Happy Australia Day

Today is the day that Australia celebrates the landing of the first fleet, when the first load of British convicts arrived. Some of the Aborigines call it Invasion Day. I don't think that 11 tall ships basically full of convicts is much of an invasion force, considering the majority didn't want to be here in the first place, but I understand why some call it Invasion Day. The poor treatment of the local natives didn't start on the day that first fleet arrived, that came later and it was pretty horrible the way they were treated.
In the history of the Human Race there has been numerous cases where a country has been invaded and right or wrong it has happened and you can't just dwell on the past, we need to move forward and do more to bridge any gaps in education and the standard of living that exists between the average Aboriginal family and anyone else living in Australia.
Even more recently with the stolen generation, I believe that the government at the time had the best intentions, it was those that were racist that twisted the policy and stole all those children. The government should have done more to stop it but it would be hard to know just what was going on in each little town across the country. It's not like today where every other car has a dashcam and every person has a phone with a camera in their pockets.
I'm proud to be an Australian and even though I don't think I can trace my bloodlines back to convicts my Dad's side of the family has been here a while and has helped shape what we've become.
I personally think that we need to become a republic and ditch the union jack from our flag. We could possible adopt the flag of the Aborigines or come up with something that reflects this great land. I think most Australians don't really care about the Royal Family that much, they don't really do much for us and yet we still carry their flag on ours. I think by becoming a republic we could acknowledge the aboriginals more and also move on from any of the hurt that some still carry.
When you see what is happening all around the world, I'm glad that I live in Australia and think that we truly live in the best country on earth.

Bomber
Aussie aussie aussie, oi oi oi!