We've got the same simmering discontent here. The issue for me is working out the cases where it is justified and when they are just trapped in a victim mindset predominantly of their own making.
There are genuine grievances and I get a fair bit of stick for pointing out they have a worthy case that needs to be addressed before we could collectively move on. But there are a bunch of wannkers who milk it or are born into and conditioned to, being victims without actively seeking effective ways out by themselves, and they seldom question their own roles in their positions.
I'm all for acknowledging the faults of this and previous generations, and the hardships they/we might have inflicted others with. And as much as I hate the potential for corruption, I think financial and property compensation is absolutely warranted in some cases here. It makes me ****ing ropeable at how 'the crown' treated some tribes/iwi and people many generations ago. But equally, I want to take a gun to every ******* who is abusing the grievance gravy train.
On the flip side, there are some iwi who have done wonderful and wise things for their people with the proceeds of their settlements. Their success further highlights/exposes the bastards who have taken heaps but given farkall back to their people.
Another thing I notice is how many of us judge the actions of others within the context of our particular culture. It's a natural thing to do. I'm not trying to make excuses but when we see three generations of drunk skunks and write them off as bludging phuckers, I think sometimes it would be useful to judge that after learning about what their culture was like before the alleged actions that give rise to their grievance occurred. If a culture has evolved to have an incredibly intricate connection to nature and a value system that's foreign to us, and another culture comes along and cuts much of that off, what has that affected culture got left or are they and future generations simply caste adrift with no real connection to the land/their people/their once clear roles within their culture? In that context, it's a bit easier to see why some might feel they've no hope, no role, no value, etc. So, in that context it's a bit easier to at least see why. But then the vexing issue of what to do about it comes next and that's a real difficult one.
