'Interesting.
I'm off to dance around naked on the roof of the local church.
Whats the difference?'

Why not do it for the environment along with the many other earth worshipers who feel the need?
Posted by runner, Sunday, 4 July 2010 12:07:45 AM

Runner! Mate I would pay a hundred bucks just to see you do that.lol..............But on second thoughts, I would definitely pay you not to do it:( And by the way, we earth worshipers have only one real concern, and that's saving your ares, cause I don't see any GOD doing jack-sh@t about any-thing other than make money and overpopulate the planet. As for Uluru, In ten million years, there wont be any rock there at all.

But seriously, The indigenous people have won the right it court their right to the rock ( land rights ) and you runner can go to the middle-east and make your religious pro-test in what-ever manner you wish. Didn't the Christians teach the indigenous people the word of god?
And I wonder where they got the idea to charge a fee from?

Whats good for the goose, is good for the gander.

And sorry once again. Their religion is some 60.000 YEARS OLDER THAN YOURS.

But how ever you humans make your money, First in first serve.

TTM.

This has made Alizee Sery an instant celebrity, and she didn't even have to release a sex tape.

I visited, I climbed.
When I asked why the local tribe didn't like it I got a reply along the lines of "it is traditional that only wise men climb it. These days we all do, but some of us just want the white man to respect something of ours". I read this as: "some of us like to utilise the little power we have over you", however others were quite respectful of our right to climb a part of our country. Some Aboriginals actually get that as Australians this is all our land, and the land is for all. We are not restrained to a small defensible territory as men on foot are. Some of the Aboriginals have modernised their world-view to take this into account.
When we asked if we could parachute onto the rock, or off the rock, or near the rock we were told "no way". Again "why?" was along the lines of "it is disrespectful to have frivolous fun near the rock as it is sacred." This explains the stripper reaction I guess.
But we have folks like this too, who insist that any "frivolous" fun is automatically offensive to the "sacred". These folks are called "wowsers" or "pruitans" and are rightfully marginalised in society these days due to the damage they do. (even Jesus warns against this behaviour!) These folks are certainly taken too seriously by many. Being Aboriginal makes one no less of a meddling fool.
Haven spoken to a range of Aboriginals I choose to treat them as I do the other citizens of Earth...and I ignore the wowsers, puritans and the other runner like personalities that would constantly deride and treat others with disdain.
I too was born here, I too have "traditional culture" and have developed an attachment to "my land". As another poster mentioned, it is part of my culture to climb mountains, cliffs, trees and to swim lakes, rivers and oceans. Many Aboriginals respect this, and some don't.

Ozandy,

That's an interesting concept, that every bit of Australia is fair game for every Australian. Where do you live - I'll bring a mob of my fellow-yahoos around to tramp through your back garden next weekend :) One thing - do you have a barbecue ? Beauty !

Joe

LoudMouth: So Who's backyard is Ularu? I thought it was a national monument!
Are you suggesting that Kakadu and Mt Razorback are sold to private interests, or perhaps you have taken my comments a tad too far?

I grew up with "all Australia for all Australians" meaning all races are *equal*. Being told I'm not wise enough, old enough, manly enough or lets be honest..aboriginal enough to climb a rock is against my culture and my values. I have found that many Australians, some of which are aboriginal agree with this point. "Special consideration" for a particular race has a name...racism. It's a pity we have lost sight of that.

Lets be sensible: Private property is one thing, public assets, nature, is quite another.

Ozandy seems to be unaware that Uluru is owned by the Anangu people, and leased back to the Commonwealth for 99 years. Therefore, it's not a public asset as such, but rather the general public only have access to it until the lease expires or is renegotiated.