Hi Joe,

"with education here, things look like getting worse."

That has always been the view of conservatives and most older people, I think you qualify on both counts. I believe education in Australia today is more diverse and universal than it has ever been. As some advance into senior years negativity creeps in, older people become pessimistic and cynical about the future, something they are unlikely to share in.

Paul1405,
I know many older people who can perform tasks for which many Millennials require a calculator & spell check. And, no this doesn't cause negativity creep in for seniors, it's simply disheartening ! As you said the diversity is now far greater in education here but what you didn't say is that this diversity has undermined competence & logic & common sense which is in turn exploited by those who don't have the welfare/future of Australians/Australia at heart !

Paul,

I'm not Individual, in case you're confused. I don't think 'education is getting worse', certainly not for Indigenous people. In fact, it seems that something like half of all young urban Indigenous people are going on to university. Half, and rising at 8 % p.a. And an amazing 60-70 % of graduates seem to be going on to post-graduate study. I think it is the key to a very bright Indigenous future.

So Trump-bum-boys like Ttbn call me a loony leftie, and you call me conservative ? I must be doing something right :)

Cheers,

Joe

Hi Joe,

Sometimes its a bit hard to blow your "cover", your praise of Indigenous learning on the Forum is well know, at least by me.

BTW, its coming up to the 250th anniversary of the Cookie Monster's arrival in Botany Bay on his first Cooks Tour. Should we celebrate with a cake, or not? I'll put up a discussion on that very subject, then we can have our usual ding dong on another wonderful event in aboriginal history. Are you up for it? ALWAYS, AH!

Look forward to Paul bashing those who have established such a high standard of living he enjoys. Obviously would never go back to the nomadic lifestyle before the country became civilised. Oh well ungrateful and revised history is a requirement to belong to the socialist mob. How else could they virtue signal and have an excuse for their violence and anger.

Paul,

That raises the question of whether or not invasion was inevitable. Whether we like it or not, I think invasion had to happen, from one imperialist power or another. And probably, given the differences in technology, the earlier the better, in the long run.

Discuss.

Joe