Apologies If I Appeared Racist
Submitted: Wednesday, Feb 25, 2004 at 22:57
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Nomad
G'day All
I feel I may have upset some forumites, including Willem, last week with my comments regarding our Indigenous countrymen.
I have no problems with Aborigines at all. As with all races, there are good and bad.
The writter who responded with the comment about tollroads has missed my point. On a tollway, everybody pays. The example I mentioned was that only non-indigenous persons paid. My only gripe is the apparent inequality in this country. I believe in equal opportunity for all, no matter what colour or sex or whatever. But we see to many examples where this does not occur. My belief is that this inequality is quite obvious in certain areas between black and non-black.
Anyhow, as suggested, this is probably not the place for this type of discussion.
Just wanted to say sorry if I offended anybody. I'd got my dander up that night and probably didn't express myself clearly.
See ya in the bush. Treadlightly!
Nomad
Reply By: Brett - Thursday, Feb 26, 2004 at 09:11
Thursday, Feb 26, 2004 at 09:11
Nomad,
I am with you. I have met a heap of fantastic Aboriginals on the road and have always made an effort to have a chat and find out the good fishing spots etc etc and I will say that I have never had one bit of trouble. We have often shared a meal or beer onthe bank of a creek or at a remote camping site with Aboriginals and found them more than accommodating However I do detest having to obtain a permit to go to certain
places due to the colour of my skin and basically I refuse to go to those
places. This is going to stir up some worms but I am an Australian and should have the right to see this country without having to pay pay pay. I would not mind if the money was injected into facilities and the like but we all know it isn't and in a majority of cases our tax is distributed to these communities to enable them to live where they want and without the communal and social responsibilities that the majority of us need to comply with. Remember that the taxpayer pays for almost everything these people have and ,as is evident in many current affairs programs, the distribution of these funds is very questionable.
These opinions do not make me racist, all I would like to see is equality.
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Follow Up By: Rojac - Thursday, Feb 26, 2004 at 17:31
Thursday, Feb 26, 2004 at 17:31
I too have in the past worked with and socialised with many, they are good genuine people ( sorry to disappoint whoever called me a racist in a previous tread), it is very unfortunate that the stirrers are the albino blacks.
As they say a bad apple spoils the barrel .
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Friday, Feb 27, 2004 at 01:05
Friday, Feb 27, 2004 at 01:05
How much is the COST of there land we (us whities) took from them we will pay forever.
Regards
Richard Kovac
yar a son of a refugee
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Reply By: Member - Des Lexik(SA) - Thursday, Feb 26, 2004 at 09:32
Thursday, Feb 26, 2004 at 09:32
I also used to get my dander up about having to pay to go to some area's of our great land. I have changed my point of view because frequently we wish to drive on private property(many areas of the
Flinders Ranges for a start) and we choose wether we go and pay or not use the property.
With Aboriginal lands, these because of native title, are the private property of the title holders so why shouldn't we pay a reasonable fee to access their land.
If every Tom, Dick or Harry decided to drive all around our garden's, I'm sure we would get upset fairly quickly.
Just my opinion.
I'd rather have my bum on a beach in
Broome
Than be stuck here in this damn room.
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Follow Up By: Member - Wim (Bris) - Thursday, Feb 26, 2004 at 09:51
Thursday, Feb 26, 2004 at 09:51
Des.
Hit the nail right on the head.
RegardsThis 4WD stuff is addictive,
time consuming & expensive.
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Thursday, Feb 26, 2004 at 19:11
Thursday, Feb 26, 2004 at 19:11
If I had charged $5 for each person to drive up my driveway Des I could afford a Landcruiser!....
I agree, but there is a time and place to dicsuss everything, without intending to upset or get someone offside. If we can't talk things thru we end up fighting.Life ISN'T like a box of chocolates...it's more like a jar of jalapenos.
What you do today, might burn your bum tomorrow."
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