Australian planned apology to Aborigines

[Prairyearth]

It would be great to hear the perspective on this propsed "apology" from the Fire Island members. Thanks, Prairy
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Australian planned apology to Aborigines runs into problems
13 hours ago

SYDNEY (AFP) — The Australian government's plan to apologise to Aborigines for past injustices ran into trouble Thursday when the opposition indicated it might not support the move.

The failure of white Australia to speak with a united voice on the sensitive issue would weaken the attempt to heal the nation's racial rift, Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin warned.

"We think this is very important to enable all of us, indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, to move forward," Macklin told reporters.

"And to move forward we really do need the in-principle support of all parliamentarians across the political spectrum."

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd plans to formally apologise for the so-called "stolen generation" of Aboriginal children taken from their parents as the first item of business of the new parliament on February 13.

Tens of thousands of children, mostly of mixed descent, were forcibly taken to be raised in white foster families or institutions under a policy of cultural assimilation officially scrapped in 1969.

The leader of the opposition Liberal Party, Brendan Nelson, has questioned whether Australians living now can take responsibility for injustices perpetrated in the past.

"The question for me is, can our generation be responsible for that?" Nelson said in a radio interview.

The removals were carried out "in most cases with good intentions, but certainly not in all," he added, arguing that many children were removed from neglect and abuse.

Nelson said he also wanted to see the precise wording of the apology, which has long been sought by Aboriginal groups and their supporters, before agreeing to back it.

The former leader of Nelson's party, John Howard, refused to make the apology during his 11 years as prime minister before being ousted by Rudd and the centre-left Labor Party in November elections.

Rudd's government has said the apology will not be backed by financial compensation, despite demands by some Aboriginal groups for hundreds of millions of dollars in reparations.

"This is not about compensation, this is about offering an apology for the things that have happened in the past, particularly to the members of the stolen generation," Deputy Prime Mininister Julia Gillard said Thursday.

The government has said it will instead invest in improved health and education services for Aborigines, many of whom live marginalised lives in impoverished communities.

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[GhostChild]

Fire Island Relations: Hear These Words.

"REFUSE FOR CAUSE WITHOUT DISHONOR"

What Do You Think I Mean By This?

It Is The ASSUMPTIVE AND PRESUMPTIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COLONIAL-CORPORATION-[AUSTRALIA] THAT MISUNDERSTANDS THE PURPOSE OF APOLOGY: THAT APOLOGIES SOME HOW FORGIVE GENOCIDAL ACTIONS OF THE PAST?

TO REDUCE PRIVATE PERSON LIABILITY FOR THE ACTIONS OF APPOINTEE'S/SUBORDINATE OFFICER'S/CROWN EMPLOYEE'S/VASSAL'S/SUBJECT'S/DEBTOR'S?

APOLOGY IS THE EVENT: WHERE THE WRONG THAT IS WRONG AND ALWAYS WAS WRONG CAN NOT BE MADE RIGHT BY APOLOGY?

Then To Continue On As If Nothing Ever Happened That Was Wrong: Made Right By Apology: And No Money Compensation?

Where Does Your Traditional Law Say That A Harm: Is Only Healed After Compensation For The Harm: As Reperations Are Made As Payment Or Replacement For That Which Is Broken Or Lost Or Has Died: Is Met To Agreeable Terms And Conditions Of The Wrong Made Right By Right Actions Taken To Heal That Which Should Not Have Happened?

Logic And Reasoning Of Apology's: Is One Of The Hardest Walks To Take: When So Many Have Created So Much Harm Expect So Little Results And Consequences Of The Action Of Harm Taken?

Please Check Out The Threads Here On www.ghostchild.com about RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS: And See How What Was Done There Was Done Here First: See Also That CRIMINALS GET AWAY WITH LEGISLATION THAT CREATES HARM HAS NO PUNISHMENT....Now Why Is That?

Palm Island Comes To Mind...No Real Law Or Democratic Policy Was Broken When A Tribal Man Walks Down The Street Singing, Correct? But It Cost Him His Life Didn't It: Now How Many Of Those Involved Went To Jail? I Haven't Heard The Outcome, And Maybe Some One Could Let Me Know: For There Is A Pattern That Will Reveal Itself And You Will See What You Know And have Lived With For The Last 300 Years: Is No Different For Those Here On Turtle Island: SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION.

An Apology For The Sake Of Avoiding Responsibility: Is Unacceptable: Jurisdiction Usurpation For The Sake Of Setting Up The Conditions That Created The "Lost Generation" That Begot The Need For Apology: Is Unacceptable.

REFUSE FOR CAUSE WITHOUT DISHONOR......The GhostChild.