Dipcdame
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English born, but this is mine, and hubby's 21st "birthday" as 'real aussies'!!! We took our oath for citizenship in a ceremony on Australia Day 1988............ 21 years ago!!!!! Happy 'birthday to me.....etc....!! So we have just spent the best part of today with our wonderful family around us, having a barby, few lamb chops, bit of roo in the webber, couple of beers in the esky (not for me, thanks!!) and jsut enjoying this wonderful country I don't see a 'ours', but just the place I k=live, and love, and appreciate so much. A veritable heaven on earth.
Wouldn't have it any other way................ I do acknowledge the way this country was invaded, and if it was today, it would be done in an entirely different way, I'm sure, but I was truly moved last April,. to see Mr Rudd stand and give the most amazing apology I ever heard, he embraced an awful lot of what we had to be sorry for, I was really moved seeing the TRUE original australians that suffered so much at our hands, finally being recognised, finally hearing it from us, just what we did to them, and to hear us say sorry. I say us, because I can remember sitting watching Mr Rudd, wiht tears in my eyes, and in my head, voicing the apologies alongside him.
It was the best day when that happened, but as for this "invasion day", it's not really reconciling as Mr Rudd said we should, it would only stir more anger, I think it shows those demanding it as not yet quite ready to accept that apology, not quite ready to reconcile, put it behind us and get on with life in the diverse community that we do. All it would serve to do would be to create more division and seperatism.
Wouldn't have it any other way................ I do acknowledge the way this country was invaded, and if it was today, it would be done in an entirely different way, I'm sure, but I was truly moved last April,. to see Mr Rudd stand and give the most amazing apology I ever heard, he embraced an awful lot of what we had to be sorry for, I was really moved seeing the TRUE original australians that suffered so much at our hands, finally being recognised, finally hearing it from us, just what we did to them, and to hear us say sorry. I say us, because I can remember sitting watching Mr Rudd, wiht tears in my eyes, and in my head, voicing the apologies alongside him.
It was the best day when that happened, but as for this "invasion day", it's not really reconciling as Mr Rudd said we should, it would only stir more anger, I think it shows those demanding it as not yet quite ready to accept that apology, not quite ready to reconcile, put it behind us and get on with life in the diverse community that we do. All it would serve to do would be to create more division and seperatism.
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