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Originally Posted by Hudson
Two words for you: Kurt Waldheim. He was a former UN Secretary General with a Nazi war crime past. Now, why did Australia helped Mr. Waldheim as UN Sec General? Or shall we also talk about how Australia treats the aboriginals?
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Where did I say that Australian governments were blameless regarding the wrongs committed during the Cold War? None of the questions to be answered when wanting to emigrate to Australia were "Have you even been a member of the Nazi Party". And many war-criminals were accepted into our society, as has been noted by recent events. On the other hand it would be found that it wasn't systemic in our immigration policies whereas the same can't be said for those immigrating into the US who were actively encouraged so as to foment fear against the USSR.
That's a very long leap from Cold War tactics to the treatment of indigenous peoples. Are you prepared to compare the massacres of Native Americans to those perpetrated upon Australian Aborigines? Neither country has clean hands. The only difference is that I'm prepared to acknowledge my country isn't perfect, can you do the same?