Ian

Why is it illegal to have a 45 year old man have sex with a 10 year old but legal if they are married?

[TheRoadknight @RoadknightThe]

I note that a lot of people today are questioning Aboriginal history and culture.

So, here's some modern 'ancient' 'Truth-telling', some you may know, some not:

- Dot paintings were invented in 1971 by Geoffrey Bardon who then taught the style and technique to Aborigines.

- The Welcome to Country Ceremony was invented in 1976 by Ernie Dingo and Richard Walley to welcome Maori performers.

- There is no Aboriginal word or phrase for Welcome to Country, unlike the Maoris’ welcome/wardance, the ‘haka’. As such, it cannot have been invented prior to colonisation and the introduction of English. How, in ancient times, would they have asked “Who’s doing the Welcome to Country Ceremony?” if there were no words in Aboriginal languages for it?

- The Acknowledgement of Country was invented in the 1990s

- There is no film or video evidence of any of these ceremonies existing at important events such as Royal Tours, the 1956 Olympics, etc. prior to the 70s.

- The not mentioning the name of deceased Aboriginal people or showing an image or providing a warning in an article is also modern. As recently as 2011 when boxer Lionel Rose died, not even the ABC did this.

- ‘Walkabout’ is now considered an offensive term, since it implies someone is late or lazy, despite it being an integral part of initiation ceremonies.

- ‘The oldest living culture’ is not just factually incorrect, it defies logic. The branch of the tree cannot be older than the tree itself. Humans evolved in Africa. There are African tribes that live almost exactly as they did 100,000+ years ago, without welfare, 4WDs, mobile phones, etc. Aborigines are descended from these tribes as humans moved out of Africa and around the world. As such, Aboriginal culture cannot possibly be older than the cultures from which they are derived. (See: diagram)

- Aborigines were never categorized or classified in Australia under the Flora and Fauna Act, despite Linda Burney and many others claiming this. This has been fact-checked and verified by the ABC as a complete and utter myth.

- The term ‘First Nations’ has been culturally appropriated from North American natives.

- The term ‘totem’ is used now widely. Many Aboriginal people adopt or are given a totem. But if this is, as claimed, an ancient tradition, what are the Aboriginal words, in any of the many languages, for ‘totem’ or ‘totems? ‘Totem’ is word from the Ojibwa tribe of North American natives. It is not an ancient Aboriginal word. It, too, is appropriated or 'stolen', ironically.

- ‘Deadly’ is not an Aboriginal word. It was a popular term in the 60s: ‘deadly good’. It was often used to describe a bicycle: ‘a deadly treadly’.

- Uluru (Ayers Rock) is, according to the area’s most senior elder, Paddy Uluru, of no cultural significance and is not sacred. Only recently has this been claimed to stop people climbing it.

- The Lake Bolac ‘eel’ rock arrangement required a machine to move the rocks. Which is more likely: that Aborigines arranged the 100+kg rocks 1,500 years ago or it was created more recently in the 20th Century to promote the Annual Eel Festival?

- Neologisms: ‘On country’; ‘Blak’; ‘First Nations’, ‘Blakfullah’, ‘Blak’, ‘First People’, ‘Welcome to Country Ceremony’, ‘Smoking Ceremony’, ‘Rainbow Serpent’ and ‘Dreamtime’ – all English-language-derived, not Aboriginal, such as ‘gangurru’ (kangaroo).

- Things that have fallen out of fashion: ‘Pointing the bone’; curses; photography stealing the soul.

- In almost every instance, the occurrence of a ‘massacre’ was settlers’ retribution for Aborigines stealing sheep, killing workers and/or raping wives and daughters. The notion that settlers or troops went out riding to kill Aborigines for ‘sport’ is a myth.

- The notion of a government-mandated, sanctioned or planned ‘genocide’ isn’t supported and the scale of Aboriginal deaths is widely disputed. Estimates vary so wildly that they cannot be replied upon: from over 1,000,000 to around 200,000 to 100,000 to just 10,000.

- Rainbow Serpent is not translated from any Aboriginal language. Similarly, ‘Dreamtime’ is not translated from any Aboriginal language. (See: diags)

So, what hasn't been made up in the past 50 years?

You tell me.

[Ian @LocalReason]

@daisymay4263 does that mean he will SACK all the media people he has employed immediately????

