Shadow Minister,

You do owe Paul an apology.

Your comment was unwarranted.

Foxy,

Paul's comment was completely unwarranted, yet once again you completely fail to show even a smidgeon of balance. When you grow a spine and bother to call out a left whinger I might begin to take you seriously.

Paul,

"Issy you also make an interesting claim;

"suicides in Australia were particularly high in the 13th Century although they declined after that peak."

Do you have evidence to back that claim up? I nave said JW was correct, just an interesting point. Hitler made a lot of interesting points about Jews, most of them incorrect.
"

I have the same evidence as anyone who claims that there were no indigenous suicides before 1788; just a wild guess, a bit of BS.

Paul,

And I would suggest that the high suicide rate amongst Indigenous people is . concentrated in remote communities. Also concentrated there is lifelong unemployment, so boredom, gambling, a sense of futility and anomie, rampant sexual abuse and misuse of grog and drugs. And self-determination.

Plenty of grounds there for topping oneself. What is remarkable is the high level amongst young people, often very young people, particularly but not exclusively girls. Tragedies, but no mysteries.

I haven't heard of any Indigenous graduates suiciding, by the way. There are as many uni graduates now as people in remote communities but many suicides in communities, maybe one a week, and no graduates suiciding ever (surely not).

Hmmm ..... maybe purpose in life may be an antidote ?

Joe

Shadow Minister,

If you don't take me seriously, why do you bother to respond
to my posts?

It also might be a better look for you - if you were to
stop labeling people. Labels belong on jars.

Your comment to Paul was disgraceful.

cont'd ...

Shadow Minister,

BTW - You are in no position to ask anyone to
show a balance in who they choose to support
politically until you yourself lead by example.
Then we may also take you seriously.