A historically significant day for Australians

Aliantha · 02-11-2008, 04:40 PM

Today for the first time ever, the Aboriginal people of the Canberra region have welcomed our federal parliament onto their land. This has never happened before and in fact, Aboriginal people have protested the Australian parliament and it's decisions with a 'tent embassy' for many many years.

This historic welcome anticipates the apology our new Prime Minister is set to offer the Aboriginal people of this land tomorrow. An apology for all the injustice, murder and dispossession these people have suffered at the hands of white settlers right up to this very day.

You may say that an apology is only words. That it means nothing, and perhaps it will in the end, but in the spirit of the gravity with which this apology is being offered, I, along with many millions of my fellow Australians can only hope that this is the first big step on the path to reconciliation.

DucksNuts · 02-11-2008, 07:05 PM

Its all been said before though.

Aliantha · 02-11-2008, 07:10 PM

Not in this way and certainly not with the same intent. I agree that it's no magical fix for all the problems, but it's a better start than ever before.

Also, the Aboriginal people have never before welcomed the parliament onto their traditional land before.

tw · 02-11-2008, 08:01 PM

The underlying problem has long been understood: The Gods Must Be Crazy.

Aliantha · 02-11-2008, 08:06 PM

I've seen the movie tw. I fail to see connection you're trying to make.

tw · 02-11-2008, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I fail to see connection you're trying to make.

Maybe you take Australians too seriously. Obviously, I don't.

Aliantha · 02-11-2008, 08:18 PM

Maybe you don't make much sense.

tw · 02-11-2008, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

Maybe you don't make much sense.

I'm sorry. I have a bad habit of making my posts too long.

Ibby · 02-11-2008, 09:04 PM

did he just say what i think he said?!

classicman · 02-11-2008, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tw

I'm sorry. I have a bad habit of making my posts too long.

classicman · 02-11-2008, 10:05 PM

^^^ I just had to see that again^^^

You really can be a very funny guy tw

tw · 02-11-2008, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibram

did he just say what i think he said?!

As soon as I get a copy of UG's unabridged thesaurus, long sentences can be replaced with big words. What is a single word that says the gods must be crazy - in past tense?

xoxoxoBruce · 02-11-2008, 11:21 PM

Australia.

BrianR · 02-12-2008, 04:42 AM

TheMercenary · 02-12-2008, 09:07 AM

Congrats, we owe the American Indians a similar process.

02-11-2008, 04:40 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	A historically significant day for Australians Today for the first time ever, the Aboriginal people of the Canberra region have welcomed our federal parliament onto their land. This has never happened before and in fact, Aboriginal people have protested the Australian parliament and it's decisions with a 'tent embassy' for many many years. This historic welcome anticipates the apology our new Prime Minister is set to offer the Aboriginal people of this land tomorrow. An apology for all the injustice, murder and dispossession these people have suffered at the hands of white settlers right up to this very day. You may say that an apology is only words. That it means nothing, and perhaps it will in the end, but in the spirit of the gravity with which this apology is being offered, I, along with many millions of my fellow Australians can only hope that this is the first big step on the path to reconciliation. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-11-2008, 07:10 PM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Not in this way and certainly not with the same intent. I agree that it's no magical fix for all the problems, but it's a better start than ever before. Also, the Aboriginal people have never before welcomed the parliament onto their traditional land before. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-11-2008, 08:06 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I've seen the movie tw. I fail to see connection you're trying to make. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-11-2008, 08:18 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Maybe you don't make much sense. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-11-2008, 09:04 PM	#9
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	did he just say what i think he said?! __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

02-11-2008, 07:05 PM	#2
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Its all been said before though.

02-11-2008, 08:01 PM	#4
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	The underlying problem has long been understood: The Gods Must Be Crazy.

02-11-2008, 10:05 PM	#11
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	^^^ I just had to see that again^^^ You really can be a very funny guy tw __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt Last edited by classicman; 02-11-2008 at 10:50 PM.

02-11-2008, 11:21 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Australia. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-12-2008, 04:42 AM	#14
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	^ __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

02-12-2008, 09:07 AM	#15
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Congrats, we owe the American Indians a similar process. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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