Botman wrote: ↑February 24, 2024, 4:11 pm
dubby wrote: ↑February 24, 2024, 2:34 pm
Botman wrote: ↑February 24, 2024, 11:22 am
You keep missing very basic and direct questions, Dubs.
You've got a lot time to talk about the topic why cant you answer simple questions?
1. If you had to guess, what do you think Australia Day on January 26th has been about for our first nations people?
2. What it is about a BBQ, beer and cricket that needs to be done specifically on January 26th and not another date?
Jan 26 is a historical event. If you need explaining why it's significant to our nation, then your second question is moot.
Why wont you answer very simple questions?
I honestly think you're afraid to earnestly answer those questions because it will expose that on question one, you fully understand the pain the date causes for our Indigenous Australians. And on question two, it changes nothing for you. You're objecting out of spite and nothing more. Spite for Indigenous Australians.
Which is quite a statement, and an unsurprising one, about your character and what you stand for.
I think you're being very broad and over generalised in your first question.
I'm not arrogant enough to answer for that entire genre. I just can't.
Yet you assume it was the worst thing that ever happened to them?
If not for British settlement, the French would have taken it.
Here's a heads up. World migration and exploration has been going on forever. Every continent, most countries, have had other people come and either settle or invade.
Frankly, the settlement of Australia was quiet peaceful.
Yes, some atrocities occurred. Changing the date won't fix anything.
And I guarantee you they came from somewhere else. They just didn't spring up out of the ground.
Our government offers them many benefits and services in attempt to serve and help.
As i said, and you've ignored, they were not a united nation, they were a series of warring tribes fighting over land, food, women and dying young.
British settlement has absolutely enhanced their lives. For goodness sake Nick, they didn't use the wheel.
Feel sorry all you want.
I'm not doing it out of spite, and i absolutely detest you for saying it.
Up until now you'd engaged far more respectful than others.
But as usual, name calling and ad hominem comments make your argument more persuasive.