I'm from Australia, so I thought I would I would throw in my 2 cents (0.01416 USD at time of writing).

My kinda speech, Zenaan

--- New high school principal

A Speech Every Australian High School Principal Should Give.

To the students and faculty of our high school:

I am your new principal, and honored to be so.

This principal needs to go back to school and learn the language of the country they seem to be so proud of. It's "honoured" not "honored".

There is no greater calling than to teach young people.

I would like to apprise you of some important changes coming to our school.

I am making these changes because I am convinced that most of the ideas that have dominated public education in Australia have worked against you, against your teachers and against our country.

Okay, fine.

First, this school will no longer honour race or ethnicity. I could not care less if your racial makeup is black, brown, red, yellow or white. I could not care less if your origins are African, Latin American, Asian or European, or if your ancestors arrived here on the Endeavour or on slave ships.

How exactly were you "honouring" it before-hand?

The only identity I care about, the only one this school will recognize, is your individual identity -- your character, your scholarship, your humanity.

*and* your humanity.

And the only national identity this school will care about is Australia.

The nationalism is painful.

This is an Australian public school, and Australian public schools were created to make better Australians. If you wish to affirm an ethnic, racial or religious identity through school, you will have to go elsewhere. We will end all ethnicity, race and non-Australian nationality-based celebrations. They undermine the motto of Australia, one of its three central values -- epluribus Unum, "from many, one." And this school will be guided by Australia's values.

What do you count as non-Australian nationality-based celebrations? Do we even have any Australian nationality-based celebrations. "Australia's values" -- invading and slaughtering millions of Aborigines?

This includes all after-school clubs. I will not authorize clubs that divide students based on any identities. This includes race, language, religion, sexual orientation or whatever else may become in vogue in a society divided by political correctness.

Okay. This sounds reasonable.

Your clubs will be based on interests and passions, not blood, ethnic, racial or other physically defined ties.

Isn't this what clubs are generally? It makes no sense to start talking about solutions to a problem that hasn't even been defined yet (shout out to the current contributor covenant debate).

Those clubs just cultivate narcissism -- an unhealthy preoccupation with the self -- while the purpose of education is to get you to think beyond yourself.

"Those" could be a reference to either the clubs before or after the "changes". Logic would suggest the latter, but the principal should know better than to structure their paragraphs like this. More discussion of an imaginary problem.

So we will have clubs that transport you to the wonders and glories of art, music, astronomy, languages you do not already speak, carpentry and more.

Fine.

If the only extracurricular activities you can imagine being interested in are those based on ethnic, racial or sexual identity, that means that little outside of yourself really interests you.

Ah, okay...?

Second, I am uninterested in whether English is your native language.

My only interest in terms of language is that you leave this school speaking and writing English as fluently as possible.

The English language has united Australia's citizens for over 200 years, and it will unite us at this school. It is one of the indispensable reasons this country of immigrants has always come to be one country. And if you leave this school without excellent English language skills, I would be remiss in my duty to ensure that you will be prepared to successfully compete in the Australian job market.

The other reason being that people like you are stopped as soon as possible.

We will learn other languages here -- it is deplorable that most Australians only speak English -- but if you want classes taught in your native language rather than in English,this is not your school.

"it is deplorable that most Australians only speak English" -- Exactly why I'm on a student exchange program right now. "but if you want classes taught in your native language rather than in English,this is not your school." -- Okay, your school doesn't have the capability to offer classes in another language. That's fine. Most schools in Australia don't.

Third, because I regard learning as a sacred endeavour, everything in this school will reflect learning's elevated status.

This means, among other things, that you and your teachers will dress accordingly.

Many people in our society dress more formally for Horse Racing events than for church or school. These people have their priorities backward. Therefore, there will be a formal dress code at this school.

Fourth, no obscene language will be tolerated anywhere on this school's property -- whether in class, in the hallways or at athletic events. If you can't speak without using the f -word, you can't speak. By obscene language I mean the words banned by the Federal Communications Commission, plus epithets such as "Abbo," even when used by one black student to address another black, or "bitch," even when addressed by a girl to a girlfriend. It is my intent that by the time you leave this school, you will be among the few your age to instinctively distinguish between the elevated and the degraded, the holy and the obscene.

There are two ways of creating change, by forcing it, or by creating an environment where the students come to the desired conclusion themselves.

Fifth, we will end all self-esteem programs. In this school, self-esteem will be attained in only one way -- the way people attained it until decided otherwise a generation ago -- by earning it.

I'm from Australia and I'm not sure what "self-esteem programs" would even entail.

