Gordon Barlow

Again with the left-v-right foolishness. To the best of my learning, the pre-British inhabitants of Australia had indeed been invaders and settlers (both) themselves, having invaded and largely eliminated the race that has become known as "Tasmanian" aborigines. There were two distinct races and cultures there, before the British.

As for where the aborigines might be without the British invasion and occupation... it's futile to wonder, and merely an academic speculation. I doubt if they're better off, but it doesn't matter. It makes no sense to bewail invasions that happened a long time in the past.

Beoz

Exactly. We will never know where the aboriginies would be so the only suitable action moving forward is unification rather division that the left and academics are so intent on creating.

moneypenny20

Actually it was Swervo.

Doesn't matter, I'm just being pedantic.

Swerv-o

It saved me pointing it out


S

commonwealth

Who cares really? We can't change two centuries of history. And we should not be made to feel guilty for what happened to the indigenous peoples 200 years ago.

nw250134

Hi swerve.

Re;
" It saved me pointing it out "

I agree, the quotation did come from you.

OOPS!

Norm.

the troubadour

You really should learn to treat The Australian with a degree of disdain.


Now what isn't cool is the comment above of course.


The answer being invasion and hostile occupation being the reality, no matter how it grates on the sensibilities of the Right.


The doctrine of Terra Nullius, has been shown by the High Court of Australia, hardly a lefty outfit, to be nothing but legal fiction.

the troubadour

Well once the past history has been at least acknowledged, there may well be room to move on.

the troubadour

Very much the case. It was both invaded and settled. The Left is very much the area of ideas in place of pure ideology which dominates to a large degree Right wing philosophy.

Amazulu

And here's some of that leftie revisionist history that I mentioned

Colonisation rocks

Beoz

And we will never what could have happen to those before the aboriginies.

Shall we make aborigines accountable?

Oh the left ..... nightmare.

the troubadour

Well it certainly rocked you right out of your South African birth place. Another example of the arrogance of the right of course.

the troubadour

Well when we find any yes. No nightmare at all. As usual common sense. Recognise past injustices and move on. Don't be in denial.

Amazulu

A bizarre statement

I wasn't born in South Africa

Beoz

Hold on. You are implying the colonisation of Australia was an injustice to aboriginal people. Was it? How can you say that when you don't know where aboriginies would be today without colonisation.

I believe some treatment like the "stolen generation" have been formally recognised. Colonisation itself will never be as there's no one to apologise to nor nothing to apologise for.