about on par with developed world average ::)
S. Petrukhin:

--- Quote from: VK3DRB on December 24, 2020, 09:52:50 am ---Political correctness is thriving here. We dare not offend anyone, dare they be offended. Like walking on eggshells on the road to human stupidity.

Few women in Australia use the term Mrs or Miss anymore. But they all wear bras. The Victorian government's inclusive language document says we might offend someone if we use Mr, Mrs or Miss when addressing someone because it is using gender or marital status. There is a proposal to remove gender from birth certificates. We cannot use term "Christian name" because it will offend Muslims, Hindus and God knows whoever else. Or AD or BC because that will offend them as well. No longer do business greetings on emails say "Merry Christmas" in case it offends, they use "Happy Holidays", a newly contrived term for Australia. Ironically, the word holiday comes from the Old English word hāligdæg, or Holy Day. Christmas music in stores rarely plays hymns, because they might offend the Muslims and atheists. Instead they have devolved to nauseating Kmart Xmas jingles. "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" is nonsense in Australia when its 40 degrees C and bush fires are raging. Religious education is banned in pubilc schools in Victoria, and probably throughout Australia.

Soon we won't be able to call a connector type male for female because it will offend someone. It might sound like a high power silicon controller rectifier, but LGBTIQ+ excludes electronics enthusiasts in a close relationship with their soldering iron, which they think is really hot. I am offended. :-DD

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Do you really feel it in life or is it just like fashion? All this nonsense with the definition of gender, the insults of religions (by the way, no one talks about the insults of atheists) - is this already in the lives of ordinary people in everyday life?

SeanB:
Don't limit yourself to the first spot, move to the islands past Australia, like my BIL has done. Likely you will fit in as a wanted trade there, as you do fit what they are looking for. He is enjoying the island life as well.
Halcyon:

--- Quote from: magic on December 26, 2020, 06:24:24 pm ---Just watching some things Dave has said and posted over the last few years makes me feel like Newspeak and related matters in Australia is about on par with developed world average ::)

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More or less. Although we are lucky enough to have a high quality of living no matter where you are. Cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane as expensive, but if you don't mind driving 60-90 minutes each way, you can live outside of these cities and still commute in. If I had the option, I would live in Tasmania, absolutely stunning part of the world down there, although finding work can be challenging.
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