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Celebrating the End of Slavery

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Here's the link again:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Australia
Posted by Foxy, Saturday, 19 June 2021 7:57:10 PM
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Foxy,
Interesting link. I have seen a report from the 1860's where survivors of shipwrecks were kept as slaves by Aborigines. I have actually seen PNG Nationals being kept by Citizens of Australian islands in a manner that'd be described as slavery if it happened anywhere else.
Posted by individual, Saturday, 19 June 2021 8:51:48 PM
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Thanks individual,

I learn new things all the time while
surfing the web.
Posted by Foxy, Saturday, 19 June 2021 8:55:50 PM
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When will we truly recognise our shameful past,
Paul1405,
We have & still do every minute of the day despite the anachronistic nature of the claims.
Did you know that the non-indigenous are compensating the indigenous also every minute of the day for something they had no part in ?
Do you recognise that ? What more would make things equal in your opinion ? Seeing that you also have non-Aborigine heritage in your heritage, how do you reconcile with yourself ?
Would be interesting to know what you'd see as getting us closer to Day 1 of starting anew !
Posted by individual, Saturday, 19 June 2021 10:11:39 PM
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The heading betrays how dumb you are.
Have you not heard of a rent slave?

Dan
Posted by diver dan, Sunday, 20 June 2021 7:58:47 AM
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Indy, you miss the point, no one is asking for some kind of public flagellation concerning the past wrongs perpetrated against aboriginal people. What is required of a mature society is recognition of the past, not some sanitized history peppered with omissions and fallacies which has been the narrative for over two hundred years in Australia.

The American recognition of a past wrong, slavery within their society, does not instantly fix the years of social injustice suffered by African Americans as a result of that wrong. What it does do is create a focus from where action can be taken to move forward and correct social injustice. If you cant recognise the injustices of the past, then you cant start to correct them. Australia has an issue with its history concerning our first nations people, and once we come to terms with that history and then focus more on future improvement.
Posted by Paul1405, Sunday, 20 June 2021 9:35:25 AM
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