Two more Indians assaulted. I have lost count of how many Indians have been subjected to violence. But they are not mere statistics. Nor are they illegal immigrants..
Tomorrow, the usual drama shall follow..
Reassurances. Accusations. Rebuttals. Arrests. More Assaults.
This will go on in a nation called Australia..
Known for their beer, bad-ass sportsmen, beaches, Bight (the), babes and .. now.. bitchiness? No.. actually, a word like 'bitchiness' is ill-equipped to explain what has been going on in that island nation.
And no.. I am not leading to the 'R' word. Not because there's no racism involved here. Indeed, there is.
But this goes way beyond racism. Compounded by ignorance, insecurity and an inactive government, the assaults on Indian immigrants and expatriated are getting more frequent. Indians are being picked on for their diligence, superior abilities and potential. And somewhere, the government machinery seems 'Rudd'erless, pun-hellyeah-intended!
Even a peaceful march through the city streets was halted by the cops. Why? Did they dare to stop the march of the local Iranians when the latter were protesting against election irregularities in IRAN? They would not touch the Iranians - after all, that issue had the attention of the world. But Indian protestors get hammered on the streets of Aussie cities when they are protesting against atrocities closer home.. in AUSTRALIA.
The beer-guzzling Aussies should know that we aren't your typical bar-brawl kinda people. They are the same on the cricket field. Try us for size there.. in the middle. Within the domain of the picket fence. Sunil Gavaskar was criticized for comparing the death of David Hookes in a bar fight to the Aussies' behavior on the field. Mr. Hookes, however combative he was, should not have met that fate - I love my cricket too. But, now, I feel that Mr. Gavaskar was not exactly wrong. You guys love living like that. Being drunk all the time, with beer-breath, bathing once a week or maybe even once in two weeks and having a good time by bashing other people up, especially meek immigrants. A throwback into the days when Australia was a British colony, meant to house convicts. Maybe you guys want to preserve that legacy.....?
So, oh Neanderthal Aussie - lay off. If you are interested in man-to-man combat, join a Tae-Kwon-Do class. If you are any better than a TNA or WWE wrestler, go get that job that, you think, we're stealing away from you! Or, go chase a wallaby and hump it!
Let our people live in your country. They pay taxes, don't they? They serve your companies, don't they? They are not illegal immigrants that have been smuggled in a cattle truck. They are professionals that have been invited by YOUR government to live in your country and help its productivity. What else could your government do, if it had citizens like you?
Stop assaulting us. What if some time soon, there comes a vigilante to blow your brains out?
After all, some times, inventions (in this case, reinventions) are the necessities created by motherf***ers like you..
Post-Script: Not applicable to all Aussies - only to those racist dogs. Fair dinkum, mate?