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Originally Posted by Kunama
The strange things is that the indigenous Australians I have known, worked with and had working for me over the years we're just ordinary Aussies keen to do a fair day's work for a fair day's pay. They just thought of themselves as Australians and had no wish to pursue the agenda of some that are actively seeking "compensation" for events that took place more than ten generations ago.
Some indigenous people I met in my 4wd travels felt the townies were just in it for the money and had forgotten their traditional beliefs
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That's also my experience. It seems that the majority of Aboriginies are not in support of this constant pressure for change. A look at who was actually protesting at Federation Square supports this view.
Treating one ethnic group as special or different rarely ends well.
What one group of dead people did to another group of dead people can be worth remembering and acknowledging, but allowing it to continue to cause friction is not a good idea.