Social cohesion and gritted-teeth tolerance

"In 2022, for the first time in decades, the government commissioned a review of multiculturalism, Towards Fairness. It found Australia had muddled on, but squandered its world-leading status and recommended the government create a minister, a permanent commission and department for multiculturalism. Labor MP Dr Anne Aly was appointed multicultural affairs minister in 2025."

She delivered a powerful speech last November:

"Aly declared it was time to end “the conditional form of multiculturalism, that kind of gritted-teeth tolerance that,

'You are welcome here as long as your food tastes good,

your celebrations are colourful, and

your music is present to the ears.’"

"But any questioning, any speaking out, any disruptive participation in any practice of citizenship will not be tolerated. Instead, acts of citizenship afforded to the broader community are viewed as acts of defiance when performed by the other and are met with cries of, ‘Go back to where you came from,’ and ‘Love Australia or leave it.’ " >>
https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/mar/23/social-cohesion-meaning-has-lost-feelgood-vibe

Full speech: Reimagining Multiculturalism in Australia, The Hon Dr Anne Aly MP, Minister for Small Business, Minister for International Development, and Minister for Multicultural Affairs 2025 >>
https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/anne-aly-2025

#SocialCohesion #ethnonationalism #Anglosphere #SettlerSociety #mainstream #belonging #diversity #IndigenousPeoples #CALD #hate #racism #silencing #culture #entertainment #SongAndDance #ScarilyDiverse #representation #participation #Australia #culture

Social cohesion has lost its feelgood vibe. What will it take to offer a fair go for all?

The phrase should evoke optimism, positive expectations about the future, trust and belonging. That seems almost out of reach in a chaotic world

The Guardian

@PetraBF

Der Umzug ist schon passiert, ich bin jetzt auf #Digitalcourage 🙌

Ein bissel ironisch ist es schon, dass diese wilden Löschungen ausgerechnet an dem Tag passierten, als ich gegen das #Silencing gebloggt habe... https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/blume-ince-52-gegen-das-silencing-kurdischer-anderer-minderheiten-fuer-eine-neue-dialog-medienkultur/

Blume & Ince: Gegen Silencing kurdischer & anderer Minderheiten

In Folge 52 von "Blume & Ince" diskutieren Prof. Dr. Inan Ince und Dr. Michael Blume vor Publikum mit OB Christoph Traub & Dilnaz Alhan.

Natur des Glaubens

Aus mir völlig unerfindlichen Gründen wurden von mir heute mehrere, völlig demokratische Posts gelöscht & mein Einspruch dagegen ohne jede Begründung abgewiesen.

Dies sinnigerweise am Tag, an dem ich gegen jedes #Silencing bloggte 👇. Ich ziehe also hiermit auf @BlumeEvolution um und werde diesen Account aufgeben.

Ich respektiere die Arbeit von Instanzen-Admins, aber gebe meinen guten Namen nicht für Willkür her.

Danke allen, die mir hier für mehr #Dialog folgten! https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/blume-ince-52-gegen-das-silencing-kurdischer-anderer-minderheiten-fuer-eine-neue-dialog-medienkultur/

Blume & Ince: Gegen Silencing kurdischer & anderer Minderheiten

In Folge 52 von "Blume & Ince" diskutieren Prof. Dr. Inan Ince und Dr. Michael Blume vor Publikum mit OB Christoph Traub & Dilnaz Alhan.

Natur des Glaubens

@BlumeEvolution

Wirklich ärgerlich, #Silencing der übelsten Art.☹️

A quotation from Henry Commager

We do not need to fear ideas, but the censorship of ideas. We do not need to fear criticism, but the silencing of criticism. We do not need to fear excitement or agitation in the academic community, but timidity and apathy. We do not need to fear resistance to political leaders, but unquestioning acquiescence in whatever policies those leaders adopt.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1965-12-18), “The Problem of Dissent,” Saturday Review

More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #acquiescence #agitation #apathy #censorship #criticism #dissent #intellectualfreedom #resistance #silencing #timidity #academicfreedom

