Give her a few more years. Then if she doesn't get it it's time to worry.
My brother in law is a really intelligent guy, but jokes go over his head at times. He starts laughing like 5 minutes later
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If you are not living in the society how can you know the nuances.
How can you be an anarchist in a society , when you dont live in it.
lots of people have ideas, why is hers the only one you bring to the table. I find that interesting.
The female Eunach makes her an expert on everything ??
She was born and raised there. I was born in England but I've lived in Asia the past 4 years, so is anything I say about England now irrelevant?
And I've not read the female Eunach, but I did read 'White Fella Jump Up'. Did you even read the above excerpt from that book that I quoted on the first page of this thread?
Having Studied
Australian Economic history. Including a large study of aboriginal economics
Sociology
Australian Sociology
having lived here for 41 years with a 6 month trip to europe.
I read about the first 200 words then skimmed that trash.
her views are plain simplistic and stupid.
we want a society in our country where everyone has the same chance regardless of sex, race and wealth .
You and her browbeat us for saying aboriginals have a problem with alcahol. its a fact but we are racist because we say it. Our government is racist beacuse it bans the use of alcahol in some communities.
I say give those kids in those communities a beter education is more inportant than allowing alcahol. but hey take us to the human rights commision over it
...
You and her browbeat us for saying aboriginals have a problem with alcahol. its a fact but we are racist because we say it. Our government is racist beacuse it bans the use of alcahol in some communities.
...
where in this passage is greer browbeating us...
good deal of energy has been expended on diagnosing the malaise that leads to high levels of alcoholism, addiction and crimes of violence in Aboriginal society. Whitefella spiritual desolation is seldom admitted, let alone discussed. Problem drinking affected whitefellas long before it made devastating inroads into Aboriginal society, and continues to wreak havoc today. It is one of a galaxy of self-destructive behaviours making a continuum with suicide, drug abuse, reckless driving and self-harming, all of which are rife in the "lucky" country.
just seems a statement of fact to me.
hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
didnt say that the browbeating was in that specific text.
study her work, her statments you will find plenty.
oh i see... so you were referring to something she said that isnt evident in the extract byrnzie posted?
next time can you be more specific... makes it easier to debate. also makes it easier for us to know what youre talking about.
i definitely agree with some of the things she said in the extract Byrnzie posted. not all though.
what she on an about when she talks of "feral" kids who occasionally attend secret gatherings deep in national forests where strange things are done and said and strange substances ingested? like it's something that's exclusive to Australia? no idea what she is on about.
i definitely agree with some of the things she said in the extract Byrnzie posted. not all though.
what she on an about when she talks of "feral" kids who occasionally attend secret gatherings deep in national forests where strange things are done and said and strange substances ingested? like it's something that's exclusive to Australia? no idea what she is on about.[/quote]
and thats what pisses me off
its like Its only australians who have destroyed a civilisation. like its our fault what our forebears did.
we are left to fix what has happened. and most want to do just that, but we have to also wear the collective guilt as well.
not fair at all
didnt say that the browbeating was in that specific text.
study her work, her statments you will find plenty.
oh i see... so you were referring to something she said that isnt evident in the extract byrnzie posted?
next time can you be more specific... makes it easier to debate. also makes it easier for us to know what youre talking about.
again I will say that I refuse to read all of that dribble. go back read how many times i said that. Now If i said i didnt read it
HOW CAN I QUOTE IT.
maybe actually reading what I said will help you understand what Im debating. I talked of her body of work, didnt I
Now im gunna quickly skim that documents for her brow beating just to make you smile The day white Australians can look in the mirror and say 'I am Aboriginal' is the day their tormented country
hardly tormented
Blackfellas are not and never were the problem. They were the solution, if only whitefellas had been able to see it.
so the whitefellas are the problem are we
the country I love has been crazily devastated by whitefellas
yep thats right aint it
Australia's "sophisticated recreational lifestyle" comes at a huge cost in terms of non-renewable resources.
interesting that some of the biggest mines in this country are on aboriginal land but hey blame the white man
self-destructive behaviours making a continuum with suicide, drug abuse, reckless driving and self-harming, all of which are rife in the "lucky" country.
We hate this country because we cannot allow ourselves to love it. We know in our hearts' core that it is not ours.
I love this place, I love all of it, the bush , the desert. I was born here just like 50 thoasand years of aboriginals and 200 years of europeans have been born here. I have the same damn rights as the next person
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My brother in law is a really intelligent guy, but jokes go over his head at times. He starts laughing like 5 minutes later
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EV Sydney 20/03/2011
Melbourne 24/01/2014
Sydney 26/01/2014
EV Sydney 13/02/2014
Having Studied
Australian Economic history. Including a large study of aboriginal economics
Sociology
Australian Sociology
having lived here for 41 years with a 6 month trip to europe.
I read about the first 200 words then skimmed that trash.
her views are plain simplistic and stupid.
we want a society in our country where everyone has the same chance regardless of sex, race and wealth .
You and her browbeat us for saying aboriginals have a problem with alcahol. its a fact but we are racist because we say it. Our government is racist beacuse it bans the use of alcahol in some communities.
I say give those kids in those communities a beter education is more inportant than allowing alcahol. but hey take us to the human rights commision over it
where in this passage is greer browbeating us...
good deal of energy has been expended on diagnosing the malaise that leads to high levels of alcoholism, addiction and crimes of violence in Aboriginal society. Whitefella spiritual desolation is seldom admitted, let alone discussed. Problem drinking affected whitefellas long before it made devastating inroads into Aboriginal society, and continues to wreak havoc today. It is one of a galaxy of self-destructive behaviours making a continuum with suicide, drug abuse, reckless driving and self-harming, all of which are rife in the "lucky" country.
just seems a statement of fact to me.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
study her work, her statments you will find plenty.
oh i see... so you were referring to something she said that isnt evident in the extract byrnzie posted?
next time can you be more specific... makes it easier to debate. also makes it easier for us to know what youre talking about.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
i definitely agree with some of the things she said in the extract Byrnzie posted. not all though.
what she on an about when she talks of "feral" kids who occasionally attend secret gatherings deep in national forests where strange things are done and said and strange substances ingested? like it's something that's exclusive to Australia? no idea what she is on about.
what she on an about when she talks of "feral" kids who occasionally attend secret gatherings deep in national forests where strange things are done and said and strange substances ingested? like it's something that's exclusive to Australia? no idea what she is on about.[/quote]
and thats what pisses me off
its like Its only australians who have destroyed a civilisation. like its our fault what our forebears did.
we are left to fix what has happened. and most want to do just that, but we have to also wear the collective guilt as well.
not fair at all
again I will say that I refuse to read all of that dribble. go back read how many times i said that. Now If i said i didnt read it
HOW CAN I QUOTE IT.
maybe actually reading what I said will help you understand what Im debating. I talked of her body of work, didnt I
Now im gunna quickly skim that documents for her brow beating just to make you smile
The day white Australians can look in the mirror and say 'I am Aboriginal' is the day their tormented country
hardly tormented
Blackfellas are not and never were the problem. They were the solution, if only whitefellas had been able to see it.
so the whitefellas are the problem are we
the country I love has been crazily devastated by whitefellas
yep thats right aint it
Australia's "sophisticated recreational lifestyle" comes at a huge cost in terms of non-renewable resources.
interesting that some of the biggest mines in this country are on aboriginal land but hey blame the white man
self-destructive behaviours making a continuum with suicide, drug abuse, reckless driving and self-harming, all of which are rife in the "lucky" country.
We hate this country because we cannot allow ourselves to love it. We know in our hearts' core that it is not ours.
I love this place, I love all of it, the bush , the desert. I was born here just like 50 thoasand years of aboriginals and 200 years of europeans have been born here. I have the same damn rights as the next person
just a few but it says plenty
Such an inflammatory article. Not ok. Thanks, all.