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Loose control : Comments

By Paul Scott, published 19/1/2026

A modern nation cannot be built on ancient possession, inherited blame, or divided citizenship.

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A very brief outline of Aboriginal history with which I agree.

The impossible gap between ancient and modern societies which the native populations of Australia were, and are still currently dealing with, inarguably demands special and specific considerations above and beyond other similar global native populations, which were more advanced than our own native inhabitants.

The often clumsy and mostly well meaning attempts to reconcile disparities by the succession of Governments through our own history of occupation, should not be reason to condemn those efforts totally either.

Dealing with past innovations towards the reconciliation, clumsy or not, should not cloud the lens of progress towards better outcomes for Aboriginal populations still with us with guilt, and thus distort responses by overcorrecting them either, which is glaringly obvious with current Labor attempts at reconciliation by pushing such idiocies as the voice, which effectively creates the opposite effect to the intentions of the well meaning effort.

All the above brings me to point out another glaring fault of (successive)Governments to overcorrect righting of past wrongs, by resorting to the lazy way of solution, throwing money at the problem: This laziness adds to the pushback from the general population whose money it is, (or was), adding resistance to solving genuine need, and further highlighting Government failure in its policies towards these ends.

Splashing money at the problem, also demonstrates the lack of ability of politicians to truly understand the genuine need Aboriginal disenfranchisement has created.
Resorting to NGO’s to solve these problems, too often exacerbates the problem by diluting the funds that are made available for that purpose, leaving needy Aboriginals devoid of help, and as local example, living in homeless squalor, to witness absurdities of NGO’s arriving at their camps driving a Mercedes Benz, as I witnessed very recently.

The sight of that absurdity, brands the efforts to assist them with the same absurdity!
Posted by diver dan, Monday, 19 January 2026 1:40:28 PM
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Paul waxes on lyrically about not allowing ‘ … racial variation to beget obscure privilege for some … ‘ yet completely ignores the elephant in his back pocket – the Zionist lobby’s influence in Australia (and the world) today. Oh well, never let hypocrisy get in the way of bigotry.

Paul obviously still has a bee in his bonnet about The Voice Referendum which he obliquely references. He comes up with a completely new hypothesis that maybe there were other people living on this continent before the aboriginals themselves ‘invaded’ Australia. Good try matey. Pity it isn’t supported by any facts to support your wishful thinking.

Continuing Paul’s narrative – after the British invaded the continent and established a new control … ‘They (aboriginals) had no real option but to assimilate, as quickly as possible … ‘ I have another option – the British had a moral obligation not to murder, massacre, poison, steel children or generally attempt to exterminate the original inhabitants. How can Paul hope or even suggest that they should assimilate ‘as quickly as possible’ given those circumstances?

Paul reckons that indigenous people ‘ … should see themselves as ordinary citizens … ‘ Wouldn’t that be ideal. If only white supremacists like Paul could do the same
Posted by Aries54, Monday, 19 January 2026 5:12:26 PM
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