- 11 Jul 2014 03:26
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As a 'non-indigenous' Australian I find it bemusing that leftist anti-racists condemn non-indigenous citizens of Aust such as I, for an event that occurred in 1788?
No one alive today participated in the (depending upon your individual viewpoint) the settlement of, colonisation of, invasion of, conquest of, migration to the country now called ' Australia'.
One does not prosecute the son for the deeds of his father.
I myself (my family) have been here since around 1800 when an ancestor was transported here against his will. He didn't invade, conquer, migrate or settle but was transported. I've (my family) have been here since before the current nation existed.
My attitude towards aboriginals (indigenous Australians) is that they are just 'Australians' in exactly the same way that I am an 'Australian'.
Segregating them out for special benefits and describing them in a different sense is in reality 'racist'.
Ironically the lefty anti-racists are contradicting themselves with their own ideology by advocating so IMO....
Great Smell of Brut wrote:don't pretend to be an expert so I won;t comment on specifically Aboriginal issues Wht I would like to ask Asarchist is to show me a single issue where he backs a white position over a non white one or does he just back the non white position in every case (obviously an out and out bigot like maas will always do so)
secondly I hope every American who attaks Australia wants to give all the land of the USA back to the native Americans and leave as soon as possible or does their 'manfst destiny' gove them special rights of conquest>
As a 'non-indigenous' Australian I find it bemusing that leftist anti-racists condemn non-indigenous citizens of Aust such as I, for an event that occurred in 1788?
No one alive today participated in the (depending upon your individual viewpoint) the settlement of, colonisation of, invasion of, conquest of, migration to the country now called ' Australia'.
One does not prosecute the son for the deeds of his father.
I myself (my family) have been here since around 1800 when an ancestor was transported here against his will. He didn't invade, conquer, migrate or settle but was transported. I've (my family) have been here since before the current nation existed.
My attitude towards aboriginals (indigenous Australians) is that they are just 'Australians' in exactly the same way that I am an 'Australian'.
Segregating them out for special benefits and describing them in a different sense is in reality 'racist'.
Ironically the lefty anti-racists are contradicting themselves with their own ideology by advocating so IMO....