tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29195570.post6220049318747805259..comments2023-06-30T06:28:00.114-06:00Comments on Moonflower Musing: IF-"Propagate"Julia Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03577906856043143102noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29195570.post-50339020137786492902010-02-25T13:33:34.380-07:002010-02-25T13:33:34.380-07:00Love this post soooo much, thank you for talking i...Love this post soooo much, thank you for talking in such a frank manner.Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662236319781194283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29195570.post-43458101126437472112010-02-22T18:22:06.989-07:002010-02-22T18:22:06.989-07:00Just re-read the last bit!...not sure exactly how ...Just re-read the last bit!...not sure exactly how far ahead we are, yes, we had the official apology, but there was a LOT of contention of the "I shouldn't have to say sorry, I didn't do it" and even some of the "they should be grateful we civilized them" attitude. But I guess it was a start, and symbolic gestures can have a hugely cathartic effect. As long as it was a first step towards greater understanding and true reconciliation. I'm hopeful. (apologies if this posted twice, got an error message first time!)A mermaid in the attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139858546037879539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29195570.post-70712344624150154932010-02-22T17:50:15.717-07:002010-02-22T17:50:15.717-07:00The same thing happened here to the Australian ind...The same thing happened here to the Australian indigenous peoples, except that it was still happening right on into the 50s. The idea apparently was to remove 'half-caste' children and 'educate' (or indoctrinate) them so they could become 'useful' members of society...which I think basically meant domestic service or manual labour. Our current government finally said its official sorry to the Stolen Generations when it first came to power, after years of refusal by the previous governments. So much language and culture and knowledge was lost, so many people left floating in limbo not knowing where they belonged.A mermaid in the attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139858546037879539noreply@blogger.com