Got Dark Emu from the library last Friday, no surprises in it for anyone familiar with Australian history but Pascoe makes some wild assertions and leaps of faith.

Finally the arguing and bickering have come to an end, I see.
Looking back on this topic, we can now finally see what a waste of time it was.
As I tried to point out to Foxy, who thought she had the uber of all topics, the only reason this damn thing went on for so long is because she kept it going by continually arguing with everyone that she was right, even after I pointed to the evidence, which was the huge number of comments arguing against her and her reasoning.
It is sad to see such an attitude, unwilling to consider any other view, might be worthy of consideration.
Anyway, the truth has come through and exposed the fact that there is another side or angle to every story, and it is NEVER exactly what is being promoted.
That also includes those who promote the promoters.

ALTRAV,

Don't take my post above as being anti Pascoe.
Perhaps I should have said, no surprises in it for anyone really familiar with Australian history.

Probably 90% of what he writes is factual, but as I said, he does make some leaps and assertions.

I made a bet with myself that he would not mention Watkin Tench in the index and sure enough, Watkin is not in there, nor is he mentioned in the text, but then Watkin Tench is rarely mentioned by Aboriginal activists, what he wrote in his Journal, whilst generally sympathetic is also truthful, sometimes brutally so.

Is Mise,

Thank You for that.

This topic is of concern to many Australians and it
will continue to be an issue of contention until it is
finally settled - which I see it happening sometime
in the future. Hopefully within my own lifetime.

The topic went on for so long, because people
were prepared to argue the case and I felt obliged
to answer the issues being raised by responding.
That's what one does in discussions.

I wonder how many responses ALTRAV will get in the
topic of his recent discussion. Should we call that a rubbish
topic when only few respond? And if he responds to their
responses is he trying to keep his discussion going?
It shall be interesting to see how
long that lasts.

This topic is of NO concern to any Australians, let's make that clear.
Again we witness an attempt at trying to turn a mole hill into a mountain, a sows ear into a silk purse.
It is now clear that no-one cares about these beat-up plights of a few ordinary folk of no ordinary existence, with patently ordinary skills, like the rest of their kind, having done nothing out of the ordinary, that all their other kind have done their whole lives, and a few irrelevant people have promoted another lot of irrelevant people into trying to promote something irrelevant into something at all.
That pretty much sums up this irrelevant topic.
As I already said, the discussion did not go on for so long because it was interesting, quite the opposite and if some people were not blind and completely lacking in the ability to reason, then they would look back for themselves and see just how many people challenged the notion presented in the original statement and in subsequent comments.
Only a stubborn, arrogant person insists they are right when everyone else around them says otherwise, AND proves why.
It is not an issue of contention, at least in anyone but the authors mind, and there is really nothing to settle, either in this lifetime or ever, for that matter.
If this issue was ever resolved in the manner these morons seek, then the rest of us can legally attack anyone, from govt down, for discriminating against the rest of the 99.999999% of Australians for not being being included, in what will essentially be Racial Discrimination, dividing a country to the benefit of a very small minority at the expense and rejection of the majority.

Continue...........

How thick and stupid do you have to be to not see the divisive nature of this type of issue?
We're ALL Australians, giving one lot extra rights and privileges over another, is just asking for trouble.
And for the asinine challenge about my topic; I'm not a narcissist or a show-off, I don't crave for attention like someone here does, so as I explained to her, you submit a topic because it has relevance to the people and their well being, so if there is something which is going to threaten the public in any way, it is incumbent upon the holder of this information to impart it to the masses, for good reason and not for personal ingratiation or to make themselves look and feel good.
"Bail-In" is just another threat to us all by the evil scum, the banks who are doing the bidding of some very bad people.
If you can afford to lose money by it being 'stolen' from you by the very bank you entrusted it to, then don't bother following up on the thread entitled;
"Bail-In".
So I fully expect my topic to have a brief run, because the responses so far are compliant and in concert, so neither I nor anyone else has to get into a pissing contest over it's relevance, value or truthfulness.
As it turns out people having their savings taken/stolen from them by the very banks they entrusted with their money, is just a TAD more relevant and a true fact that will hurt many people, not just the self funded retiree's.
Now tell us which topic is more relevant and which is crap.
All I can say is, I hope those of you who I would classify as antagonists, don't have any real savings or large sums of money in the bank, because I can assure you my topic will suddenly throw foxy's into insignificance, in terms of interest or relevance.
OH and BTW, AC has done some impeccable research into this very topic and has shared it with us.
His is a truly worthwhile read.