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#AustraliaDay #ChangeTheDate

"They would have eaten one another to extinction if we didn't come to Australia"

Yes... That was said to me once.
The person that said it to, me in all their sincerity, had read A book .. where that had been stated as a fact.

I could not get
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That person to understand, what an utterly ludicrous idea that was,
That a Nation of people who had survived floods, fires and droughts for over 60,000 were about to become extinct from cannibalism had England not dumped their convicts on their land on January 26th 1788..
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I have no doubt that there would have been cannibalism in some small degree. BUT BEFORE anybody yells at me cannibalism is not unknown to other people's , even in modern times.

It has been a means of survival in dire situations I give you this example
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571
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and who can forget that trend of placenta eating
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-27307476

There are archaeological digs of various European settlements during the colonisation of outposts, e.g Jamestown Virginia America

So , Yes... I do believe that there was cannibalism by some
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First Nation's people during some points of their history.
It most certainly was not a common practice and absolutely NOT to the point of self annihilation of the people.

BUT it is a belief held by some ignorant, some willingly so , usually white, people. These people are
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the same people who do not know anything about the complexities of the First Nation Peoples cultures. Who use the "You didn't even have the wheel" line as an argument to put down our indigenous people.
Here is another example of
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won't happen .. BUT IT SHOULD... and maybe then ... some of the die-hard opponents to #ChangeTheDate will understand why it is not an appropriate date to celebrate the nations.

BUT back to that comment that I was told... THIS IS THE MENTALITY some people have . They
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need to be educated ...
They need to be called out
THEY NEED, NO MUST be made to see how wrong they are,,

#ChangeTheDateAndEducate
#AustraliaDay #alwayswasalwayswillbe
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