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Aussies say sorry to Aborigines
BillieTheBot
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"The Australian government has made a formal apology for the past wrongs inflicted by successive governments on the indigenous Aboriginal population.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised in parliament in the capital, Canberra, for the laws and polices that inflicted 'profound grief, suffering and loss'. Mr Rudd also singled out the 'Stolen Generations' of thousands of children forcibly removed from their families." Click here for more details >>
Isn't this simply gesture politics of the worst kind? Okay, nobody doubts that the Aboriginal population has suffered massively. Indeed, the episode where thousands of children were effectively snatched from their families is to Australia's eternal shame. But ask yourselves - what good is an apology going to do? It's not going to undo all the damage, so why say sorry?
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised in parliament in the capital, Canberra, for the laws and polices that inflicted 'profound grief, suffering and loss'. Mr Rudd also singled out the 'Stolen Generations' of thousands of children forcibly removed from their families." Click here for more details >>
Isn't this simply gesture politics of the worst kind? Okay, nobody doubts that the Aboriginal population has suffered massively. Indeed, the episode where thousands of children were effectively snatched from their families is to Australia's eternal shame. But ask yourselves - what good is an apology going to do? It's not going to undo all the damage, so why say sorry?
Over to you...
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An apology will not undo what is done - as one aboriginal leader said today "we cannot change what happened yesterday because it has past, we cannot change what happens tommorow because it is yet to come, all we can do is act properly today." and I understand that sentiment and how it links with PM Rudd's comments today.
Some apologies are more relevant than others though. IMO the more recent an atrocity, the more important an apology. Given that most people who lived the 'stolen generation' episode, be the parents or the children themselves are still alive, the apology is very relevant as it will be directed at the victims themselves.
It might not change the past but it will probably make a difference for the future.
I really like Rudd so far :yes: