Sorry, but I’m not

Posted by on February 9, 2008, 7:25pm, 271 views

The new Labor Government will apologise to Aborigines this week for the “stolen generation”. The Liberals, after some angst, will support the apology.

I’m sorry, but I can’t. The reasons why the previous government chose not to apologise have not changed.

Children were taken from their families with good intentions in most cases. Many of them lived better lives than they would have done otherwise.

There is even a strong argument the policy should be modified and restored. Many Aboriginal children are growing up in unnecessary poverty and neglect. Many of these children would be better off with foster families.

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