One immediate consequence is that there will be one valedictorian, not eight.

How about none? We could treat learning as a "sacred endeavour" and not start telling one person that they, essentially "won the game" while the rest of them lost. It's this sort of ego-building positive feedback that creates the kind people our governments are full of.

Sixth, and last, I am reorienting the school toward academics and away from politics and propaganda. No more time will be devoted to scaring you about smoking and caffeine, or terrifying you about sexual harassment or global warming.

"politics" -- In my experience, Australian schools don't discuss politics very much at all. "smoking and caffeine" -- Lessons regarding smoking and caffeine have been somewhat mismanaged in Australia and often more people end up doing these things after the classes, so there is clearly a problem. "sexual harassment" -- I've never been in a class that talked about this. "global warming" -- I've never been in a class that tried to "terrify" anyone about global warming. If the principal is suggesting that we should stop teaching the opinion of "97 percent or more of actively publishing climate scientists" then this people is clearly not interested in "academics". (J. Cook, et al, "Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature,"Environmental Research Letters Vol. 8 No. 2, (June 2013); DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/024024)

No more semesters will be devoted to condom wearing and teaching you to regard sexual relations as only or primarily a health issue..

A better approach might be to actually evaluate why these classes have been so inefficient and take up so much time.

There will be no more attempts to convince you that you are a victim because you are not white, or not male, or not heterosexual or not Christian.

I have some sympathies for this sentence, but I need to flesh that out more in my head.

We will have failed if any one of you graduates this school and does not consider him or herself inordinately fortunate -- to be alive and to be an Australian.

Now, please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of our country.

I cry.

As many of you do not know the words, your teachers will hand them out to you.

Being this disrespectful like this to your students is not going to yield good education outcomes.

ROTF! "There will be a formal dress code" How "Back to the 50s"... Were you around for the 50s Zenaan? A sick sick corrosion of conformity enveloped Western Industrial society and it's satraps (ie. 1950s Australia) like automotive and industrial effluvia envelop those nations today. And what if, like more and more "Australians" everyday, your parents find themselves jobless, homeless, and impoverished, and can't afford 'formal attire' to send the loinspawn off for their five day a week orwellian programming regimen? Those kids going to get bullied, ridiculed, with official sanction... Listen, my mother, a New York City school teacher, was considering emigrating to Australian in the early 60s when she found out Australia was offering 'special deals' for immigrant teaching staff from certain countries. Then she found out Australian schools were still segregated, and worse.... Black teachers need not have applied. Fuck your "Australia Nation". Fuck ALL 'nations'. Kill your indoctrinators today kids! -- RR "Through counter-intelligence it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble-makers ... And neutralize them, neutralize them, neutralize them" Zenaan Harkness wrote:

My kinda speech, Zenaan

--- New high school principal

A Speech Every Australian High School Principal Should Give.

To the students and faculty of our high school:

I am your new principal, and honored to be so.

There is no greater calling than to teach young people.

I would like to apprise you of some important changes coming to our school.

I am making these changes because I am convinced that most of the ideas that have dominated public education in Australia have worked against you, against your teachers and against our country.

First, this school will no longer honour race or ethnicity. I could not care less if your racial makeup is black, brown, red, yellow or white. I could not care less if your origins are African, Latin American, Asian or European, or if your ancestors arrived here on the Endeavour or on slave ships.

The only identity I care about, the only one this school will recognize, is your individual identity -- your character, your scholarship, your humanity.

And the only national identity this school will care about is Australia.

This is an Australian public school, and Australian public schools were created to make better Australians. If you wish to affirm an ethnic, racial or religious identity through school, you will have to go elsewhere. We will end all ethnicity, race and non-Australian nationality-based celebrations. They undermine the motto of Australia, one of its three central values -- epluribus Unum, "from many, one." And this school will be guided by Australia's values. This includes all after-school clubs. I will not authorize clubs that divide students based on any identities. This includes race, language, religion, sexual orientation or whatever else may become in vogue in a society divided by political correctness.

Your clubs will be based on interests and passions, not blood, ethnic, racial or other physically defined ties.

Those clubs just cultivate narcissism -- an unhealthy preoccupation with the self -- while the purpose of education is to get you to think beyond yourself.

So we will have clubs that transport you to the wonders and glories of art, music, astronomy, languages you do not already speak, carpentry and more.

If the only extracurricular activities you can imagine being interested in are those based on ethnic, racial or sexual identity, that means that little outside of yourself really interests you.

Second, I am uninterested in whether English is your native language.

