Every Aboriginal tribe throughout the World has gone through the stages that the Aborigines have & do now. They just happened to be some of the last ones.
The Asians, Central Americans & North Africans were the first followed by the Europeans to reach highly advanced status. As the those who reached the peak started to decline, the next lot took their place just as we're experiencing now in West.

Hi Individual,

That raises the inescapable issues:

1. Was the invasion/settlement of Australia inevitable ?

2. Could it have been avoided forever ?

In my view,

1. Yes.

2. No.

History isn't some sort of Pollyanna story. It has involved tragedies and catastrophes, one way or another, for most of the world.

The thornier question though, is:

3. On balance, are Indigenous people better off for being dragged into the modern world ?

I couldn't possibly comment.

Joe

Dear Paul,

Here is a very interesting link that is worth
a read:

http://meanjin.com.au/essays/11312/

Thanks, Foxy, that's good for a laugh, every sentence is .....

But I can see your point, Foxy: if we whinge enough about history, we can reverse it.

1. Yes.

2. No.

Loudmouth,
It's good to read your down to Earth comments rather than just the standard indoctrinated gobbledeegook.