In Reply to: "Rabbit-Proof Fence: A 'true story'?" posted by clarkjohnsen on March 28, 2003 at 13:40:40:
Australia has an appalling track record of human rights abuses for Aboriginal people, and an equally appalling attitude towards the treatment (and incarceration) of immigrants seeking political asylum, as recent prison riots attest. I admire the bravery of any filmmaker who would take this on as a subject.
It's about time; maybe there will be some positive change in the "provincial colonial" Oz administrations attitudes if enough veils are lifted to the truth
True democracy gives individuals the right to be left alone; not to have their fates dictated by Edwardian thinkers in Canberra
Eric
Tokyo*
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Follow Ups
- Re: "Rabbit-Proof Fence: A 'true story'?" - gware 17:11:16 03/28/03 (6)
- "...if enough veils are lifted to the truth." - clarkjohnsen 08:45:21 03/29/03 (5)
- an argument as older than the medium itself... - gware 21:04:15 03/31/03 (4)
- Re: OFF TOPIC - soundbug1 08:47:46 04/01/03 (1)
- Soundbug.... - gware 14:43:05 04/01/03 (0)
- "While I have not seen the film in question..." - clarkjohnsen 08:47:02 04/01/03 (1)
- Re: "While I have not seen the film in question..." - gware 14:46:54 04/01/03 (0)