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Your argument amounts to a "look over there!" style distraction, when there are instead many foul and vicious actions to be observed in the contemporary Australian stage which have only been possible as a continuing set of crimes against humanity, precisely because the distraction argument has been made over and over again. It is time for Australians to fess up to the facts - we cannot continue to say "but, 'they' do it too!' as a justification for the criminal acts that we, as a nation, allow to continue - even today in the 21st century - which have roots in the 19th century and beyond. Look at what the British imperial government did to the Australian native population - up until the 1970's and even early 80's; racist programs of discrimination and vile hatred were enacted to prevent the Australian people from earning their rightful place in the nation. White Australia has much to answer for: Racial cleansing/genetic engineering of the most heinous forms, even still echoing through the native population today, tearing peoples lives apart and rendering them, quite literally, infertile and barren - as a culture, and as human individuals. It is essential that contemporary Australian culture rise to the challenge of admitting the heritage of its racist nation, and address the real issue - and, even more vital, attempt to redress the wrongs that are even still today being committed in the name of White Australia. The detention centers - essentially micro-concentration camps - must be closed. We must allow ourselves the dignity of admitting into this great land those who seek sanctity and safety from the wars which our Western Powers have wrought upon the world. We must, as Australians, insist that we be represented by people who will accept the duty of making amends for the criminal acts that Australian generations have performed, in the broader human sphere, in our names. It is essential, because if we do not do something about it now, it will continue - there is much evidence of this in our history, which we must acknowledge or face even worse consequences, as time marches on, and our culture continues to sweep under the rug the heinous nature of our heritage. |