My only interest in terms of language is that you leave this school speaking and writing English as fluently as possible.

The English language has united Australia's citizens for over 200 years, and it will unite us at this school. It is one of the indispensable reasons this country of immigrants has always come to be one country. And if you leave this school without excellent English language skills, I would be remiss in my duty to ensure that you will be prepared to successfully compete in the Australian job market.

We will learn other languages here -- it is deplorable that most Australians only speak English -- but if you want classes taught in your native language rather than in English,this is not your school.

Third, because I regard learning as a sacred endeavour, everything in this school will reflect learning's elevated status.

This means, among other things, that you and your teachers will dress accordingly.

Many people in our society dress more formally for Horse Racing events than for church or school. These people have their priorities backward. Therefore, there will be a formal dress code at this school.

Fourth, no obscene language will be tolerated anywhere on this school's property -- whether in class, in the hallways or at athletic events. If you can't speak without using the f -word, you can't speak. By obscene language I mean the words banned by the Federal Communications Commission, plus epithets such as "Abbo," even when used by one black student to address another black, or "bitch," even when addressed by a girl to a girlfriend. It is my intent that by the time you leave this school, you will be among the few your age to instinctively distinguish between the elevated and the degraded, the holy and the obscene.

Fifth, we will end all self-esteem programs. In this school, self-esteem will be attained in only one way -- the way people attained it until decided otherwise a generation ago -- by earning it. One immediate consequence is that there will be one valedictorian, not eight.

Sixth, and last, I am reorienting the school toward academics and away from politics and propaganda. No more time will be devoted to scaring you about smoking and caffeine, or terrifying you about sexual harassment or global warming.

No more semesters will be devoted to condom wearing and teaching you to regard sexual relations as only or primarily a health issue..

There will be no more attempts to convince you that you are a victim because you are not white, or not male, or not heterosexual or not Christian.

We will have failed if any one of you graduates this school and does not consider him or herself inordinately fortunate -- to be alive and to be an Australian.

Now, please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of our country.

As many of you do not know the words, your teachers will hand them out to you.

My kinda speech, Zenaan

--- New high school principal

A Speech Every Australian High School Principal Should Give.

Hello Zenaan, Wouldn't it be nice if we all lived in a world without racism? A world without prejudice based on ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation? Prejudice and racism propagate in locations where people are not exposed to other cultures and taught to look outward towards the world in view of peace and tolerance. Banning cultural, national or ethnic celebrations creates an environment where only one cultural outlook is valued and respected, contributing to the idea that all other cultures should be shunned and dismissed. This is the essence of racism and intolerance, founded in ignorance and lack of outward perception. Open clubs created in order to promote understanding of differing cultures and people belonging to different minorities, said to "divide students" in the speech you have so relevantly and tactfully distributed among this mailing list, aid in supporting a message of tolerance and acceptance of diversity to the point where they may form the core of a school's strategy against racism. Banning or otherwise dismantling such clubs would further reduce opportunities for a school's students to engage with other cultures and develop a wider perspective that takes into account the differences of all people in this world. Furthermore, allowing some classes, designed to cater for international students, to proceed in a language other than English, is critical in fostering an environment where students from other cultures are welcome and able to learn alongside students that are typically considered "ethnically Australian". Failing to foster such an environment not only results in an ethnically homogenous school population, characterized by strong opinions against diversity, but also tears down the advances in tolerance and global thinking put forward by programs such as open school clubs and cultural celebrations. In today's connected age, where it is not longer important, but essential, to be able to interact with and understand those from differing cultures and geographic locations, neglecting the importance of cultural awareness is not only failing to prepare a school's students for a better future, the main goal of all education, but also resorting to an incredibly outdated and naive view of education that has primarily been demonstrated in centuries past, where the purpose of school, as it used to be, was to equip students with the skills necessary, and only the skills necessary, to carry out a repetitive task known as their "job", mandated by a central power. It seems that the narrator of the speech you have posted deems such an "education" to be the end goal of all schooling, clearly demonstrated by their adamant insistence in ensuring that all students are to compete on the "Australian job market", rather than adopting a more modern perspective that acknowledges the existence of a global, or at the very least, international, potential for employment. Finally, the drive and commitment to an Australian national identity, so fervently expressed by the narrator, fails to take into account that Australia's national identity relies on a global perspective to provide cohesiveness within Australian society and that "Australian culture", as understood by the majority of Australian residents, is rather superficial to the point where Australia is deemed "primarily culture-less", relying instead on a strong attachment to multiculturalism. I truly hope that you did not mean "your kinda speech" to be one of intolerance and prejudice, similar to the speeches supported by and created in the interests of nazi and neo-nazi supporters or parties. Rather, I am optimistic of the idea that you have posted such a speech as a result of a desire to take the point of view of a devil's advocate and are indeed seeking a better world, one where racism, prejudice and intolerance are notions of the past. All the best, Endless

