Racism by White Australians. It can’t be denied it’s an integral but shameful fact of Australian culture thats lingered far too long.
“Did you grow up supporting the Australian cricket team?” asks Usman Khawaja, before nodding his head in understanding when I, a fellow Pakistani-born Australian, admitted that I didn’t.
Source: The Test cricket docuseries: Usman Khawaja on race and breaking down cricket’s inner sanctum
This week, Indonesian President Joko Widodo acknowledged the “staggering mass slaughter” that took place 57 years ago.
Source: Barack Obama Describes Mass Indonesia Killing
The task for Biden and the White House will be to keep an
even keel by not getting distracted by this commotion, and continuing
the important business of governing the nation. Over the long term
(meaning during the next two years of run-up to the 2024 election), the
contrast between the House Republicans’ zany partisan escapades and
Biden’s seriousness of pubic purpose will offer the most potent means of
avoiding all false equivalences. Classified Documents,
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