Date sent: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 17:58:17 +1000
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rod Hagen)
Subject: Re: [recoznet2] pm or PM?
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> Nobody should be patting Johnny over the back about this stuff, but I'm
> inclined to the view expressed by Pat Dodson and others in recent weeks.
> The "sorry" debate is diverting us all from the underlying issues. OK, say
> you ultimately win. Johnny says "sorry". So what. Unless he is prepared to
> actually DO something any victory compared to the current situation will be
> a pyric one. He will have "given ground" and Indigenous people will have
> to accept less becaiuse of it. All that will have been achieved is an
> improved motherhood statement! Ultimately, by NOT saying sorry he simply
> keeps another opportunity to "give" without doing anything up his sleeve.
This last is an excellent point. He made such a big (and
sickening) deal about compromising on "mateship", and
suggesting that indigenous leaders should make a similar
"compromise" on "custodianship". Rod H. is right that a perceived
concession now robs him of ammunition later. Can't hurt.
Incidentally, bits of Beazley's excellent speech (pity words aren't
actions -- or, no, let's not go there again!) are in today's Age. No
doubt Trudy will be supplying the excerpt to us.
Sandy
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