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Originally Posted by rat156
Aboriginal health statitstics
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Lies... damned lies .... and statistics.
I have no argument against the notion that the treatment of the indigenous population of Australia (historically) has been of similar magnitude of barbarity as that displayed by the Imperial Japanese Armed services during WW2... I was actually going to raise the point myself. however, quoting health statistics such as these to establish or reinforce the idea is counterproductive because the majority of people will realise that it implies an overriding cultural agenda that simply is at odds with reality. I am not trying to discount the accuracy of the statistics, just the notion that they reflect some sort of apartheid mentality in the rest of the Australian populace (basically made up entirely of boat people and their descendants.) It is intellectually dishonest. (and therefore invalid) as distinct from the grievances aired by the Australian aboriginal people, some of which are entirely valid.