Cornflower
Aborigenes have two choices,
1. They accept Australian reality , mix with the rest of Australians and lose their ID for ever or
2. Remain isolated from the rest of Australians but keep their culture, their basic ID.
In the first case the ONLY hope for them is to become equal with the rest of Australians, this is very easy one, any time they can do it BUT if they want to maximize their interests as the bosses of this land for many thousands of years, if they want to establish their onw state, if they want to claim the maximum posible benefits from their land then THEY MUST STAY IN REMOTE AREAS, THEY MUST KEEP ALIVE THEIR CULTURE, THEY MUST FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS.
I stand between both sides I understand and support aborigenes rights without to ignore our interests.
The qestion is what we will give to them and what we will keep for us.
They know what they do, they have good advisors who know aborigenes rights, and the sensitivities and direction of the international comunity on aborigenes rights.
WE AUSTRALIANS DO NOT FINISH YET WITH THEM, IN REAL WITH HAVE NOT START WITH THEM YET!
They know what they are doing and we are not sure what to do with them!
Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide

The lord high pomposity “Pejorative assumptions and racial stereotyping only widen the understanding gap.”

That would be “Racial stereotyping in the context of

“it is whitey's failure to recognize…”

An expression I can attribute directly to you …

adding rank hypocrisy to your over abundance of pomposity.



Richie 10 “Housing is not the answer. Self worth is and you do not find that in a selfish selfcentred useless culture of petrol, drugs, and alcohol”

Wholly agree.. self worth is a function of self support and self esteem… the stuff which one achieves by one own self reliance and not a reliance on the Nanny state handouts of the profligate socialists.




ASymeonakis “They accept Australian reality , mix with the rest of Australians and lose their ID for ever”

Ah you mean like when the Angles and the Saxons lost their “ID” to become Anglo-Saxons?

And “THEY MUST STAY IN REMOTE AREAS, THEY MUST KEEP ALIVE THEIR CULTURE, THEY MUST FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS.”

I find it impossible to accept the prejudices of people who will argue “multiculturalism” as a justification to deny the “English” origins of Australian settlement and its institutions; whilst simultaneously arguing the complete opposite policy regarding aboriginal “purity” and insisting aboriginals "MUST" do anything.

Personally, I think aboriginals would be better off assimilating with "white" australia even to simply benefit from easier access to the social and medical services which support the greater longevity of life and lower child mortality rates, as is, I understand, are a matter of statistical record.



“Hypocrisy” is rapidly becoming the word of the day

Hello Col. "Aboriginal" is the adjective, "Aboriginee" is the noun. Thank you.

"Aborigine" should have been typed by me.

Dearest Col,
Your mental agility and prejudices can be compared to the physical agility of a Dreadnought....20 odd miles to turn around to catch up with the action.... no wonder they're obsolete.

Being that I'm a 'whitey' I think I'm entitled to sling off at us.
Much the same way a Greek can refer to himself as a wog but others can't.In this context it's more satirical than racist... but I forget you are a special case. Sorry if you've been left behind.

Love examinator ant

For those that may be interested, there was an article here, on OLO, about 2 years ago about an aboriginal community called Windale, which is just south of Newcastle, NSW. In that the author stated that this community had the highest incidence of child abuse in Aus. Now it has one of the lowest incidence. It took them 8 years to acheive this but they did and what a remarkable acheivement. The article did not attract much comment which I found strange as such deserves acknowledgement. I tried to find out just how they managed to get this result but could not get further information. I did make sure the Minister knew about it and maybe I'll visit one day and ask the locals.

I supported the NT intervention because it was to reduce the neglect and abuse of kids and women. I was pleased the current government continued on with the programe, even if modified.

Now I believe the report that started the intervention stated that overcrowding and the lack of housing was one of the key reason for the situation.

That being so, I am dismayed and disgusted that an all out effort has not been made to rectify this. I find it hard to accept that the money has been allocated and absolutely nothing has been done.

So much for government promises

So often racism is blamed for things, when it is nothing more than apathy, Yes apathy by us, by governments, bureaucrats and aboriginals and their community leaders.