numerous amount of Indigeneous women are very happy to call the police when they are being bashed by their man. I suppose they did not have that luxury prior to colonisation.

Yes Foxy,a perfect example of colonialism in your Guardian article...except:

There are no colonies in Africa
There haven't been for decades
All governments in Africa are native controlled

Basically what the article is saying is that anything that goes wrong in Africa is the European's fault.

People drown in the Mediterranean trying to escape their own government...Britain's fault.

Corrupt local governments mismanaging their resources and moving the corruptly acquired gains off-shore....Britain's fault.

Rained last Sunday...Britain's fault :)

mhaze,

I take it that you see no credibility in the author's
claims about the money stolen from Africa and going
into British Banks. Okkkkkay.

And none of his other claims are valid either?

Okkkkay.

cont'd ...

mhaze,

Perhaps this may help:

http://www.waronwant.org/resources/new-colonialism-britains-scramble-africas-energy-and-mineral-resources

Foxy,

"Just in passing, the Caste system is alive and well all these years after Independence, just have a look in any Indian publication that has Marriage Proposal sections and see how many mention Caste."

Caste is alive and well in the cities of India also, but not among the Christians and Sikhs or the Muslims, it's a Hindu thing.

Australia was colonised by Britain & gave hundreds of thousands from all parts of the World the opportunity to start a better life. The indigenous of this country have both suffered & benefitted although the latter is being generally denied.
Their contribution to the building of this nation is universally acknowledged & the majority of the migrants are grateful also. Some from as close as NZ & as far afield & remote as Latvia however, keep tearing at the scabs of history's wounds & prevent the healing process for some ulterior motive ! They appear to revel in supporting those who openly declare their desire to alter the demographic of Australia to eventually be under the yoke of Superstition !