- 16 Jul 2012 01:36
#14006498
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Ideology: Australian Liberalism
... or a robber who stole Aboriginal lands(of many diffrent cultures, not just Australian Aboriginies) and claimed them for England?
I personally believe it was the former as if it wasn't for him bringing English culture(And Convicts! though he didn't bring them personally, they came later) to our shores, Australia might not have even been called by that name.
I feel much maligned when unhelpful Aboriginals, who should know better, call our national commeration of the arrivial of the first fleet(of mostly convicts mind you) "Invasion Day". It was nothing of the sort and deserves to be known as "Australia Day" as it is an intergral historical event in the history of the modern western country that we have here today. Besides if it wasn't for the British, and Cook speficially, we'd probably be speaking spanish or french today(probably the latter), and we might not have had the same Westminster political system that all Australian Citizens now participate in(including Aboriginals).
Also he had a pretty awesome, and come to think of it rather pre-destined, legendary death at the hands of Hawaiian natives. No wonder Bill Shatner based Captain Kirk on him....
I personally believe it was the former as if it wasn't for him bringing English culture(And Convicts! though he didn't bring them personally, they came later) to our shores, Australia might not have even been called by that name.
I feel much maligned when unhelpful Aboriginals, who should know better, call our national commeration of the arrivial of the first fleet(of mostly convicts mind you) "Invasion Day". It was nothing of the sort and deserves to be known as "Australia Day" as it is an intergral historical event in the history of the modern western country that we have here today. Besides if it wasn't for the British, and Cook speficially, we'd probably be speaking spanish or french today(probably the latter), and we might not have had the same Westminster political system that all Australian Citizens now participate in(including Aboriginals).
Also he had a pretty awesome, and come to think of it rather pre-destined, legendary death at the hands of Hawaiian natives. No wonder Bill Shatner based Captain Kirk on him....
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Ideology: Australian Liberalism