New Addition - man of lettuce

A new addition to my list of bloggers: man of lettuce

From the view point of a Sydney cab driver.

It's an interesting read especially with the recent racial riots in Sydney. Gives a perspective that is not mentioned or covered by main stream media.

A snippet from one of his recent posts about what's happening in Sydney:

Like all Australians my passenger loved the beach yet was worried his planned Christmas vacation up the North Coast was now in jeopardy. ‘But I‚’m not so sure now after all this trouble. Maybe I'll have to stay clean shaven’, he laughed, rubbing a classic Mediterranean beard shadow.

I asked for his opinion about the trouble. 'I can tell you this’, he said raising one finger. ‘These hard heads aren’t gunna back down 'till they get what they want’. "And what do they want?’. ‘Respect’, he replied. ‘What, respect through fear?’, I suggested. He then simply shrugged his shoulders as if to say, ‘Unfortunately, yes".

Race and religion - two of THE MOST sensitive and volatile topics in human history. And so therefore also making them the preferred choice of 'weaponry' for extremists, terrorists, criminals and sometimes even political leaders to achieve their motives.

Even in the most innocent and peaceful of circumstances, things can turn ugly if religious or racial topics are brought up improperly or handled callously. Especially in this day and age where you can get beaten up while 'sunbaking' simply because of the colour of your skin.

Sigh!