Quoting "Michael Scott" <luv@inoz.net>
> One big difference is that migrants immigrated to Australia, whereas
> Europeans encroached on Aboriginal territory (originally).
> Aborigines didn't CHOOSE to come here and integrate into Australian
> culture. Immigrants did.
>
> Alcohol is an issue in a great deal of Aboriginal society, but it,
> too, was introduced by Europeans.

That is true.

But does it have to change how to deal with the problem at hand?

Imagine

- You have a mess and have to fix it
- You have a proven method to fix it
- You tried many other ways since 1967 and failed

If I have a "mess" in my network, as I had yesterday, I do not care
who caused it, I am working on a solution.

I would not think: Well, that was Lisa's problem this time, so I do
not try the normal way to fix it, I just walk over and give her a hug
so she may feel better;-)

The mess does not disappear that way.

> If recognition of the Aboriginal people as the first Australians
> will help, without harming the body of the constitution, I'm all for
> it and I don't see any harm in it, only good.

If it means that I have to give a hug to Lisa every time, and are not
allowed to fix her computer problem?

Regards
Peter

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