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Originally Posted by CyberWasp
Where were all the protests in the USA when the Police shot and killed an Australian women not that long ago.
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If you are asking this, then you are not understanding the underlying issue driving these protests. That's not having a go at you, because the average Aussie probably doesn't. Go watch "12 years of slave". It will give you a very small glimpse of the root cause. That movie is based on an auto biography but with some hollywood thrown in of course. Having watched a few interviews with Afro Americans on CNN, the police killings is just part of the anger, there are other issues of injustice that is causing the rage. The injustice is so bad and so blatant, that's why you see a lot of white americans also supporting the cause.
Its not too dissimilar to why some Aussies can't understand why aboriginals won't "get over" the past. They can't. Nor should we expect them to. The history is too raw.
We need to follow the British and European system. Yes, they have their own problems too, I was living in London during the 2011 riots, but they LEARN from their mistakes. Blacks, whites, asians, indians, europeans generally all get along there. Its not perfect but its getting there. Not sure if Brexit will change things though.
Just saw this on The Age. Its a pretty good attempt at explaining it another side to it. I like the phrase "symbol of exclusion".
https://www.theage.com.au/business/t...02-p54ykx.html