POLITICAL TRAP: Gillard, Abbott hide from angry protesters (4 Viewers)

[Blastus]

there are lots of words in this thread

also

Removing the Race Power…
…and replacing it with a Race Power.

The section they’re removing:

[The Commonwealth shall make laws for] the people of any race for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws

The part they’re adding:


the Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws for the peace, order and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

 

[paraplegicmeilz]

wow really

 

[katie tully]

does that mean throwing them all in jail so the rest of us get some peace?


dats what it means, right?

 

[Crux]

But it's not. It's still extremely active. They burnt the Australian flag and called it racist. I don't see what's racist about the Australian flag? It has nothing to do with skin colour/race. The abor flag, on the other hand, has three colours, red = earth, yellow = sun, black = sun. Entirely racist.

 

[lolcakes52]

Firstly, my allegiance lies with the greens so I really don't care about Tony or Julia. What Tony said wasn't racist but it was insensitive. Aboriginal Australian's may have over reacted but this is expected by a group of people who feel suppressed or hurt. It isn't the Aboriginal's or Abott's fault. It was a product of time, place and history.

 

[katie tully]

the greens

oh dear

 

[SylviaB]

It isn't the Aboriginal's or Abott's fault. It was a product of time, place and history.

What a meaningful, insightful thing to say.

 

[a c]

What did abbott say that was insensitive?

 

[Blastus]

Firstly, my allegiance lies with the greens so I really don't care about Tony or Julia. What Tony said wasn't racist but it was insensitive. Aboriginal Australian's may have over reacted but this is expected by a group of people who feel suppressed or hurt. It isn't the Aboriginal's or Abott's fault. It was a product of time, place and history.

hahahhaahah the greens - you idiot

 

[funkshen]

whats wrong with the greens

 

[Lolsmith]

whats wrong with the greens

9/11

 

[funkshen]

nine out of eleven greens have never met an aboriginal person but think they're tops

 

[Lentern]

whats wrong with the greens

They're too soft on drugs.

 

[mirakon]

Firstly, my allegiance lies with the greens so I really don't care about Tony or Julia. What Tony said wasn't racist but it was insensitive. Aboriginal Australian's may have over reacted but this is expected by a group of people who feel suppressed or hurt. It isn't the Aboriginal's or Abott's fault. It was a product of time, place and history.

Not "may have". They DID overreact. All Abbott said was that its times to move on for the tent embassy. That's in no way insensitive or racist at all, its a justified position considering that the tent embassy does jack-all nowadays.

 

[Lentern]

Not "may have". They DID overreact. All Abbott said was that its times to move on for the tent embassy. That's in no way insensitive or racist at all, its a justified position considering that the tent embassy does jack-all nowadays.

Exactly what did they do that was so outrageous exactly? Congregate in the same place and yell stuff? There's more violence at a typical rugby league match and most of it will never be reported.

 

[SpaceHitler]

oh rugby players voluntarily beat each other up (and they can be charged with assault if the other person wishes) so everyone can

 

[Lentern]

oh rugby players voluntarily beat each other up (and they can be charged with assault if the other person wishes) so everyone can

I was referring to crowd violence.

 

[SpaceHitler]

you know what the demonstrators and rugby league crowds have in common other than violence dont you

 

[Lentern]

you know what the demonstrators and rugby league crowds have in common other than violence dont you

They don't have violence in common, that was the point. What was violent about the protests on Australia day? They assembled and they shouted they weren't rioting.

 

[SylviaB]

please explain

still waiting lentern