13th January 2008, 11:36 AM
Most interesting - only spoiled by sarcasm and self righteousness.. Yes I was in the ANL.. and briefly the ALF, I was also a skinhead (non-nazi) I was the guitarist for Oi-Polloi with its well known anti bigot stance.. etc etc... it does not make anything better...
and arguing the point calmly often gets you listened to... shouting the point from frustration often gets you ignored or seen as someone to avoid (as a matter of interest.. as an anarchist - Class War) I would deliberately cross the road if I saw Socialist Workers... becuase I could not bear thier preaching and right-on rhetoric... Yup... there must be something weird if a CLass War anarchist sees the Socilaist Workers as embarressing..
You call a place a 'racist holeâ but get upset if people suggest that you may be as bigotted as those you seek to fight..
Think about it... there are extremes and then the middle grey area... So to you... Perth is a Racist Hole... and fortunately you and a few others fight against a hell hole of 99.9999% racism.. thanks for that...
Should we be outraged about the treatment of Aboriginal Australians... absolutely.. should it be challenged.
For example... rather than shouting at us that ..." orientation at RPH included not one mention of Aboriginality " why not ask why... a simple question... one that might get an answer if you don't accuse them of outright racism right at the start.
I too have met bigots in archaeology... from anti Gay to mysoginist though I never met a Racist archaeologist (which did surprise me - and I suspect I have but they keep it inside) and I started in the UK back in 1981 - I met some from other countries though... so you are right, they do exist. But what exactly are you trying to prove.? Are you hoping that somehow we will listen and march as brotheren and sisteren beneath the flag... wiping out the curse of Racism forever.
Or is it possible to debate it...
ps... I got battered by the police quite a few times... mainly for being gobby... you might remember that in the 80s.
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
and arguing the point calmly often gets you listened to... shouting the point from frustration often gets you ignored or seen as someone to avoid (as a matter of interest.. as an anarchist - Class War) I would deliberately cross the road if I saw Socialist Workers... becuase I could not bear thier preaching and right-on rhetoric... Yup... there must be something weird if a CLass War anarchist sees the Socilaist Workers as embarressing..
You call a place a 'racist holeâ but get upset if people suggest that you may be as bigotted as those you seek to fight..
Think about it... there are extremes and then the middle grey area... So to you... Perth is a Racist Hole... and fortunately you and a few others fight against a hell hole of 99.9999% racism.. thanks for that...
Should we be outraged about the treatment of Aboriginal Australians... absolutely.. should it be challenged.
For example... rather than shouting at us that ..." orientation at RPH included not one mention of Aboriginality " why not ask why... a simple question... one that might get an answer if you don't accuse them of outright racism right at the start.
I too have met bigots in archaeology... from anti Gay to mysoginist though I never met a Racist archaeologist (which did surprise me - and I suspect I have but they keep it inside) and I started in the UK back in 1981 - I met some from other countries though... so you are right, they do exist. But what exactly are you trying to prove.? Are you hoping that somehow we will listen and march as brotheren and sisteren beneath the flag... wiping out the curse of Racism forever.
Or is it possible to debate it...
ps... I got battered by the police quite a few times... mainly for being gobby... you might remember that in the 80s.
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu