Devout Catholic and self-confessed liar, Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott, has said that Aborigines must get jobs, even if this means picking up rubbish around their communities. The picture above appeared in Australia's tabloid press, reminding their main demographic of their long-held stereotype that Aborigines are messy people. Rarely is any cultural understanding applied in that the wasteful material goods of our modern Western society just don't mix with the values and needs of 40,000 years of Aboriginal society. Looks like this is yet another case of the opposition Liberal Party using everpresent, subliminal racism to win some votes in the upcoming election.
Most fitting comment made to this news item:
I am 64 and can't get a job. I would gladly pick up rubbish if that job became available! Where do I apply?
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