Colonial Australia does lack a meaning and culture, because they genocided, murdered, raped, and stole First Nations people, refused a Treaty with FN, and they barely have a presence in Parliament (by design). Settler Colonialism is inherently meaningless and cultureless for it’s victims and those who vehemently disagree.
Similar things happened in Mexico but they still have a distinct culture. It’s not quite the same I guess because the Mexicans recognise the Aztecs weren’t the nicest people either so I guess it’s more complicated.
But I think the fact that we were but a mere settler colony has a lot to do with it. Even then, the previous Christian traditions, whether you subscribe to them or not are also evaporating.
For myself I am trying to be more forgiving and compassionate. Really looking at my own flaws and mistakes and then within that framework, keep that in mind when someone else is not being particularly nice. I like to imagine people as babies and ask myself, what happened to you in life for you to turn out this way?
Colonial Australia does lack a meaning and culture, because they genocided, murdered, raped, and stole First Nations people, refused a Treaty with FN, and they barely have a presence in Parliament (by design). Settler Colonialism is inherently meaningless and cultureless for it’s victims and those who vehemently disagree.
Similar things happened in Mexico but they still have a distinct culture. It’s not quite the same I guess because the Mexicans recognise the Aztecs weren’t the nicest people either so I guess it’s more complicated.
But I think the fact that we were but a mere settler colony has a lot to do with it. Even then, the previous Christian traditions, whether you subscribe to them or not are also evaporating.
you know, defeating the Aztecs was the right thing, just like defeating the Nazis was the right thing
this Christian tradition is not the main defining tradition we have
we have a culture of trust, we trust that deals we make with other people will be upheld
we have a culture of enlightenment tolerance, we don’t kill people for living or believing differently
we agree that customs and laws should protect the weak
For myself I am trying to be more forgiving and compassionate. Really looking at my own flaws and mistakes and then within that framework, keep that in mind when someone else is not being particularly nice. I like to imagine people as babies and ask myself, what happened to you in life for you to turn out this way?
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.