Overt nationalism? Reactionary assault against feminism, anti-racism, and anti-imperialism? No free expression? No free speech? Withholding information? Very cypherpunk, Zenaan. Maybe if you keep it up, you can become the Oberstgruppenführer of an SS IT department. Wishing you the best of racial strength, On Sun, 2016-01-31 at 14:17 +0000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:

My kinda speech, Zenaan

--- New high school principal

A Speech Every Australian High School Principal Should Give.

To the students and faculty of our high school:

I am your new principal, and honored to be so.

There is no greater calling than to teach young people.

I would like to apprise you of some important changes coming to our school.

I am making these changes because I am convinced that most of the ideas that have dominated public education in Australia have worked against you, against your teachers and against our country.

First, this school will no longer honour race or ethnicity. I could not care less if your racial makeup is black, brown, red, yellow or white. I could not care less if your origins are African, Latin American, Asian or European, or if your ancestors arrived here on the Endeavour or on slave ships.

The only identity I care about, the only one this school will recognize, is your individual identity -- your character, your scholarship, your humanity.

And the only national identity this school will care about is Australia.

This is an Australian public school, and Australian public schools were created to make better Australians. If you wish to affirm an ethnic, racial or religious identity through school, you will have to go elsewhere. We will end all ethnicity, race and non-Australian nationality-based celebrations. They undermine the motto of Australia, one of its three central values -- epluribus Unum, "from many, one." And this school will be guided by Australia's values. This includes all after-school clubs. I will not authorize clubs that divide students based on any identities. This includes race, language, religion, sexual orientation or whatever else may become in vogue in a society divided by political correctness.

Your clubs will be based on interests and passions, not blood, ethnic, racial or other physically defined ties.

Those clubs just cultivate narcissism -- an unhealthy preoccupation with the self -- while the purpose of education is to get you to think beyond yourself.

So we will have clubs that transport you to the wonders and glories of art, music, astronomy, languages you do not already speak, carpentry and more.

If the only extracurricular activities you can imagine being interested in are those based on ethnic, racial or sexual identity, that means that little outside of yourself really interests you.

Second, I am uninterested in whether English is your native language.

My only interest in terms of language is that you leave this school speaking and writing English as fluently as possible.

The English language has united Australia's citizens for over 200 years, and it will unite us at this school. It is one of the indispensable reasons this country of immigrants has always come to be one country. And if you leave this school without excellent English language skills, I would be remiss in my duty to ensure that you will be prepared to successfully compete in the Australian job market.

We will learn other languages here -- it is deplorable that most Australians only speak English -- but if you want classes taught in your native language rather than in English,this is not your school.

Third, because I regard learning as a sacred endeavour, everything in this school will reflect learning's elevated status.

This means, among other things, that you and your teachers will dress accordingly.

Many people in our society dress more formally for Horse Racing events than for church or school. These people have their priorities backward. Therefore, there will be a formal dress code at this school.

Fourth, no obscene language will be tolerated anywhere on this school's property -- whether in class, in the hallways or at athletic events. If you can't speak without using the f -word, you can't speak. By obscene language I mean the words banned by the Federal Communications Commission, plus epithets such as "Abbo," even when used by one black student to address another black, or "bitch," even when addressed by a girl to a girlfriend. It is my intent that by the time you leave this school, you will be among the few your age to instinctively distinguish between the elevated and the degraded, the holy and the obscene.

Fifth, we will end all self-esteem programs. In this school, self-esteem will be attained in only one way -- the way people attained it until decided otherwise a generation ago -- by earning it. One immediate consequence is that there will be one valedictorian, not eight.

Sixth, and last, I am reorienting the school toward academics and away from politics and propaganda. No more time will be devoted to scaring you about smoking and caffeine, or terrifying you about sexual harassment or global warming.

No more semesters will be devoted to condom wearing and teaching you to regard sexual relations as only or primarily a health issue..

There will be no more attempts to convince you that you are a victim because you are not white, or not male, or not heterosexual or not Christian.

We will have failed if any one of you graduates this school and does not consider him or herself inordinately fortunate -- to be alive and to be an Australian.

Now, please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of our country.

As many of you do not know the words, your teachers will hand them out to you.

-- Sent from Ubuntu