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They seem to be speaking without any knowledge of the matter. Australian indigenous people are some of the most traumatised people in the world. Addictions to m
by tomhoward 8y ago
They seem to be speaking without any knowledge of the matter. Australian indigenous people are some of the most traumatised people in the world. Addictions to many substances other than alcohol are rife, and begin at a very early age, and it's clear to any observer that multi-generational trauma and consequent poverty and despair are a primary cause.
- yesenadam 8y agoYes, Sydney here, I've had a few good aboriginal friends in my suburb over the years, who are homeless most of the time. Long story short: It's such a different world. How they survive I have no idea. One is alcoholic, and often talks about wanting to go back to jail - at least there's food, shelter and a bed there. I can't imagine being forcibly deprived of my culture, family, language, land - like many/most of their families, then treated as failed humans. A neverending nightmare. One of them is always introducing the (mostly white) locals to each other in the street, (she knows everyone) and we joke she's doing Aboriginal reconciliation... For a while I was always poor, and she noticed and started giving me food or cigarettes every time she saw me.