tigersnake said:I give up
Fair enough, TS. I just can't believe how ignorant and stupid some of the posters on this site are.
tigersnake said:I give up
eight ace said:Strange as it may seem, chelsea, I did not need to look hard to find that word to describe you. Such an outrage, I know. Surely, if anyone deserves to be in such high dudgeon, it is you. I won't do it again, my delicate little flower. Oh, and thanks for your advice on behaviour modification. It is so hard to get on in this funny old world sometimes, I just don't know where to turn.
eight ace said:Professor O'Donohue is a person of considerable talent an energy - she achieved her position because of those qualities. Why is that so hard for you to understand? That you believe you can use her achievements to support your argument shows how little you understand about the issue.
eight ace said:So are you saying the stolen generation exists, or it doesn't? Get it together man.
What sarcasm? I really do care for you, petal.
eight ace said:Professor O'Donohue is a person of considerable talent an energy - she achieved her position because of those qualities. Why is that so hard for you to understand? That you believe you can use her achievements to support your argument shows how little you understand about the issue.
eight ace said:Don't assume anything about me. Don't assume anything you say warrants a response from me. Your post was a pathetic attempt to subvert Professor O'Donohue's achievements to your own ends and it and was treated accordingly.
That Professor O'Donohue had a law degree allowed her to become a lawyer. It did not mean she would become a respected magistrate and senior academic. One does not follow the other.
eight ace said:That Professor O'Donohue had a law degree allowed her to become a lawyer. It did not mean she would become a respected magistrate and senior academic. One does not follow the other.
skybeau said:Here's an idea!
How about, for at least a page or two, we have actually decent discussion...stuff like "here's my point" "good point, but because of this" "i understand, but according to this" etc etc...without any sarcasm, put-downs or anything negative like that...just as an experiment?
If it doesn't work, then you can all go back to your usual methods...
Is that too much to ask?
jb03 said:skybeau said:Here's an idea!
How about, for at least a page or two, we have actually decent discussion...stuff like "here's my point" "good point, but because of this" "i understand, but according to this" etc etc...without any sarcasm, put-downs or anything negative like that...just as an experiment?
If it doesn't work, then you can all go back to your usual methods...
Is that too much to ask?
How about:
Yes the stolen generations exist.
Yes the extent of the stolen generations has been exaggerated.
Yes aborigines have been persecuted since white man came to Australia.
Yes the aborigines continue to be persecuted to a degree today.
Yes the aborigines in some instances should do more for themselves than play the blame game.
Tigerdog said:First payout deal for stolen children
Matthew Denholm
October 18, 2006
18oct-stolen
Path to forgiveness: Elders of the stolen generation Annette Peardon, Eddie Thomas and Heather Brown. Picture: Dale Cumming
THE national debate on the "stolen generations" will be reignited today by the unveiling of the nation's first compensation package for Aborigines taken from their parents under assimilation policies.
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The childhood that followed was marked by "physical, emotional and sexual" abuse at institutions and foster homes, she said. While she found her mother after turning 21, her sister and brother were never reunited with her.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20600691-2702,00.html