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[ddeubel]

This is slightly related,

If anyone knows of a torrent for "The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith", I'd appreciate it.

DD

[Julius]

The problem of Aboriginal peoples in Australia today makes the Israeli-Palestinian question look like a piece of cake.

[deadman]

[jinju]

Let me be a little un-PC.

A lot of good "traditional knowledge" is doing them. Where are these tribal elders when the rest of the tribe is drinking itself into oblivion. I think they face a much larger problem than passing on some stupid myths. Like, how to stop drinking yourself to death and not give your babies to pedophiles for sexual abuse.

[Julius]

It'd be useful to look at history and how cultures have gradually assimilated in the past, as a model.

Usually it takes several centuries. Australia has had only 2.

I see a lot of patronising racist type talking here.Not exactly helpful or positive.

Australia struck me as a pretty darn racist/ redneck place at times, regarding attitudes to aborigines and asians.

I saw angry drunken aborigines: i saw well-spoken, amiable aborigines: it varied from area to area.

I would say that the overriding factor needed is for aborigines to be accepted into white society- education, jobs and so forth- as well as maintaining their traditions and culture in their own areas. Gradually the prejudices will break down. I don't think the free handout/ welfare state culture is doing anyone any good. They need to know they are not simply exotic decorations, paid to "go away", in todays modern australia.

[insam]

this has got to be a joke. how embarrassing for australia if true....

[jaganath69]

Got to agree with Manlyboy as I have spent time working in far northern Queensland and seen the effects of alcohol abuse on the native community first hand. Abuse goes hand in hand as the alcohol economy on reservations takes sex as payment for booze, pitifully small amounts the further away from benefit day you get. Many Aboriginal communities outlaw grog already, this is just extending that. And for those who say it's based on race, I would remind you that the moment someone steps off these reservations and into a wet community, they will be able to buy alcohol regardless of skin colour. This may be a desperate move, but the failure of welfarism may just have necessitated such a move. I'm willing to wait and see if the results are worth it.

[fusionbarnone]

That's just a cheapo politician trick for the pending elections; picking on the local underclass who routinely hang themselves in jail, aren't given jobs because they don't look right, etc etc. That's a lot of hopelessness.

I suppose the right wingers feel they're already doing too much for the downtrodden and feel compelled to relieve them of their immoral burdens by making them more responsible with the proceeds of "real" Austalians overflowing generosity. The porn accusation is a popular emotional topic because it can easily be tacked to "the children" and achieves remarkable progress when uncomfortable political/economical directives are about to be introduced.

I remember hearing when the PM's class mates would stick his head in the crapper when he was a schoolboy and felt sorry for the guy. I don't anymore.

[jaganath69]

I've never voted Liberal (conservative in AusPolspeak) in my life, but I'm at a loss to see what the government of the day could do otherwise. Sure there has been neglect, but its a two-way street, with Aboriginals faring little better under Labor. I'm yet to be convinced it's an election year ploy either, as a), Rudd and Labor will no doubt take a small target stance on the issue and b) the majority of the white electorate couldn't care less about what happens on the reservations.