04-27-2008, 02:32 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Pleasuring Tarja And Cristina Under The Bedsheets
Age: 24
Posts: 5,962
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Originally Posted by TheChief
Why? (extra text)
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For a few reasons.
1. I don't believe our Government should have said sorry for something a previous Government was responsible for.
2. This has always been about money. The Aboriginals could have been gracious and accepted the apology, and moved on, but instead dozens of them immediatley put their hands out and demanded compensation. The Government was stupid in not believing this would happen, when it was obvious it would.
3. I believe many of the children were removed from their homes because they were eithor being abused, or the parents could not care for them. Not all were removed for those reasons, but some were, and those people would not be here right now if the Government hadn't stepped in and taken control.
4. We have no idea which Aboriginals are genuine 'Stolen Generation' victims. Every Aboriginal is claiming to have been a victim, when it is possible they were not. Because we do not know for sure who is genuine and who isn't, no compensation should be forthcoming.
My opinion is simply that there is a time to move on, and forgive and forget. I think this is that time. Yes, they may have been treated poorly in the past, but move on with life, and stop dwelling in the past. |