..It makes me sad also that the debate here seems to have become an aggressive stand-off now between horus and yourself which makes it really difficult for me to keep reading/posting/learning. I do stress that am not blaming you for this, it seems to be what happens much of the time with this debate. But it does stop me wanting to continue and to find another way to get my information. I am one of the few who is working for the Aboriginal people overseas. I am culturally British and I struggle to see past that and sometimes I fail but I am trying, and when I learn important lessons i teach others. I do not see you as speaking for all Aboriginal people and I realise that your story is your story and not the story of all aboriginal people, but you are the only indigenous person writing on this site so you are the only reference point in this situation. I have valued your comments, even the angry ones as it just serves to remind me how deeply felt are the scars from the past and how easily people can feel condescended to. I am not knowlingly being condescending, just inquisitive. I want to know if my views are acceptable, realistic, accurate and the only way I can find out is to express them. Better that I find out and change them if they are wrong. But I am not going to know how to change them if someone doesn't tell me. Simply making someone angry is not going to help me understand the issues. I need open, honest debate where the respect I give others is also given to me. That way we all learn something. I really hope we can get this debate back onto an even keel. I am sorry again that I offended you.