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Mosque Attack, New Zealand
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15th Mar 2019 8:09am
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This is a huge shock to wake up to.. would never have expected this in NZ. Shooting at two mosques in Christchurch ,New Zealand. Over 40 dead. https://au.news.yahoo.com/gunman-op...uxiwed7vg7pkovt4vhu5keqhwteuctm0fuvn1r77BBC coverage. Figures of fatalities rising https://www.bbc.co.uk/news
Last edited by granny; 15th Mar 2019 8:17am.
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Re: Mosque Attack, New Zealand
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15th Mar 2019 12:46pm
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There has been a lot of racial tension in New Zealand for many years much the same as parts of Australia, while laws have changed in recent times, attitudes haven't. There aren't many multicultural societies in the world where there aren't associated tensions. Rapid rises in any specific ethnicity often trigger things off. Immigration and discrimination against Muslims is relatively new but there has been plenty of practice against Asians and Maoris.
Up to 1987 the immigration policy was based on country of origin which I think was end of the last official racial discrimination.
We tend to only see the advertising trying to attract the skilled immigrants they want, as with other countries there are always darker sides as well.
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Re: Mosque Attack, New Zealand
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17th Mar 2019 9:25am
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Just wondering why we have our much depleted police force patrolling Mosques here, it would be fair to say that Churches here are at the same level of a terrorist threat if any retaliation were to take place, and based on past History the threat is more likely to come from the Muslim enclave.
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Re: Mosque Attack, New Zealand
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17th Mar 2019 10:57am
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The Synagogues also have police protection. Basically, it could be seen the ME problems aka Jewish and Muslim issues are about raise their profile here too.
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