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I agree with much you say. If we call the Europeans repopulating Australia (a more neutral term lol) an invasion, does it make White Australia evil? In a way yeh, but there's nothing we can do about it. Throughout history straight white christian men have done horrible things to people who weren't straight white christian men in a global sense. With pretty much anything, you can find something politically incorrect about it, the wrongs of the past permeate every aspect of our lives. Its a very sad part of human history, but all we can do is try not to repeat the same mistakes again, treat everyone with respect and help those who need it.
As for the lot of Aboriginals these days, well....my current role is in the community services sector where I assist those who are homeless (or about to become homeless) find stable accommodation once more. Many of our clients are indigenous, but the common problems I see that cause homelessness would relate to all ethnic groups. Drug and alcohol abuse, mental health issues, chronic unemployment and or disability would be the main factors. Focusing on maladaptive behaviours, I am a bit stunned to see middle aged people have a teenage mindset and just not get their **** together. Now I could come from the angle of 'ooh what a dropkick, lets show some tough love' but the behaviours that I exhibit that have my life in an ok place now I learned from my parents and the basic world and part of society that I grew up in which was positive and constructive. If people see drug taking, crime and unemployment growing up as 'normal', they will partake in those behaviours as adults. Their current behaviour is learned. Learned behaviours become habits over time and if there is no inteverntion from outside a maladaptive behavioural system, the system will keep screwing up because it will think screwing up is normal.
Sometimes people will see a significant life event (death of a loved one, having a baby, getting fired etc) as a key turning point where they need to change things. With the right structure and support and motivation, it can be done. But often people aren't exposed to a new positive normal so the sycle of pain and failure continues. In summary if all you see in your circle is pain, failure and misery, you will see this as normal and behave as such. People can change but it involves refocusing on a new normal.
This goes for both blacks and whites. It is possible but it is HARD. It often requires outside help and often that outside help isn't there.