Commager, Henry Steele - Essay (1965-12-18), "The Problem of Dissent," Saturday Review | WIST Quotations

We do not need to fear ideas, but the censorship of ideas. We do not need to fear criticism, but the silencing of criticism. We do not need to fear excitement or agitation in the academic community, but timidity and apathy. We do not need to fear resistance to political…

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Das deutsche Zum-Schweigen-Bringen nennt sich im Englischen #Silencing. Und leider sind davon immer wieder auch Angehörige ethnischer & religiöser Minderheiten wie das Kurdentum & Judentum betroffen.

In Folge 52 von #BlumeundInce diskutieren Prof. @Teh_Doc_Inan , der Filderstädter OB Christoph Traub und die deutsch-kurdische Menschenrechtsaktivistin Dilnaz Alhan genau darüber: #Kurdentum #Judentum #Dialog #Videocast #Podcast https://scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-glaubens/blume-ince-52-gegen-das-silencing-kurdischer-anderer-minderheiten-fuer-eine-neue-dialog-medienkultur/

Blume & Ince: Gegen Silencing kurdischer & anderer Minderheiten

In Folge 52 von "Blume & Ince" diskutieren Prof. Dr. Inan Ince und Dr. Michael Blume vor Publikum mit OB Christoph Traub & Dilnaz Alhan.

Natur des Glaubens

🗓 25. Feb. 2026 | #RPTU Campus #Landau - Live-Vortrag von #EnnioBrandt - "Anfeindungen von Forschenden"

Öffentlich. Sichtbar. Verletzlich? 45 % der Forschenden haben Wissenschaftsfeindlichkeit erlebt – oft mit #Silencing-Effekten. Der DGPuK-Mittelbau-Workshop beleuchtet Erfahrungen & Strategien. Online-Teilnahme möglich!

🔗 https://t1p.de/EnnioBrandt_Anfeindungen_PDF

#Wissenschaftskommunikation #SciComm #DGPuK #dgiinfo

Who Fears the Truth?
The Lawfare Campaign to Silence Francesca Albanese

https://www.globalresearch.ca/lawfare-campaign-silence-francesca-albanese/5915980

Francesca Albanese has become one of the most polarising figures in contemporary diplomacy because she insists on describing what she sees.

#FrancescaAlbanese #Silencing #Criticism #Witnesses #Crimes #Israel

A quotation from Henry Commager

The point is that when a nation silences criticism and dissent, it deprives itself of the power to correct its errors. The process of silencing need not be as savage as in Nazi Germany or in South Africa today; it is enough that an atmosphere be created where men prefer silence to protest. As has been observed of book-burning, it is not necessary to burn books, it is enough to discourage men from writing them.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1965-12-18), “The Problem of Dissent,” Saturday Review

More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #selfcorrection #censorship #criticism #dissent #error #oppression #protest #selfcensorship #silencing

Commager, Henry Steele - Essay (1965-12-18), "The Problem of Dissent," Saturday Review | WIST Quotations

The point is that when a nation silences criticism and dissent, it deprives itself of the power to correct its errors. The process of silencing need not be as savage as in Nazi Germany or in South Africa today; it is enough that an atmosphere be created where men prefer…

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A quotation from Henry Commager

But this we can say with certainty: a government and a society that silences those who dissent is one that has lost its way. This we can say: that what is essential in a free society is that there should be an atmosphere where those who wish to dissent and even to demonstrate can do so without fear of recrimination or vilification.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1965-12-18), “The Problem of Dissent,” Saturday Review

More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #criticism #censorship #demonstration #dissent #freesociety #freespeech #freedom #freedomofexpression #freedomofspeech #protest #silencing

Commager, Henry Steele - Essay (1965-12-18), "The Problem of Dissent," Saturday Review | WIST Quotations

But this we can say with certainty: a government and a society that silences those who dissent is one that has lost its way. This we can say: that what is essential in a free society is that there should be an atmosphere where those who wish to dissent and…

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