Your grasp of history seems somewhat distorted to suit your...

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    Your grasp of history seems somewhat distorted to suit your personal beliefs.

    Seeing as the term 'Terra Nullius' did not enter law until the late 19th century how did they use it to justify the dispossession of land in 1788?

    I think this guy summed it up pretty neatly in 1836

    "Justice Burton of the Supreme Court of New South Wales stated, “although it might be granted that on the first taking possession of the Colony, the aborigines were entitled to be recognised as free and independent, yet they were not in such a position with regard to strength as to be considered free and independent tribes"

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_nullius

    So even back then it was recognised as a case of the strong dispossessing the weak.

    I dont have a problem with that, human history is littered with exactly the same thing.
    The Australian aboriginal are no different. Even the History of England is full of violent dispossession through the ages.

    The fact that neither the indigenous Australians or many Australians of Anglo origins, can accept that it was a case of dispossessing the weak is the real cause of the problem.

    Until both sides openly acknowledge and accept history for what it was it will be difficult to move forward as a unified country.
    Last edited by pauljbo470: 19/12/22
 
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