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Dear Bill (the author),

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Dear Bill (the author),

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Of course, black lives matter. Lives of all the colours of the rainbow – plus white – matter.

All life matters (from an achromatopsic point of view).

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I still remember people who used to object being referred to as indigenous 40 years ago. They were staunchly Malay, Japanese, Samoan, Caledonian etc ancestry but rapidly adopted themselves even more staunchly indigenous when Labor kickstarted the indigenous benefit bandwagon !
Can someone please explain why someone with one ounce of indigenous ancestry is Indigenous instead of say, Pacific islander or European etc when they are of a clearly more discernible non-indigenous Gene background ?Surely, it is complexion by which we identify each other & not by how we decide to feel ? After all, we're always referred to as White even even we were born in so-called black countries !

Indy, I have asked this question again and again, but to no avail.
We all know the answer, as you also have indicated, but you won't get anyone to succumb to telling the truth, for fear of it exposing those we speak of as frauds.
There are those on OLO and in the world who espouse being virtuous and charitable but most of all, honest.
Well it is now officially on the record, that the grey people are anything but.
They will hold strongly to this view and woe betide anyone who attempts to correct them or challenges them.
The truth is more likely what you suggest as the main driver of this fallacy, but there is also the cult image which some of these grey Aussies, I fear, are attempting to attain in a pathetic attempt at trying to make themselves "cool" or relevant or stand out in the crowd, and get some benefits and handouts along the way.
These are selfish, greedy, people with an emotional problem that either can't stand who they are and think that by labeling themselves as part of a current social trend will make them someone or are just plain arrogant promoting themselves as something they clearly are not, still claiming the benefits it comes with.
I don't care for anyone justifying their lies with another lie that they "identify" with being black.
Bullsh!t!
I for one am not colour blind, or about to facilitate a bunch of opportunistic deviants and social deficients.

There are all sorts of people pretending to be something
that they're not. For example - tolerant, God-loving,
Christians. Peaceful Muslims. Upstanding citizens of their
communities. Educated subject specialists. Tolerant
religious leaders. Dedicated politicians. Kind and
merciful priests and nuns. And the list goes on.

You'd have to have a very big heart to hate them all or
even to be able to judge them all. You'd have to remember
to be perfect yourself in order to do that.

As for our ancestries? People of all sorts of colours
pretend to be something that they're not. So why single
out just the few who do that among our Indigenous people
when there are so many others among us who also try to
rort the system. Any system.

Finger-pointing is easy - but intellectually lazy.

Surely we can do better.

Foxy, sorry but we are not talking about something we can't see.
Someones religion is like politics, it is a subjective belief or following, at times fanatical.
Neither come with a picture or billboard identifying the person and their beliefs.
It is subjective.
Where-as if you're grey, you are neither black nor white.
Even more ridiculous and fraudulent is someone who is clearly white trying pass themselves off as black.
If there were nothing to gain by doing so I would have no cause to comment, but unfortunately, even social standing or status is a "gain" to some people.
I wonder, do you know the difference between a lie and a belief, both are still untrue, and both were promoted with passion and conviction, but ultimately, in their own way are, lies.
You ask, why single out the black/grey when there are so many others rorting the system?
Because they are the topic of conversation, so stop trying to deflect as you continually do.
Furthermore, stop with the pathetic cliches and your attempts at being witty.
Not wanted/needed, nor a good look and only adds to your already tarnished standing in this community, friends aside.
Oh, and BTW, for the record, I am PERFECT.
Unfortunately it takes another perfect person to recognise someone of similar standing.
Now you see, you can't argue or comment because you don't know me, and as I am the only person that does, it therefore means that my assessment stands.

Dear Foxy,

Please have a look at this article:

http://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2019/10/why-alice-cant-get-ahead/

While I was reading it, I could see every person mentioned as if I already knew them. Please take it seriously.

Love,

Joe