I prefer to have the attitude that we can't change the past and I know that modern day Australian citizens would never contemplate acting that way towards each other again.
As much as I luvya Wombat, I have to say I'm not so certain I can concur fully with this statement.
I believe the current government has a long way to go toward Aboriginal reconciliation (as I'm sure do you), and the idea of standing up and saying sorry to these people who have suffered so much is an vital one for closure and healing. Just as the German government got up & said sorry to the Jews.
Much in the same way that even though Rutherford & Russell were the original instigators of the deplorable cult that we've all been subjected to in some form or other, the FDS are utterly responsible for the pain & suffering currently being inflicted on its followers all these years later through failing to admit to their mistakes and by being the current head proponents of the organisations harmful policies.
This movie was an important one, but only just skimmed the surface of issues & attitudes that led to the stolen generation. It's a start though, and there should be more like it. I don't know how well it did overseas, but I believe its a good start for bringing international reproach on the Australian government past & present. Documentaries on the current situation in aboriginal communities should also be circulated to a wider audience. The indigenous people of Australia are without question the most disadvantaged of Australia's citizens in the area of health, education, housing outcomes. As Miss Peaches said, these issues are very recent ones, with many overt policies only brought to an end in the 70s.
