Why do Aboriginal people need help?

Originally posted by blueballs: ↑

The problem here is firstly many aboriginals have been victims in the past, this means to intergenerational wealth and probably worse education as parents uneducated… the problem here is what percentage are actually victims

then th e next problem is what happens if yuu oku treat someone constantly as a victim, it’s well known it creates bad outcomes

so one one hand are people banging on all the time about them being victims( if have to put you in this basket sorry), on the other side is people who think they aren’t victims as things hat happened to them long ago shouldn’t matter

the issue is h th at both things come into play but we’ve got extreme arguments at both ends, what needs to be said is yes we understand you have had to work harder and have been oppressed etc and society is hally ro give you a leg up for this. Society also expect you to help yourself and to make he lost of the opportunities afforded to you because of predicament ie you can’t help those who won’t help themselves

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I've noticed a lot of right supporters playing the victim card too. its not only Aboriginal people.

this means to intergenerational wealth and probably worse education as parents uneducated…. ....... is the key point. the difficulties in remote communities in particular but also in every community, black or white or brindle, is the issue that has been neglected (gee I hate saying the last decade) for yonks. all due to cuts in fiscal spending in these particular areas.

we all get made victims by bullies from time to time. its only human nature that some are lovers of manipulation and bullying others... to some its more of a sport, but to some its a pathological desire to abuse others.

but theres no point in taking a victim role (sorry to disappoint) as we all have to face this sort of shyte.

yet first Aussies have been victimised by the white invaders system of management of these people. if you take a carefully unbiased view and read true histories, autobiogs are hard to find but there are some out there, you will see just how severely they were victimised, and this remains the case.

given the neurological damage that many suffer, which diminishes the ability to foresee the consequences or to value others' rights, its unsurprising there is so much violence among these people. diminished capacity for personal responsibility is measurable in mental health, neuropsychiatry and in law. we cannot ignore these facts.

imo this should be a major task for the Voice.