Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: đ Sunday, November 17, 2024
StudChud@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨days⊠agoColonial Australia does lack a meaning and culture, because they genocided, murdered, raped, and stole First Nations people, refused a Treaty with FN, and they barely have a presence in Parliamentary (by design). Settler Colonialism is meaningless for itâs victims and those who vehemently disagree
wscholermann@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨days⊠ago
Similar things happened in Mexico but they still have a distinct culture. Itâs not quite the same I guess because the Mexicans recognise the Aztecs werenât the nicest people either so I guess itâs more complicated.
But I think the fact that we were but a mere settler colony has a lot to do with it. Even then, the previous Christian traditions, whether you subscribe to them or not are also evaporating.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨days⊠ago
you know, defeating the Aztecs was the right thing, just like defeating the Nazis was the right thing
wscholermann@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨days⊠ago
For myself I am trying to be more forgiving and compassionate. Really looking at my own flaws and mistakes and then within that framework, keep that in mind when someone else is not being particularly nice. I like to imagine people as babies and ask myself, what happened to you in life for you to turn out this way?
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnât.