Native title, its theirs to rubbish.

Remove the poor roos, fence it with electric fence and let them rot in their poo![}:)]

poor relative said...

I think i'm in a minority with this.

I think the protesters are great. They dont agree and they are protesting. There should be more of it in this piss weak country.

I always use the example of Bolivia where the bus fares were increased by an eqivilent of about 5 cents. As such people went ballistic and there were riots all over the shop. People were pissed off and happy to show it. The bus fare went down.

Here electricity goes up 200% and the general population have a winge on 6PR or 720 and thats the end of it. The apathy is overwhelming

Whether you agree or disagree with the cause making your voice heard has got to be a good thing

Thats cos most of us Aussies reckon "she be right mate" we dont care one way or the other.
Bunch of minority, of a minority group squealing like buggery just to make some noise. Pfft, have heard worse at Big Day out Claremont showgrounds.

However.... I do agree there should be more of it, but piss weak country, nar you got some shag on the eyeball there.

882 6PR had a good talk about this this arvo.

Mark _australia said...

P.R you are off track. Anyone has a lawful right to protest, they've exercised it and it has been heard.

However you cannot just camp anywhere.

If I park a van in the middle of the carpark at a nice surf break can I live in it and claim I am protesting about something? No, the Council will remove me. And rightly so - I can't just claim I am protesting and set up camp.

It is disgraceful that they claim racism when told to leave as same rule applies to all.

if your protest has validity (example, raw toxins dumped at pristine site, blind eye turned by council, done by fee avoiding lauded multi national corporation), I'll stand by your right to occupancy, empty your poo bucket and fund you a meal a week.

if you are a part of a decimated spiritual culture, and are shunning all aspects of the society destroying your right to life, i will champion your cause..

if you wanna pool your pension for red cans, abuse peaceful citzens in their daily right to persue their life, break into my car causing 800 dollar damage to steal a few gold coins, stand out the front of a shopping centre on a two day bender and expose yourself to school kids and scream racism when challenged...

you can go and collectively phuck yourself

can't claim soveriegnty when sucking on land money

Mark _australia said...

P.R you are off track. Anyone has a lawful right to protest, they've exercised it and it has been heard.

However you cannot just camp anywhere.

If I park a van in the middle of the carpark at a nice surf break can I live in it and claim I am protesting about something? No, the Council will remove me. And rightly so - I can't just claim I am protesting and set up camp.

It is disgraceful that they claim racism when told to leave as same rule applies to all.

There's a very similar situation here in Portland. 2 days after the 'Tent embassy' fiasco with Rullard, a local elder set up camp on the local town green, a patch of garden in the centre of town & claimed that she was setting up a new tent embassy (which 'apparently' has nothing to do with the Canberra one or the recent media hype).

About 2 months on and the site has turned from a simple campsite protest into a junkyard...2 caravans, a portaloo, multiple tents (one of which looks more like a Native-American wigwam) large signboards erected that scream "RACISTS", open fires, piles of wood & timber to burn (including full lengths of treated pine & LVLs apparently 'sourced' from a local building site...so I heard a couple of days ago). The elder has written to the local paper calling "all" locals racists, stating that this town is the "most racist city in Australia" and screams abuse at passing motorists & pedestrians!

The local mayor has tried to diffuse the situation and reactions of locals by calling the 'eyesore' a "right by the original owners of this land..." and "we need to be sensitive to the cultural differences..." etc. To this day, I still have no idea how they haven't been evicted or moved on. The fact that it's allowed to stay is causing tension & some fairly strong comments from locals (most of which haven't a racist bone in their body).

I don't claim myself a racist, and although I'm all for equality and also believe that all Aussies deserve the right to protest, I also believe that we need to protect the Aboriginal culture & history, as we should with all cultures...however I don't believe in allowing the law to be broken because of the colour of one's skin...or defacing and vandalising a central CBD public reserve, causing potential negative tourism issues which affect a small city's economy (especially in the current climate) and creating public tension all in the name of cultural rights.

I agree with the right to protest!
Problem 1: they do not even know what they are protesting about 'cause they have a higher alcohol reading than QI level.
Problem 2: it is cool to protest but do not tiss ppl off by making them 1/2 hour late to work every day.... it is counter productive
Problem 3: protesting in the wrong spot..... Build your slump consulate in the minister in charge front yard ( guess that would not be tolerated for long )

Wow, another topic that brings out the racists and the haters.

A good thing to come out of this is that crime is down in Rockingham

Stuthepirate said...

A good thing to come out of this is that crime is down in Rockingham

Don't forget the parc toward the end of Wellington St.......... It is almost clean at 5pm!

I grew up in london and rascism works both ways unless you move on and get over it, the impossible dream

The french are pretty bludy good at protesting about everything

when one claims anything..........the real truth dosn't matter it's the

propaganda that counts.

George Arthur would not have tolerated such nonsense in the good old days.... Herrison Island would have been cleared up quick smart.

Anyone read our colonial history and come across 'The Black War' 1820's-1830??? And subsequently 'The Black Line'?


Before anyone comments I'm racist, I'm merely quoting past history....

i dont get it. did we pay them 1 billion $ to take that pile of dredge waste? and they still complain?

busterwa said...

Lets not slander or be racist we forget there is some nice hardworking law abiding Aboriginal people out there !
I personally haven't met any.

How do you know I am not of Aboriginal descent? or have you even thought that someone of Aboriginal descent is reading this thread or forum.
Should be ashamed of yourselves.