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yobarr wrote:

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Interesting thread, with valuable contributions from a couple of clearly erudite individuals, but I am somewhat confused about several references to "principals". Unless, of course, these posters meant "principles"? Easy to talk properly English. Cheers

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 Sorry yobarr, must remember  1. Proper English.2 Weights & Measures.3 Weights & Measures.4 Weights & Measures.

5 TBO 6 TBO.7 Land Cruiser 79 etc .ect

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 Great to see you're learning, Alan, but you've neglected to mention WDHs! Or was that an intentional omission? Cheers

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 Yes it was, because you are so predictable,we were all waiting, for .....WDHs! from Yobarr.

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 Cuppa,did you read my reply to Dorians post,I don't think so.

I think you are trying to be a smart Therapist I said nothing about Black Power.

You are just carrying on some Agenda.

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 You must forgive me, I take my time when composing replies & was still writing when Dorian posted & when you replied to him. I did not see either his nor your post until after I had posted my reply to you. 

It seems you recognise that your previous assertions were in error. 

The Black Power reference was mine alone. I feel it was quite relevant incontext of two sporting stars criticised for their principled stands given you held one of them up as a hero (which he was)  but inferred that this only occurred once his boxing career ended as I understood what you'd written).  I made reference to why he changed his name. (Yes I know it was about taking up the islamic faith , but in his life his faith & Black Power & his campaigning for black justice were all inextricably linked long before he ceased boxing).

Please don't go down the track of beginning to play the man & not the ball. It's old news & unnecessary. 

As an example if I were to call you an ugly old man with a tenuous grip on reality (which in no way I am saying anything of the sort I hasten to add) it would be a personal attack on you & thus totally unacceptable as well as achieving nothing but antagonism. The 'Smart Therapist'/Agenda comment wasn't necessary. 

Lets keep it nice eh?

 As for an agenda, I think its perfectly clear where I stand, it's not hidden - that is I am unwilling to stand by & say nothing when I perceive injustice, particularly that which appears to be born of racism. If you choose to call that an agenda - guilty as charged yer honour. 

It is my view that many of the comments in this thread would never have been made if the central issue, once again, were not around an aboriginal person asserting themself . Some may wish to deny this is their agenda, but the bottom line is that every time any aboriginal says or does anything to assert themselves there are those waiting in the wings to spit venom & knock them back down, especially if it can be done in the guise of 'deniable feined reasonableness' .

We all have our views - all of those differing views could be called 'agendas', but accusations of someone having an agenda is usually made negatively as part of an attacking or defensive strategy.  

I will stand by my principles & whilst I may not change the world, I will be comfortable knowing I've done what I can by speaking up. Think of that as an agenda if you wish, that's fine by me, but no need to try to beat me with it. 

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-- Edited by Cuppa on Wednesday 26th of October 2022 05:56:08 PM

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starting to look like another locked thread

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 You could be right ,I called him a Smart therapist with an agenda,so he called me as example an "Ugly old man with a tenuous grip on reality" what sought of therapist would say that.

Because I said I was Older than him,he pounced on on it. then of course he said lets keep nice eh?

Cuppa your Sh#t is still yellow,you have a lot to learn.

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starting to look like another locked thread

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 You could be right ,I called him a Smart therapist with an agenda,so he called me as example an "Ugly old man with a tenuous grip on reality" what sought of therapist would say that.

Because I said I was Older than him,he pounced on on it. then of course he said lets keep nice eh?

Cuppa your Sh#t is still yellow,you have a lot to learn.

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 Oh for goodness sake! ....... with responses like that then perhaps the thread should be locked.  I didn't call you anything, I even made that point so you wouldn't misinterpret me, and instead maybe understand what it had felt like at my end to be called names, innocuous as they were,  but it seems you are intent taking whatever I say negatively.  If you wish to be upset by what I said I guess that's your choice, but it really isn't necessary. 

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 What sort of a person are you Cuppa.

Hi Cuppa,Lets agree to disagree,no offense.If you think I have offend you,my apologies .

Alan

Quotes from a newspaper resource.

Whilst

"Rinehart doesnt want the team she sponsors speaking out about her fathers racist comments; players, for their part, dont want to keep quiet about it for the sake of her money".

There is nothing more convincing in any debate than a quote that is putting words into anothers mouth from the media.

Why have almost all comments in this topic been about the Netball?

What about the self entitled cricketer?

There were certainly some comments worthy of scrutiny on that sport.

Maybe the cricket didnt involve the indigenous history of any players.

Then who disrespectively brought up the Ode to the Fallen. Maybe a conscientious objector?

My view is that the verse known as the Ode is the subject of all Australians who served.
Notice there is no racial comment when we say the words of this verse.
It is recited with full respect to all of those who served and did not return which may have included indigenous Australians, Other Australians Moris and White Kiwis Afghans and many others of European decent that signed up in Aus or NZ.
I have not noticed that after all wars we have refused entry to Aus to any of those former opponents met on the battle field. The Vietnam war is a perfect modern day example as is our participation up in the Middle East.
Thank goodness were are a compassionate lot.
Now, back to the race card.
This card is played and the entire game has been taught by antagonists and others who have something to feel they need to *win*.
The Woke in regard to caring for our indigenous can not help themselves when with each situation the old deck of cards comes out.
Did someone mention Black Power.

I ask one simple question.

What date do you Wokes have set so the rest of us, both indigenous and other colours and races in Australia can get on with our lives of unity without the constant interference of the them and us agenda.

For goodness sake just read some of the comments from our Aboriginal parliamentarians to see how even they consider the foolishness of this carry on.

I am like others who dont care about the Diamonds or any sports code that refuses sponsorship but that refusal is always the result of some selfish narcissistic action which penalises so many thousands of children and guess what Wokes, some of those very children are indigenous and some of them are even Newer Australians than those of convict descendants.

Even the girl concerned started in the junior ranks of the code.

We have hundreds of new arrivals in this country every month and what hope do they have of assimilation with you bunch of Wokes continually dividing us all.

For the good of our country just let it go. It will be a much better and more productive place when all Australians are encouraged to take the advantages offered to all, run with those advantages and make something of themselves.

-- Edited by Ivan 01 on Thursday 27th of October 2022 02:02:06 PM

 I was trying to answer your post Ivan, but was finding it increasingly hard to follow what you were saying. Perhaps all this woke stuff is making me sleepy. ;)

-- Edited by Cuppa on Thursday 27th of October 2022 02:16:46 PM