On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:59 AM, Francis Drouillard <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > So, when are you holier-than-thou Aussies gonna pony up an Aborigine to > lead your country? > actually i wasn't thinking so much about race but the call to individual responsibility and citizenship that is inclusive rather than exclusive the ethics for lobbyists et al signed today the changes in Guantanamo re: the military trials etc etc i wonder if you have heard of the Intervention ? *http://tinyurl.com/74rntu *political race relations are at least 50 years behind those in the USA remembering that the vote for aborigines was only given in 1967 and this http://www.esjgws.org.au/issues/reconciliation/stolen.htm * *so i think it will be a little while before there is a catch up but quite possibly the person who will be head of Her Magesty's Government in Australia and and has an Aborigional heritage has been born ... who knows it probably wont happen in my lifetime, it might though i am still holding my breath for the republic .. but a republic is unlikely till HRH Prince Charles is KIng mx > > On Jan 20, 2009, at 10:37 PM, mex sara wrote: > > i can't not believe on one of the most redemptive days not only in your > country but > perhaps only surpassed in my life once or twice ... > > not only in respect to the quickness of the turn of history > but also in the potential for the culture shift > surely > if the stockmarket drops in relation to that well i guess its part of the > ebb and flow of rich mens fancy and rich white men have lost a bit of > control > they are bound to sell ... in your new government you have jewish ladies, > a mormon > and african americian President probably even atheists and catholics > perhaps > > > if to score a point all that can be brought up at such a time is the > problems caused by those greedy corporate [noun self censored] rather than > a culture shift that might > make everybody's life better ... well frankly no i wont grace it with an > explanation of > how it makes me feel it would be undignified > > mx > > ps when i saw the oil fiend cheney i realized i hadn't seen him for years > and i realized why > > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 1:25 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Largest Inaugural Day loss in history: >> >> < >> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&refer=worldwide&sid=aOYw.awwsNSg >> > >> >> Welcome, Obama! > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/StrataList-OT?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
