with the event happened today across the country really made me reminisce about my life. I was fortunately able to immigrate into this amazing country and start new life more than 10 years ago. As someone with a refugee background there was no capital to start a journey. Luckily, there is something called Centrelink and was able to tried my best to study English. Was able to pursued higher education and graduated from a university with a bachelor degree. All the while, worked double shifts stocking shelves, cleaning toilets, saved money and bought my first home (still got another 24 years on mortgage rip me). Became a citizen 5 years ago. Couldn't hold my tears during the citizenship ceremony, when a little girl sang " I am Australian". I finally belong somewhere officially.
All those things I was able to do and enjoy because of the opportunity that was given by the country. Sometime when I am high as a kite, a thought would came to mind "holy shit, I am actually living the new life". The life which I used to only dream of living in the long way past. I love it. I love Australia.
But yeah, not everybody is like me. some never able to be assimilated. I also understand that it's not that they don't want to, they just can't. Most came from a fucked up country and their mentality, mindset is just not in the right place. They are afraid to speak out, worse when you can't speak the language. Shy and always lowering their heads do what they are told. Afraid of authority figures like police since a lot of them came from war torn countries where corruption is natural trait. A lot of them got ptsd including me (hence, the weed I guess). No complaints and also content with little money they get from Centrelink for their whole life. And their offsprings, who grew up here probably felt like outsiders and start to act out when their parents cannot relate to them. I feel like it's all a big mess. I mean of course, there is a reason for the huge turnout in protest across the country. Turn on the news and it's almost always some immigrants committing crimes. On the internet, almost alway. Not just in Australia, in the other first world countries as well. It's a shame.
I wonder what's the consequences of the nationwide protest gonna be. I will be lying if I say I am not worried.