observes_depths

@observes_depths@aussie.zone

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Why don’t they return to traditional living? Because the knowledge is gone and the land has been colonised. I’m not saying it was an easy life but the life expectancy was actually much better before colonisation, much better than 40 and certainly better than Europe’s poor at the time.

  You also can’t judge a culture for not inventing the wheel. It’s like saying Europeans are inferior because they hadn’t invented the boomerang or water tree. Europeans didn’t need those things just as Aboriginals didn’t need to build roads and haul cargo up and down them every day.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Report: Feels Like We Should Be Making A Bigger Deal About Someone Throwing A Homemade Explosive Device Full Of Ball Bearings At Aboriginal People On January 26th⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The way they’re calling it a “device” is pathetic. It was a bomb, no different to other terrorist attacks. It’s an absolutely blessing it didn’t go off.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok yeah that’s really good to remember. But can you tell me why it’s important to remember this on the 26th and not a more inclusive day?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t you think it’s kind of gaslighting to tell people they should just forget it’s a day of death and suffering and celebrate like everyone else?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The short answer is an important part of the Australian community considers the 26th to be a day of mourning and pain, so hardly a day we should celebrate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Are you aware that indigenous Australians had possibly the highest standard of living in the world at the time? All the food, resources and medicines they could need, and all round very healthy. That was all destroyed when they were moved from their land, children stolen, even massacred, so the knowledge no longer exists. Today being born indigenous means a huge disadvantage because of the ongoing impacts. Does that seem right to you? Would you still say they’re benefiting from being occupied?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a pretty miserable world view. What makes you think people here are so cynical?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China says Australia must accept Taiwan reunification or face ‘no forgiveness’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The Australian is known for using strong language to create division and anger. I wouldn’t let them get to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It took years to come up with a plan to cut road deaths, and just 11 days to kill it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Their family at home or the one in hell?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Summer is coming. How long do you shower for?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The number of houses I’ve been to with taps and toilets that just leak water 24/7. I want to save water and not be part of the problem, but it’s hard when everyone else gives 0 Fs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are energy bills going up, if there is more green power? - BBC News⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Because of the price of gas and coal

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨TIL: Deer are popping off down here⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Side note, does anyone else associate popping off with farting?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨flouride⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This. How can we be completely certain that something isn’t damaging over the long term. I’m not anti fluoride, but healthy debate and scepticism is a good thing, especially when we’re all forced to consume a substance with the only alternative being dehydration and death. People need to be free to make their own choices.