@innsaneink said in [Politics Super Thread \- keep it all in here](/post/1296995) said:@truetiger said in [Politics Super Thread \- keep it all in here](/post/1296974) said:@papacito said in [Politics Super Thread \- keep it all in here](/post/1296702) said:A speaker at the event, Gwenda Stanley, told a crowd of more than 500 people that it was time Indigenous Australians were given proper reparations.
***“A million dollars for each black person,” she said.***
“Don’t be fooled by the Uluru statement from the arse. Let’s do reparations before treaty. A million dollars for each black person and than we can talk treaty.”
https://www.news.com.au/national/australia-day-police-vow-crackdown-on-invasion-day-protests-across-the-country/news-story/7c1abc3c0672086fdeae0c57a6f0fc83
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I'm almost certainly going to be downvoted like my name's Ivan Cleary for saying this, but I don't think this is an entirely ridiculous sentiment.
We're talking about compensation for something that only happened three people or so ago (assuming people live to 80 years old).
And if we're being honest, Aboriginal people have only been recognised as Australian citizens since 1967 and were able to vote since the early 60s.
That's close to 200 years living under a system where you were effectively a second class citizen, in addition to a whole heaps of other pretty horrific things like the stolen generations.
It would be a nightmare to administer, a fair chunk would need to come from the Poms and you'd need to think about eligibility and the monetary amounts but I reckon there's a pretty strong case for some kind of reparations.
I wouldnt down vote your post mate your opinion is as good as anyone elses when searching for a solution....
NOW in my opinion,monetary gain should be given to Indigineous people carefully to spend on as someone else said,education,health,training for employment and other worthwhile training or trade competancy....
THe ONLY TRADE that would benefit her dumbass idea would be the liqour trade and that wont solve any of their problems,it would intensify them..lets face it, if more of the activists for Aboriginal people that want to crucify us for what happened to their ancestors got their way the indigenous people would be far worse off than their ancestors were,greed,unemployment,lazyness would all be at the top of the heap,instead if we educate and look after our Aboriginal family,maybe there will come a time a majority of them will see the sense in unification and brotherhood under the one flag and system....
just my rant for the day....I enjoyed working on our day AUSTRALIA DAY as I have always known it....
I think most see what you're saying
@truetiger said in [Politics Super Thread \- keep it all in here](/post/1296974) said:@papacito said in [Politics Super Thread \- keep it all in here](/post/1296702) said:A speaker at the event, Gwenda Stanley, told a crowd of more than 500 people that it was time Indigenous Australians were given proper reparations.
***“A million dollars for each black person,” she said.***
“Don’t be fooled by the Uluru statement from the arse. Let’s do reparations before treaty. A million dollars for each black person and than we can talk treaty.”
https://www.news.com.au/national/australia-day-police-vow-crackdown-on-invasion-day-protests-across-the-country/news-story/7c1abc3c0672086fdeae0c57a6f0fc83
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I'm almost certainly going to be downvoted like my name's Ivan Cleary for saying this, but I don't think this is an entirely ridiculous sentiment.
We're talking about compensation for something that only happened three people or so ago (assuming people live to 80 years old).
And if we're being honest, Aboriginal people have only been recognised as Australian citizens since 1967 and were able to vote since the early 60s.
That's close to 200 years living under a system where you were effectively a second class citizen, in addition to a whole heaps of other pretty horrific things like the stolen generations.
It would be a nightmare to administer, a fair chunk would need to come from the Poms and you'd need to think about eligibility and the monetary amounts but I reckon there's a pretty strong case for some kind of reparations.
I wouldnt down vote your post mate your opinion is as good as anyone elses when searching for a solution....
NOW in my opinion,monetary gain should be given to Indigineous people carefully to spend on as someone else said,education,health,training for employment and other worthwhile training or trade competancy....
THe ONLY TRADE that would benefit her dumbass idea would be the liqour trade and that wont solve any of their problems,it would intensify them..lets face it, if more of the activists for Aboriginal people that want to crucify us for what happened to their ancestors got their way the indigenous people would be far worse off than their ancestors were,greed,unemployment,lazyness would all be at the top of the heap,instead if we educate and look after our Aboriginal family,maybe there will come a time a majority of them will see the sense in unification and brotherhood under the one flag and system....
just my rant for the day....I enjoyed working on our day AUSTRALIA DAY as I have always known it....
I think most see what you're saying in your posts, THEY have to learn OUR way... Because WE know better
Right.
You often mention having koori footy mates that worked etc...
But then generalise all.indigenous with alcoholic slurs along with laziness greed etc
Comes across as quite racist to me
Read into it how you wish Ink,if you read what I said,the money they get or got would be better used in education,training etc...I can speak from first hand experiences over many years,our Indigenous people have a history of alcohol,drug ,petrol sniffing etc abuses..its not all as in many cultures but its been there...its not a slur its fact...
If you find you need to get on a pedastal to try and lower my opinion by all means do it ....that wont change the history or facts of the discussion..Im all for helping,giving lots of money indidvidually for what happened back in history well before our generations,wreaks of havoc...