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Hi Naomi, Thanks for you letter, and sorry for the delay in replying. Working hard
.. making money .. minimizing taxes .. Quite frankly I can't offer you any great advice on taking a position on your
assignment. My brother did a unit on Aboriginal issues at university many years
ago (a compulsory part of the course I believe). He knew he would fail if he
was honest in his essays, but thought a good strategy was to adopt a 'fair
minded' approach by pointing out that white civilization dstroyed Aboriginal
culture, but Aboriginal culture was very fragile, and would have collapsed as
soon as it came into contact with any of the more technological advanced
societies. He just passed. Just. So it depends on whether you want a good mark, or whether to make a political
statement. On the subject of '.. the European forefathers of Australia and today are
partially to blame for their condition', let me express my view .. You are not to blame for giving someone more choices. No-one is a victim of greater choice. If someone offers you a metal axe to
replace your stone axe, you don't have to take it. You can continue to use your
stone axe if you want. If someone offers you alcohol, you don't have to take
it. Drugs? Just say no. Rocket propelled supersonic transmat beam hover cars?
Just don't buy them. The forefathers are guilty only in cases where they
forcibly limited choice, not where they added choice. As for having civilization 'pushed' onto them in a short period of time, well
.. I went from not existing to being a functional responsible adult in just 18
years. Having civilization 'pushed' on to me in 18 short years was never really
a problem. Why would it be a problem for anyone else? It took Europeans
thousands of years to develop the technology (knowledge and skills) which the
Aborigines have the choice of using (or not using). This does not make them
victims. As for domestic violence, if you are referring to violence against childen,
then yes, the government is negligent. The only legitimate function of government
is to minimize the initiation of force. They can't even manage that. Thanks for your letter, and best of luck with your studies. Strawman.
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