05-31-2015, 03:31 AM
Carrots, unfortunately, you are like many friends of mine who form an opinion on a subject, and no matter how logical a counter argument that I put forward which expresses a different opinion, they are so blinkered biased, that they can't see the wood for the trees.
In this particular case, Carrots, you read what you wanted to read, not what I actually said.
Where did I say that he should not have performed the dance?
The whole basis of my post was, and I'll italicize it so that there can be no misunderstanding, TIME AND PLACE.
To repeat.
Had Adam done the war dance in front of the Swans cheer squad prior to the start of the game, as his contribution and as an expression of his Aboriginal heritage in this Indigenous round, no one, other than the most hateful racist, would have had an issue with it.
But he didn't do that.
He waited for a quarter and a half and until he had scored a goal, and performed the dance, which ended by him throwing an imaginary spear at the Carlton fans, who, by Adams own admission, had treated him with nothing but respect, up to that point in time.
I don't know how old you are Carrots, but with the greatest respect, please take a tip from an old bloke that has been gained over years of living on this planet.
You can teach, kids and adults lot's of things, which will enable them to make a useful contribution to society.
However the one thing you cannot teach anyone, is common-sense. Unfortunately, common-sense, is not so common. Our umpires are a prime example of men who know all the rules, yet for the most part, lack common-sense in the way they implement those laws.
As an adult, and an Australian of the year, and as a highly respected member of the Aboriginal Community, Adam Goodes should have had the common-sense to understand, that doing a war dance in front of what were up to that point in time, respectful Carlton supporters, and ending with throwing an imaginary spear at them, COULD invoke in those supporters a feeling of deliberate provocation on Goodes' part.
It did and they booed him from that moment on.
As I said, Carrots, and it's a point that you obviously have a problem comprehending, TIME AND PLACE.
In this particular case, Carrots, you read what you wanted to read, not what I actually said.
Where did I say that he should not have performed the dance?
The whole basis of my post was, and I'll italicize it so that there can be no misunderstanding, TIME AND PLACE.
To repeat.
Had Adam done the war dance in front of the Swans cheer squad prior to the start of the game, as his contribution and as an expression of his Aboriginal heritage in this Indigenous round, no one, other than the most hateful racist, would have had an issue with it.
But he didn't do that.
He waited for a quarter and a half and until he had scored a goal, and performed the dance, which ended by him throwing an imaginary spear at the Carlton fans, who, by Adams own admission, had treated him with nothing but respect, up to that point in time.
I don't know how old you are Carrots, but with the greatest respect, please take a tip from an old bloke that has been gained over years of living on this planet.
You can teach, kids and adults lot's of things, which will enable them to make a useful contribution to society.
However the one thing you cannot teach anyone, is common-sense. Unfortunately, common-sense, is not so common. Our umpires are a prime example of men who know all the rules, yet for the most part, lack common-sense in the way they implement those laws.
As an adult, and an Australian of the year, and as a highly respected member of the Aboriginal Community, Adam Goodes should have had the common-sense to understand, that doing a war dance in front of what were up to that point in time, respectful Carlton supporters, and ending with throwing an imaginary spear at them, COULD invoke in those supporters a feeling of deliberate provocation on Goodes' part.
It did and they booed him from that moment on.
As I said, Carrots, and it's a point that you obviously have a problem comprehending, TIME AND PLACE.