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@Peter_J_Beck can we ever get them launching from Australia Peter?

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@victorfyt C

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@TheKouk Well time to make the #ABC a subscription service and we can get out $1.5 BILLION put into things like education or road repair.

[Ian @LocalReason]

@n720ute Chris should I keep the car that I bought even though it is stolen or give it back and walk everywhere?

[Ian @LocalReason]

@newscomauHQ she has had breast surgery to get them like that

[news.com.au @newscomauHQ]

A football coach has gone viral for his strange behaviour in an awkward interview that sparked attention on social media, with fans finding it hilarious.

[Ian @LocalReason]

@GAZZA56721349 We would if they were willing to turn up and work

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@HorsesSphere_15 yes

[Ian @LocalReason]

@GusLefty What debate are you having with people on the right that they are not using facts but you are Gus?

[Ian @LocalReason]

@Erdayastronaut Why not setup the base with robots on the surface and the humans in orbit?

[Ian @LocalReason]

@TheKouk So I gather you do NOT have any debt Stephen. Good to know. But many of us do have a debt and it is prudent to get rid of any debt so you can have a better life. Do you not agree?

[Joey Mate™️ 🇦🇺 🇳🇱 @Joey1800callme]

Two brothers had lived peacefully on neighboring farms for nearly forty years. They loved each other, helped one another, and had always been close. But one day, they quarreled - their first serious disagreement in all those years.

It began with a small misunderstanding, but soon grew into a bitter argument filled with angry and hurtful words. After that, the brothers did not speak to each other for months.

One morning, someone knocked on the older brother’s door. When he opened it, he saw a carpenter standing there with a toolbox in his hand.

“I’m looking for work,” the carpenter said. “Perhaps there’s something here on your farm that I could do for you?”

“Yes,” replied the older brother. “I know exactly what you can do. Do you see that house on the other side of the stream? That belongs to my neighbor - actually, to my younger brother.

“A few months ago, there was nothing but a meadow between our farms. Then he dug a channel, diverted the river, and now there is a stream separating us. He did it just to spite me, but I’m going to show him...

“Do you see those trees beside the barn? I want you to build me a fence two meters high. I don’t want to see him or his house ever again.”

The carpenter nodded.

“I understand. Just give me the materials, and I’ll make sure the job is done well.”

The older brother went into town, brought back everything the carpenter needed, and then left to work in the fields.

The carpenter worked all day...

When the older brother returned at dusk, the carpenter had finished his work and was resting.

But the brother could hardly believe his eyes.

There was no fence at all.

Instead, the carpenter had built a bridge across the stream.

It was a beautiful bridge. And on the other side, the older brother saw his younger brother walking toward him with his arms wide open.

“You truly are a good man,” the younger brother said, “to build a bridge after everything I said and did to you.”

For a moment, the two brothers stood at opposite ends of the bridge, looking at each other in silence.

Then they began walking toward one another.

They met in the middle of the bridge and embraced.

As they stood there, they noticed the carpenter picking up his toolbox and preparing to leave.

“Hey, wait!” called the older brother. “Stay with us for a few more days. There are still so many things you could build for us.”

The carpenter smiled.

“I would be very happy to stay, and thank you,” he said. “But I still have many more bridges to build...”

Make of this what you will….🙏👊😎

[Ian @LocalReason]

@Ausbobsmit so that means the BOM will have to get weather forecasts from the First Nation Rainbow serpent

[Ian @LocalReason]

@Kate3015 why not look also at the virus system to eliminate cancers that is being trialled in the USA? Then we can go with growing body parts inside pigs to replace organs that have been destroyed due to cancer.

[Farrell Ross I FOLLOW BACK @haveaconcern]

You can count on this!

[Ian @LocalReason]

@EmmanuelMakes I believe because of marketing. Sort of why users use Windows not Linux

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@SenSanders Peas is 100% fatal as well Bernie. You show me ANYONE that is alive today that ate peas in the 1813 war. See eating peas is 100% fatal.

[Ian @LocalReason]

@AshPolitik Why should the US be funding aid to ANY other country? I don't see India or China massively giving money away with NO strings attached.

[Ian @LocalReason]

@Kate3015 Well at least the Trade minister got another overseas holiday at our expense and climate destruction.