WHITE-foot, RIGHT-foot, LIGHT-foot, foot-in-mouth?
Somebody please explain to one foot or the other that "race" is a social
construct and NOT a scientific reality.
On 27 Apr 2000, at 11:04, Trudy & Rod Bray wrote:
> The Sydney Morning Herald
> Only let in white farmers: Lightfoot
>
> Date: 27/04/00
>
> By ANDREW CLENNELL
>
> The Federal politician who first suggested white Zimbabwean farmers
> should be allowed to seek refuge in Australia says he does not
> believe the same rights should be accorded to black people in trouble in
> that country.
>
> The controversial West Australian Liberal Senator Ross Lightfoot told
> the Herald yesterday that whites should have preferences over
> black people in difficult situations to get safe haven or be allowed to
> migrate here - because the blacks "don't qualify under my terms of
> compatibility".
>
> "We're looking at a minuscule amount of people being discriminated
> against because of their race," he said.
>
> His comments came as the office of the Minister for Immigration, Mr
> Ruddock, sought to play down the possibility that white
> Zimbabwean farmers might be allowed here under the safe haven
> legislation under which Kosovars and East Timorese came last year.
>
> "There's no evidence to suggest Zimbabwe is anywhere near the situation
> which would call for an international humanitarian response ...
> so that safe havens ought to be offered," a spokeswoman for Mr Ruddock
> said.
>
> She said the situation would have to deteriorate to a level similar to
> that of "East Timor and Kosovo".
>
> "Yes, I wouldn't like to be there, but [the farmers] can go into the
> cities [in Zimbabwe] and be safe," the spokeswoman said.
>
> Senator Lightfoot first made his comments that Zimbabwean farmers should
> be allowed here in the Senate more than a fortnight ago.
>
> When the Prime Minister, Mr Howard, was asked on Friday about the
> possibility of using the safe haven legislation for the farmers, he
> said it was something that may be considered.
>
> Mr Ruddock said earlier this week that a "watching brief" would be kept
> on the situation.
>
> Mr Ruddock's spokeswoman said last night that she would not comment on
> Senator Lightfoot's most recent "bizarre comments" but said
> black people would be considered, along with whites, if a safe haven was
> to be set up here.
>
> Senator Lightfoot said he understood Britain was prepared to take 20,000
> of the Zimbabwean farmers and said: "Surely we could take
> the same amount."
>
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