I appreciate that everyone is entitled to their views. Why is it so hard to understand that we need to acknowledge that there were people in Australia for 60,000 years before captain cook arrived? Native title is a complex issue but I don't think that people are willing to Google it to understand more. To suggest that living in a house for 50 years is comparable is just naive. In my opinion a real Australian faces up to the past and tries to make things better no matter who is to blame. I really enjoy this forum for ct related issues, it's great. Sorry if my views on other things seem contrary.
The fundamental flaw in your argument is that if we recreate the ownership and boundaries that existed around the world thousands or even hundreds of years ago most of the countries that now exist, including the sacred cow Israel, would be dismantled.
Think of the world conflict that would create.
Since humans first walked on this earth they have conducted wars over land and associated resources and, as much as most people hate war, they are going to keep happening.
In war some win and some loose and it is about time for a reality check. Sometimes sh1t happens, humans are just not nice.
There is no point in trying to go back and recreate the world the way it was, it just can't happen, and that includes the Aboriginal ownership before Europeans arrived.
Cheers
Parry
