Comments by "Factchekka" (@Factchekka) on "Welcome to Country is ‘divisive’ and ‘insulting’: Andrew Bolt" video.
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@adriangallyot4193 I never said it was a "fluke". Obviously, aborigines survived for so long because they could adapt to different conditions and changes to the environment over a long period time.
It's all very subjective when you, like others who try to embellish the way of life of pre-settlement aborigines, insist on using words like "complex" and "sophisticated" (that's a favourite). What are you comparing it to? Chimpanzees using sticks to catch termites?
Most of the rest of humanity began moving out of a Paleolithic way of living more than 10'000 years ago. Australian aborigines never progressed beyond the use of the simplest of tools like stone axes and wooden spears. This is not complexity.
You use the term "navigation". I assume you are referring to on land because there is no evidence to show aborigines navigated the oceans to any significant degree. It is not really surprising, or impressive for that matter, that someone could find their way around a place they have occupied for tens of thousands of years.
The same could be said about the use of what is available in the environment for food, medicine etc. Except aborigines never learnt to use resources like iron of course.
The lack of natural human curiosity displayed is dumbfounding compared to what other humans were doing around the planet. So many other cultures show a keen interest in observing and recording the movement of celestial objects like the sun, moon and stars. There is almost zero evidence of this anywhere on the whole continent. (Yes, I know about the Dark Emu. Aborigines knew it's position in the sky in relation to different seasons). Big deal. Look at the systems of astronomy used by other societies like the Egyptians or the Mayans who built ACTUAL complex structures to align with the position of the sun or stars on particular days of the year. Mind blowing!
Elsewhere in the world where humans have inhabited, there is found in the archaeological layers a rapid progressive development of things like tools, weapons, pottery, architecture, carvings, adornments etc. This is non-existent in Australia. Almost exclusively we find shell middens or remnants of a hearth, basic stone tools and rock art.
The few places any kind of "structures" can be found they consist of piled rocks a person could lift easily with both hands. This is not sophisticated.
No written language, no wheel, no bow and arrows, no real understanding of the processes of the natural environment... tell me when to stop.
Name me one thing, an invention, an innovation or an idea that comes from pre-settlement aboriginal culture that tangibly benefits an average person in our modern society on a day to day basis.
I am assuming you probably "educated" yourself with books like Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe who is not Aboriginal and whose work has been widely discredited.
The proof of what was here, is what there is to show it was here in the first place...or lack thereof.
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@b1LL1eMc I don't have disdain for Aboriginal people as individuals when I interact with them, (which is a lot by the way), I do have disdain for this intentional false narrative that has beeen pushed, ever increasingly on our society, that Aboriginal culture is an integral part of every Australian's day to day life.
I am staggered that your perception is there is no acknowledgement of Aboriginals. Putting aside these almost mandatory Welcoming ceremonies and Acknowledgement speeches, Aboriginals receive preferential treatment for employment, (especially government jobs), state housing, healthcare, welfare, grants, and application of the law, (judges and magistrates have to take into account a person's aboriginality when sentencing).
Businesses name their buildings with Aboriginal words and have their artwork and painting everywhere, (inside and outside), Aboriginal flags are flown alongside the actual flag of this country wherever it is displayed, (25 million dollars just to put the Aboriginal flag on the Sydney Harbour Bridge)!
Workplaces have mandatory Aboriginal culture modules staff have to complete, every year we have NAIDOC week, Sorry Day, Reconciliation Week to name a few, we find different sporting codes having so-called Indigenous rounds (recently Cricket Australia thought it was a good idea to make cricketers at the start of the season perform a ridiculous made-up ritual), there are indigenous only sporting events, Indigenous television channels, Indigenous radio stations, I could go on and on.
There has always been education in schools about Aboriginal culture. When I was in primary school in the 70's we were taught about way of life, cultural practices, spiritual beliefs and also about the killing of Aboriginals by Early Settlers. I remember reading the picture book about the Rainbow Serpent as a kid almost 45 years ago.
Aboriginal issues are spoken about daily in the media. Especially on the ABC and SBS.
At the start of ANZAC Day ceremonies Aboriginal ritual has been inserted even though it has nothing to do with ANZAC Day!
30 BILLION dollars is allocated to helping Aboriginals every year, this despite them making up a bit over 3% of the whole population. Totally disproportionate!
How can you possibly say "your people" are not recognised???
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