Thread: Rudds apology

Originally Posted by harro

Save it Stevo, lecturing is for children.
I stand by what I said, the Mods quip was neither informed or helpful and Muddydigger's response will testify to that.
As for closing the thread, I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking that.

I joined this forum because of Land Rovers, sure I have participated in this discussion but it has quickly spiralled to depths not becoming of AULRO imho.

I say this with no ill feeling or malicious intent.
I have benefitted greatly from this forum and hope to do so into the future.
Regards.
Paul.

Deleated by muddydigger

Sorry,
That is a crock. I personally know 6 men that were abused in by Christian Brothers and there is absolutely no doubt to this as they have testified in hearings and have not recieved any for of apology or compensation. Yet they have been able to move on with their lives.

Originally Posted by muddydigger

Incorrect read previous posts! And your quoting only parts of article that suits your view point. Let me just point out a very important point that puts this into more perspective, instead of trying to assimilate the two.
The children were taken from children's homes!! they were NOT taken directly from families. There is a difference. That said its still inhumane and a dispicable act. to be lied to for 50 years.
Secondly you conviniently forgot another part of the article, they were apologised to and they are receiving compensation, some thing that many here believe that aboriginals should be denied

Oh here is quote from the article "In 1993, the Christian Brothers, responding to a lawsuit, officially apologized to the child migrants and paid reparations totaling $2.5 million dollars to 250 who'd been abused at their institutions"
the same thing has happened to thousands of aboriginal children removed from loving families and enslaved as well. So its OK to pay compo for the white kids but not the black ones?

This thread has brought out for me the fact that there are so many different sides and viewpoints to every story.

As for Rudd's apology, if it makes the life of just one person better, then it's a good thing.

Save it Stevo, lecturing is for children.
I stand by what I said, the Mods quip was neither informed or helpful and Muddydigger's response will testify to that.
As for closing the thread, I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking that.

I joined this forum because of Land Rovers, sure I have participated in this discussion but it has quickly spiralled to depths not becoming of AULRO imho.

I say this with no ill feeling or malicious intent.
I have benefitted greatly from this forum and hope to do so into the future.
Regards.
Paul.

Hypocritical again, I suggest you look the word up in the dictionary. If not lecturing, how would you suggest your response, that I initially quoted ie about the mod comment????? And what a load of twallop that it has......well it has now spiralled , but only due to inane comments made by yourself. First the redneck post and that has just continued from there. Not becoming of AULRO, pfffttt, it is normal Aussies debating/discussing/ a topic. Those that have presented a different perspective, I have taken notice, as I am sure others. What you have presented has been anything but useful. How about thinking of something constructive to say. Also look up the word lecture...I wasn't lecturing, I was telling you how it is ,

Regards

Stevo

Firstly, you have absolutely no credibility with me. At all.
Secondly, your logic is that because of this injustice everyone has to suffer the same injustice?

Originally Posted by CraigE

Sorry,
That is a crock. I personally know 6 men that were abused in by Christian Brothers and there is absolutely no doubt to this as they have testified in hearings and have not recieved any for of apology or compensation. Yet they have been able to move on with their lives.

Go to the link and read it. It clearly says they have received apologies and some have been compensated. $2.5 million so far. And seeing as I don't have intimate knowledge on this the Christian brothers have based my reply provided in the link, which states thay have!
If the people you know haven't then that is plain wrong.

Now back to the Aboriginals, a great deal of them have moved on too, but that doesn't excuse a government from paying any compensation they may be entitled to.

Lets not also forget that any compensation payed to an individual is not reflective of the community.

Originally Posted by harro

A NEW moderator?

Not likely Harro.

Obviously you do not like this thread or direction and have commented to that effect, but yet you keep returning to read and comment.

The job of a mod is not to take middle ground, but to monitor threads that get out of hand and abusive, straying from open discussion towards spiteful comments. They have opinions and are entitled to voice them as the rest of us.

I for one would not want to see a thread locked because of your opinion only, but that is what you are asking because there are opinions different to yours. Just because you think you are right does not make you 100% correct same as just because I have an opinion and think I am right does not make me 100% correct, neither does it make either of us wrong.

Originally Posted by muddydigger

Go to the link and read it. It clearly says they have received apologies and some have been compensated. $2.5 million so far. And seeing as I don't have intimate knowledge on this the Christian brothers have based my reply provided in the link, which states thay have!
If the people you know haven't then that is plain wrong.

Now back to the Aboriginals, a great deal of them have moved on too, but that doesn't excuse a government from paying any compensation they may be entitled to.

Lets not also forget that any compensation payed to an individual is not reflective of the community.

You are forgetting that it was law at the time so compensation should be a mute point. Compensation should only be available to those that were treated outside the law at the time, right or wrong.
It is not the government that will be paying compensation but the taxpayer.
If most of these people were genuine they would not be on a cash grab but would rather see the money go into a fund to give all underpriveliged a future. But no everyone these days just sees $ signs when they are wronged.