Gralin
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Forgot to mention that the issue with comparing to England is that England has done this to half the ****ing world, you're not comparing apples to apples.Agree with the rest of what you say. My remark about "so what if they were first" is a subtle take I have that is bit hard for me to explain to be honest, but I think it's rooted in my loathing of things like inheritance and birth rights in general. I suppose it is an easier concept to sell if you think of a country where the original inhabiting "race" still holds most power - (I dunno, England? France?) - do the descendants of that tribe, hundreds of years later, deserve preference over say, African immigrants or ethnic groups who came say 800 years ago?
We currently have the exact same system as England here where white people have preference over everyone else. Look at all the go back to where you came from comments you see anytime someone who isn't white speaks up, or just plays sport the wrong way.
If you want to have treaty and reparations and land back you have to acknowledge that this land was invaded and the British stole it from the people who lived here.