Sorry Day (Australia)
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- thumb_screws0
I think its a great step forward to recognise the wrongs of the past, but the whole issue will get trivialised by tabloids and horrible shows like ACA. I hope it just dosn't turn into a pat on the back for white australia. "we have apologised 'aint we great!" I tend to agree with Pilger, that the whole thing is geared for White Australia so the general population can feel better about themselves. At the end of the day no amount of words will make up for what happened, but at least its a step in the right direction.
- vespa0
i agree thumb_screws. it's only a start and hopefully people won't use it as an excuse to get all feel-good without actually pressuring for real change, but it's a good start and one that is necessary to encourage discussion.
so many horrible things get hidden behind australia's sunny exterior, they need to be addressed before we can sort them out.
http://www.theaustralian.news.co…
- thumb_screws0
Shizen...thats some frighting stuff! Often forget about the scale of whats happening.
I sounded a bit pessimistic in my last post but I do hope that "Sorry day" is the catalyst that can kick the population into a greater awareness and some constructive action and discussion.
I was back in oz mid last year and SBS was showing a series called "The Circuit" with Gary Sweet and Aaron Pedersen only got to watch a couple of episodes but it was an interesting look at the the Kimberley Circuit Court. Well worth a look
- ondo0
it can take alot to say sorry sometimes esp for a goverment in power. It takes alot more to try to put things right. just hope they carry it through
- OBBTKN0
I think it´s late for this, like in other regions in the world.
Only a image exercise that´s not going nowhere...