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...pretty awful people and we should be ashamed of ourselves and start all over again. Well, I don't hold that view, and the overwhelming majority of Australians don't hold that view, and they reject it." It's a caricature of the criticisms. Pure hyperbole, no doubt. But Howard makes it clear that the critics not only hate him, they hate us too. Howard's understanding of and empathy with ordinary Australians is deeply held; if he really is out of touch with the young, migrants, the poor and Aborigines, then so are many people who have shared...
...surprise any Australian to hear that Howard believes the nation's strength derives from the good, decent and generous character of its people. "I never thought Australians had any doubt as to what their identity was," he says. "It's a very strong personality. It owes a lot to certain influences that are predominantly home grown." Howard feels that Australians are adaptable. "We are still a relatively classless, egalitarian country, and we can therefore adapt to change and embrace change more readily. There are fewer things holding us back now than used to be the case." Never...
...SAID AUSTRALIA'S STANDING ABROAD HAS NEVER BEEN HIGHER. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? It's the strength of the economy - there's no doubt that people respect economic achievement. And we have worked hard in making sure that Australia's international relations have a global dimension. We've put a huge emphasis on relationships with Asia, but we've also revitalized relationships with our traditional friends: America, Britain. The world respects the fact that we've been able simultaneously to get even closer to the Americans but build a very strong relationship with China. And whether...
...pondering whether we had to become less European so we could become more Asian, whether we had to become less British so we could become more multicultural. We had this perpetual seminar on our national identity, contributed to overwhelmingly by the cultural dietitians. I never thought Australians had any doubt as to what their identity was. And I think we've moved on from all of that...
There was a time––a recent time, mere weeks ago––when I would have thought myself to be mortal like the rest of you. That moment has, of course, passed.If I had any doubt that I sit enthroned at the very center of the universe, it has been obliterated by the attention my opinions have commanded. Complete strangers, now subjects to my wisdom, have proffered me distinguished titles, anointing me a “raging douche-bag,” or a “deplorably intolerant” bigot...