Our indigenous people did not exist before British settlement

[i-need-a-martini]

...according to Tony Abbott.

Another gaffe and another insight into his thinking. This is what he told people at a conference yesterday:

“I guess our country owes its existence to a form of foreign investment by the British government in the then unsettled or, um, scarcely-settled, Great South Land,” he said.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-says-australia-benefited-from-fore...

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

You mean white folks from some other country beat the British to Oz?

[lurker172602]

You mean white folks are the only civilised ones?

[i-need-a-martini]

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@lurker172602 wrote:
You mean white folks are the only civilised ones?

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I think it means that some people aren't capable of an intelligent thought and coherant discussion so post garbage to cover up inadequacies.

[electric*mayhem*band]

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@this-one-time-at-bandcamp wrote:

The stink of horse manure in the streets, harridans dumping chamber pots from second story windows, alcohol and  disease.........and the ever-present missionaries bringing the word of the white man's god to the benighted heathens......

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So, I see you've been to Birmingham ?  

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

I see that sarcasm is a foreign concept to you.

[icyfroth]

Oh a nice sensational headline there, Martini!

I see your point though. He's trying to justify the current level of foreign investment by highlighting British investment in the days of Australia's colonisation. Killing off the indigenous population in the process. Following the tried and true methods they used in America and India etc.

I don't see where he says the indigenous ppl didn't exist before British settlement, though, as per your headline.

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

That's what I pointed out about a dozen or so posts earlier.

[icyfroth]

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@this-one-time-at-bandcamp wrote:

That's what I pointed out about a dozen or so posts earlier.

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I saw you did, band 🙂

some ppl like to shine a light in ppls eyes then accuse them of being blind, unfortunately.

[nero_bolt]

Scarcely worth the faux outrage but the left will SCREAM and they are.

So sad, nothing better to do it seems from them

What was actually said:

When explaining why foreign investment was so important for a country like Australia, Mr Abbott said the country would be unimaginable without it.

“As a general principle we support foreign investment. Always have and always will,” he said.

“Our country is unimaginable without foreign investment.”

”I guess our country owes its existence to a form of foreign investment by the British government in ...,” he said.

Cue the outrage industry. 

[electric*mayhem*band]

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@this-one-time-at-bandcamp wrote:

I see that sarcasm is a foreign concept to you.

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I see that 'sense of humour' is a foreign concept to you.