Camden

I'm surprised just how far new of redneckery in the Sydney basin spreads, it was even in the BBC news!

But I've noticed that for every 9 or 10 stupid things they say - "My kids don't speak Muslim," one local said - there's the occasional line where they make a good point -

I want Muslims in Australia to attend our schools so their children can grow up with our values and, more importantly, so that their mothers can meet Australian mums and see how they don't have to put up with the sort of treatment they sometimes endure.

So what's the solution? Oppose racism by siding with the imams to protect their god-given right to oppress their womenfolk? Or support people's liberties by siding with the rednecks who won't even give others a chance to assimilate?

My idea: a sign out the front of the local public school saying, "Muslims welcome here. No need to build your own school, enroll at ours."