[Aliantha]

Whatever you think Bruce. It's quite obvious that regardless of what facts are presented you're going to go on believing in this magical noble begining you've been taught.

Are you aware that there were also free settlers on the first fleet to Australia? Are you aware of exactly how a penal colony works or worked in Australia at any rate? Do you realize that once the majority of the convicts arrived here, they lived under almost exactly the same conditions as the soldiers sent here to guard them? Do you realize that even though these people were sent here for stealing a loaf of bread, a great number of them were just ordinary people?

I'm pretty sure this is what BD was on about when he posted earlier in this thread. The double standards and hypocrisy shown by our 'allies'.

While it's fun for you to crack jokes about us being inferior because of our beginings; beginings which are remarkably similar to those of Americans; you don't mind using our soldiers on the front line. You don't mind using our soil for testing vile weapons. You don't mind using us as a jumping off point for your conflicts.

You might think we come from less than favourable beginings, but I can assure you that most Australians are fed up to the eye teeth with the colonial views of our 'allies'.

Pardon us for saying so.