Comments on: Happy Invasion Day

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 02:10:05 +0000

Normans alive!!

As a first generation immigrant who has paid his due in taxes I thank those Australian for making this such a grate country.

By: Special Sauce

Special Sauce — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 22:27:39 +0000

Feckwit
Rob Corr, a newly arrived Irish migrant who has the gall to call Australian born people invaders because they are white, has truly outdone himself with his latest effort. You see, Rob has identified old people as the group which…

By: tim

tim — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

Well, why don’t you fuck off back to Ireland then? Invader!

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

As you know Rob, the indigenous peoples of Australia didn’t arrive in a single migration, so Europeans weren’t exactly the 2nd group of boat people.

And there’s a few people who have just such a heinous intent.

By: 5th generation Australian

5th generation Australian — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

I am not sure why this makes people so angry, the British settled NZ around the same time as Australia and have been able, albeit belatedly, to come to some agreement about whose land it was, and I presume that the British who went to NZ and who came to Australia were operating under the same common law (unlike the original people who came here, when it really was uninhabited by humans).
The example you link to Peter, makes no mention in my, admittedly quick reading, of these people coming in by boat.
I can’t see why people are so abusive just because others have a different point of view. Isn’t that allowed any more?

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

Assuming you own the land you live on, your going to be the one who gives your land back to the indigenous people of Australia, without expecting monetary return? If you don’t own the land, then why not encourage your parents to do so.

I’ve been reading your site for a while Robert and consider you to be an intelligent writer. That paragraph is one of the less intelligent things you’ve written.

By: Rex

Rex — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

I agree with Scott.

Silly post Robert. You can do better!

By: Ken Miles

Ken Miles — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

5th Gen, the situation in NZ is a little bit different. While there were some land confiscations, the majority of land that went from Maori to Pakeha was sold. As far as I’m aware, Australia was the opposite.

By: Raena Armitage

Raena Armitage — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

Sorry, Timmy, but I didn’t see an invitation to debate the relative merits of returning to one’s “own country.” What’s done is done and it’s too late to undo it.

What I *did* see was Robert trying to point out the hypocrisy of this country’s shitty little policies in the light of how we got here in the first place.

By: tim

tim — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

Well, Raenaminy, in Robert’s case he can easily undo what has been done. He has a UK passport. Bye, Rob!