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I’m talking more about decolonisation. If you steal something it was and is never yours to begin with. GFA was only necessary because of colonial history and co
by rorykoehler 6y ago
I’m talking more about decolonisation. If you steal something it was and is never yours to begin with. GFA was only necessary because of colonial history and continuing attitudes and the power games that come with them.
There is one school of thought (which the GFA falls under) which is what’s happened in the past is legitimate and we have to work from where we are and there is another which is that the colonial past is illegitimate and therefore any gains are also illegitimate and most be returned to their rightful owner.
I don’t subscribe to either necessarily but seeing as continuing prevailing attitudes among the colonial elite haven’t changed one bit I think we have no choice but to confront them gloves off style. It’s literally stealing our collective global future.
- wankeler 6y agoHow far back do you want to unwind? Should all non-aboriginals be disenfranchised or removed from Australia? At some point you have to work with things as they are and move forward.
- rorykoehler 6y agoAustralia is an exceptionally interesting case study. Tbh I don’t have the answer to that as you are 100% correct too.
- disgruntledphd2 6y agoEven given the colonialisation, there's a large proportion of the populace in Northern Ireland who feel British, and do not want to be Irish. Your argument appears to be that this doesn't matter because the land should never have been theirs in the first place. I 100% reject that argument as it's essentially forcing people to live in a country which they have not chosen. And on a practical level, this would probably lead to violence from Unionists in the North, which I don't think anyone wants.
- rorykoehler 6y agoPrecisely why I advocate for Northern Irish independence.