Growing up in the 1950s, '60s, and early 70s, we're told
was not a joyous time. The TV Series, "The Making of
Modern Australia," was according to the Series Producer -
Ian Collie, "folk TV."

The series was built entirely around interviews and
archival footage.

"In the end what we wanted was the people's history. We
wanted the people who had experienced history to tell it
from their point of view. Stories had to be revealed
entirely by the people who had lived them."

We're told we should not sugar-coat the depiction of life
in Australia
in that time. A time where childhoods were filled with
strict discipline, and ignorance.

Alongside depictions of halcyon or blissful childhoods we've
got people whose early years were spent in a series of
public institutions. We've got people who were members of
the Stolen Generations. We've got orphans who were
brutalised in the care of the Sisters of Mercy.

Modern kids today aren't as disadvantaged in the way some
were in the past.

Acknowledging our past needs to be done.

There are those who will say there is no point in looking
at the past, that the important thing is to look to the
future. How can one know where one is going, if one doesn't
know where one has been?

Hope for the future must always be based on respect for
the past and in knowing the truth about the past we may learn
something about ourselves

ttbn,

<<Referring to anyone, Palestinian or otherwise, as Hamas supporters is not racism.>>

Well for me it's a pretty appalling thing to be doing to someone if they have nothing to do with Hamas at all.

So let's not split hairs here. Appalling activity against others is just that - appalling. Just like those who have been treating Jews in Australia as second class citizens. That is also appalling.

Bad behaviour is just that bad behaviour. We need to call it out and it needs to be stopped.

<<Laura Tingle is a very blonde, very fair skinned, self-hating far-Left apparatchik, who is completely unhinged - fully qualified work for the ABC, but of no consequence to society.>>

I don't know why you need to put out such hate. I believe she did the wrong thing here, as she should be impartial and she has damaged the reputation of the ABC but she shouldn't have to face vile comments like that. I don't think you realise what you are always putting out.

Foxy,

<<Referring to Israel committing war crimes is not
anti-Semitism. Neither is criticism of Israel's
policies.>>

I agree. For some reason ttbn doesn't. I don't know how many times he needs to be told. He seems to think it is O.K to treat a Palestinian like a piece of trash... but you question the Israeli Government and you're antisemitic, a sell out and someone anti-Jew. All I can say is the double standards are huge! P.S He may like to have a chat with Antony Loewenstein.

Hi Nathan,

Antony Loewenstein has also received hate mail and
all sorts of derogatory names and labels

Hi Nathan,

Laura Tingle certainly does not deserve the vitriol.
The coverage of her comments on racism as many have pointed
out is a textbook beat up.

The following link explains why:

http://theconversation.com/the-coverage-of-laura-tingles-comments-on-racism-is-a-textbook-beat-up-but-shes-not-in-the-wrong-231051

Understanding the extent of racism in Australia
is the first step to eradicating it.
Foxy,
Then understand that there are more non-Caucasian racists in Australia than Caucasian !

Yes Foxy!

Don't you know these grubby non-Caucasian are getting on social forums, like this one, and calling Aboriginal people "concrete jungle bunnies" not that it racists hummmmm?....Indy I didn't know you were Chinese!