The 2014/15 Off Season Thread

[Poupou Escobar]

Who's this 'we'? I don't live on any alluvial floodplain.

 

[Gronk]

Who's this 'we'? I don't live on any alluvial floodplain.

I do. Hawkesbury River Basin.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Do you own or rent? And have you considered giving it back? Apparently it's choice farmland up there in Sydney. Think what traditional indigenous farmers would be doing with the stolen land you occupy.

 

[Suitman]

Do you own or rent? And have you considered giving it back? Apparently it's choice farmland up there in Sydney. Think what traditional indigenous farmers would be doing with the stolen land you occupy.

There's a little park across the road from Gronk where they could grow their crops.

Suity

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Not in Gronk's backyard, I'll give you the hot tip.

 

[Gronk]

I've got some indigenous blood in me just quietly. My Dad's grandfather was from Carcoar and Dad reckons that his father was aboriginal. So my great, great grandfather ?

No records to prove it though...

Anyway, get the f**k off my land merkin.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

What difference should it make whether or not you've got aboriginal ancestors?

 

[Gronk]

Land rights moffo.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

But you're also descended from white invaders. Surely that cancels out whatever rights you had.

 

[Gronk]

Yes quite a conundrum.

 

[Twizzle]

But you're also descended from white invaders. Surely that cancels out whatever rights you had.

Invaders being the significant word there.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I was born here. The invasion has nothing to do with me.

 

[strider]

Gronk! Gronk! ... they wrote an article just for you ...

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...and-cringeworthy-moments-20150311-140qnp.html

 

[Gronk]

Cut him some slack mate.

 

[emjaycee]

Invaders being the significant word there.

So should all the descendants of the invaders just pack up and piss off back to where our ancestors came from?

 

[Haynzy]

Man of the people.

 

[Haynzy]

So should all the descendants of the invaders just pack up and piss off back to where our ancestors came from?

No but acknowledging that the invasion has contributed greatly to the displacement and wellbeing of the original inhabitants of this land is an important step in helping them move forward.
Not doing things that contribute to their continued displacement and erosion of wellbeing is also important.

 

[Noise]

No but acknowledging that the invasion has contributed greatly to the displacement and wellbeing of the original inhabitants of this land is an important step in helping them move forward.
Not doing things that contribute to their continued displacement and erosion of wellbeing is also important.

Aren't land rights claims, "welcome to country" acknowledgements and Sorry day all recognising the original inhabitants of the land???

 

[Twizzle]

So should all the descendants of the invaders just pack up and piss off back to where our ancestors came from?

Over reaction much ?

My point being show some respect for the original occupants not tell them to move where it suits us.

 

[Gronk]

The Mabo (Native Title) case in the High Court was all about having to prove you ancestral links to the land.

Apparently now the current government thinks that these ancestral links are a mere lifestyle choice.