What a way to earn the respect of the Government…
What are they even protesting against? That be right; Indogenous rights, like they’re not getting enough money from the Government already, and us white people are the racists…
I mean it’s not like we go and burn their flag - yes probably becuase we wouldn’t know where to buy one other than eBay or a cultural centre.. But that’s not the point, we still don’t do it!
Without white man they would probably still be content, yes content but without any technology, transport or petrol (God forbid..) They’d still be sleeping in the mud and throwing spears and boomerangs.. And this is how they show their gratitude. By burning our flag..
My forefathers were not in this country when white man originally massacred hundreds of thounsands of them. Just like many Germans these days denounce their forefather’s Nazi actions.. how much longer can they possibly keep holding this against us who did nothing?
Bleeding us dry I say.
So. I’m not Austrailain, but I’ve been trying to read up on what is exactly going down. And well…uh.
No.
Listen, flag burning is flag burning, be angry at that. But don’t tell a group of people to get over them being slaughtered and nearly wiped out.
And don’t ever think that the “White Man” brought anything resembling salvation/enlightenment. Just…don’t.
“What a way to earn the respect of the Government…”
what an intro! “Let me whitesplain how to get the government to respect you. Ah, yes: Act white, it’s always worked for me. You won’t have anything to protest, then, and if you do protest anyway, do it in a nice, inoffensive way, because I’m sure that will always work out for you.”
Yeah Germans might denounce the Nazis but what does that have to do with today? Denouncing something some people did before you doesn’t mean racism has just completely gone away or anything. It’s not a secret that a lot of Germany still has a lot of racial issues. There are clubs here (Munich) that will not let you in, if you are not white. You will get stopped more on buses and on trains. There are a lot of conflicting feelings over all the Turkish immigrants living here. You basically cannot emigrate here if you are originally Mexican regardless of your qualifications. Merkel was quoted as saying “multiculturalism” doesn’t work well for Germany, or whatever. Etc etc. Racism is complex and conscious apologies in any country are not enough to eliminate it.
“And this is how they show their gratitude.” Why can’t this be a joke blog that is actually just sarcastically pointing out the racist assumptions people always have when it comes to colonialism and…everything??
(Source: 5yearwinter)
