I was born in this country. My nationality is Australian. This always was and always will be MY country. If the British did not set up a colony in Australia, do Aborigines think 200+ years later no other country such as China or Japan would have claimed the land? The British didn’t invade. They enhanced, improved and built a wonderful country. This is no different to other countries that have changed ownership and had borders moved going on for centuries. Mind you, these countries were taken over by wars. If the British declared war on the Aborigines, they wouldn’t have a voice today and that’s only if they had survived a war. I am not saying Aborigines should disregard their heritage but I am so sick of the “poor me” syndrome. The first fleet didn’t have it easy. They had to survive the trip, then imprisonment, whippings, hard labour and harsh conditions but look what they accomplished. Built homes, roads, education, crops, etc
I was born in this country. My nationality is Australian. This always was and always will be MY country. If the British did not set up a colony in Australia, do Aborigines think 200+ years later no other country such as China or Japan would have claimed the land? The British didn’t invade. They enhanced, improved and built a wonderful country. This is no different to other countries that have changed ownership and had borders moved going on for centuries. Mind you, these countries were taken over by wars. If the British declared war on the Aborigines, they wouldn’t have a voice today and that’s only if they had survived a war. I am not saying Aborigines should disregard their heritage but I am so sick of the “poor me” syndrome. The first fleet didn’t have it easy. They had to survive the trip, then imprisonment, whippings, hard labour and harsh conditions but look what they accomplished. Built homes, roads, education, crops, etc