Thread: Sadly our history has some very dark parts

The difference between the Australian Aboriginal and the rest of the peoples on Earth, is that the horrors of invasion, displacement and degradation happened to them only recently. The rest have had time to recover and rebound. (Those who survived that is.)
Now the rest of Australia is trying to heal the wounds and effect their recovery, but it is they who have to recover and only they can do it.

Yep, the word is invasion.

I see the Invasion Day rally was larger than the official Australia Day rally in Melbourne. The word is out!
'People are starting to understand': huge Invasion Day protest stuns Melbourne | Australia news | The Guardian

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

The difference between the Australian Aboriginal and the rest of the peoples on Earth, is that the horrors of invasion, displacement and degradation happened to them only recently. The rest have had time to recover and rebound. (Those who survived that is.)
Now the rest of Australia is trying to heal the wounds and effect their recovery, but it is they who have to recover and only they can do it.

The same thing happened in America roughly the same time period, on a much larger and tragic scale. They'd laugh themselves silly if anyone wanted to either change the date of Thanksgiving Day or call it "Invasion Day"

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Yep, the word is invasion.

I see the Invasion Day rally was larger than the official Australia Day rally in Melbourne. The word is out!
'People are starting to understand': huge Invasion Day protest stuns Melbourne | Australia news | The Guardian

The Guardian says so, ergo.... Try some other news sources, Mick. Many, many out there. Or, are you blinkered?

Originally Posted by Eevo

immigration!
lol

Yes, that's how the people coming in saw it. Now, how about viewing the situation from the point of view of the original inhabitants? Different opinion there, I'm sure. Or do their opinions not count because they're *****?

Originally Posted by bee utey

Yes, that's how the people coming in saw it. Now, how about viewing the situation from the point of view of the original inhabitants? Different opinion there, I'm sure. Or do their opinions not count because they're *****?

i view the situation from there here and now.
right now this is the commonwealth of australia.
not hundreds of tribes.
the aboriginal people need to move on.

TIME TO GET THIS THREAD BACK ON TRACK. KEEP IT ON TOPIC OR THE THREAD WILL BE CLOSED....

If you cant post without making it personal then I suggest you check out some other topic on the forum.

Cheers Ean

Originally Posted by Eevo

i view the situation from there here and now.
right now this is the commonwealth of australia.
not hundreds of tribes.
the aboriginal people need to move on.

I take it then that the only view of history that is allowed is that of the victors.