Is Racism Still Destroying The Australian Dream?

In today’s modern society where we like to believe that as a nation we are tolerant and indusive it is shocking to see the socioeconomic gap that exists for indigenous Australians and how causal racism is such a common part of society In stand Grant’s 2015 speech delivered at the 1Q2 racism debate on how “racism is destroying the Australian dream” he explains how racism is still prevalent in Australian culture and how it is an intergenerational problem. The ideas that racism is destroying the Australian dream and that causal racism is accepted in this culture, that there is a long history of racism and that they are deeply rooted in the historical narrative and personal experiences. but that we can move forward, but we have to go to the root

He initiates his feet with a prompting question, who are we? This tells us that he is questioning what Shell's identity is. It also encourages the audience to think about what they think Shane's identity is, remove values it holds. Grant proceeds to reference a place he describes as most holy, most sacred to Australians, the footy he questions how a reverted space such as the AFL grounds could allow such troubling incidents to occur. By linking the AFL to Australia's identity, the grant presents it as an integral part of the nation's culture. He achieves it through vivid auditory imagery, thousands of voices as it creates a loud, noisy atmosphere. This auditory is further Buda pon by the metaphor used of hounded, a term that invokes an animalistic pursuit as if the crowd were pack rent loosely chasing their target. The imagery of thousand voices creates a vivid picture of a loud, busy atmosphere when paired with the zoomorphism of hound. It creates an image of thousands of people wanting to hunt and pursue a person. Grant repeats that emphasising how the person targeted wasn't even seen as Australian. A Vision that sharply highlights the denial of identity for Aboriginal people even in a space that's deemed most sacred to Australians. So imagine a place that wasn't even sacred to a stranger what would happen

It Juxtaposes two sharply different ideas, highlighting the horrific statistics of indigenous history where they die younger than the average Australian. This deliberate contrast serves to undercut the national anthem, exposing its force through hard hitting statistics that reveal it in accuracy. It lays bare the notation that racism is ingrained within the white Australian culture, suggesting that to address racism and inequality we must go to the root of the problem. Grant continues by repeating the phrase the Australian dream before elaborating on its meeting. He adds the Australian dream is rooted in racism, emphasising that racism forms the very foundation of this stream. He referenced Terra nullis: The idea that a Shia was designed to land upon British arrival, it was a myth used to justify colorization. Grant argues that from the moment of invasion Aboriginal people were viewed as inferior, a belief that persists to this day. And now upon historical references, Grant evokes the horrific statement they were smoothing the dying pillow. This imagery illustrates the disturbing reality that indigenous people were seen as burdens that could just be killed off and their deaths being seen as a form of protection. This helps the audience grasp the brutality inflicted upon indigenous community, highlighting the targeting of a specific group