A friend of mine who is half Australian and now lives there came down for the summer and I remember he made a comment about Australia Day and made jokes about the Aboriginies wanting to celebrate, as if they weren't allowed to. I was mad at myself for not pointing out that it was their land first, and not anybody else's, so they had the most right to celebrate their land but I just couldn't believe the cheek of it.
It made me think of America and how back in the day there was segregation and you still have people talking about "go back to Africa/Asia" or whatever foreign country they wanna spew hatred towards. It's like, the country was taken by your ancestors. People were raped, murdered and wiped out. The original descendants are the only ones who have that kind of right to say "leave".
We have the similar problem here in the UK. There's the BNP who want to send foreigners back to where they came from and I've heard an old man ramble on about immigrants and how they should get out, but, it were the British who were taking people from foreign lands and making them slaves. What about when these same people want to travel? You want Africans out of your country but you'll happily go on a safari. You'll say that you want Indians out, but you'll snap away at the Taj Mahal. Furthermore, this land was built on immigrants and still is.
People are just so ignorant and there rally is no other word for it. They claim patriarchy and are so protective of their kind but have no idea about the history of their land.
When land is stolen it is not rightfully yours, so I don't believe you have a right to tell anyone else to leave. Especially those brought over by your ancestors.
predominantly, they have a right to celebrate.
Education is so important. I find that some of the most ignorant people are the same ones who have access to education. I do think that history needs to be taught on matters like colonisation, to reveal the reality of why the world is the way it is and how it got there.
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