There's never been 20 million Aboriginals in Australia...Ever. In 1788 it is estimated that there were around 750,000 in the entire continent. Now there is about 500,000 or so, about 2.5 % of the population.
That information about 20,000 million of them being killed is monumentally incorrect, as are some of those other figures too, but I'll not belabour the point.
So, I think that serves as a good indication that sometimes information is not quite right and that people blindly follow along with what they read somewhere, or were told, and why racism endures through the passing of, and belief in, false information.
The decision to stay or go is your own and it's not my place to try and persuade you either way. It's disappointing racism raises its head anywhere, but steem is no different a place than the greater world at large...So all of humanities good and bad traits are here also...
If you leave steem I wish you all the best in your endeavours...If you stay, well, the same, I wish you all the best.
Thank you, brother, for the time and care that went into your comment. I was not aware ... The same way I was not aware of the scope of the Armenian genocide (first time the word was used) or Hitler’s (justified, as it turns out) cynicism in saying that no one will remember it, before proceeding to commit his own...
Your point is well-taken about the distortions of history. And, of course, I understand that the virtual world reflects the real, hence the presence of the good the bad and the ugly, here.
But, we do not need a token murder or rapist or dictator to faithfully mirror all the the world’s atrocities, on Steemit ;) We can be more discerning in who we accept & recognize that some are not welcome elsewhere for good reason.
I think the mania to onboard people tends to favor quantity over quality; so those with a ‘following’ (even if unsavory) are, blindly, supported.
I’m afraid this does not reflect well on us, nor will it attract the people we want (masses, serious journalists, etc...) but I will spare you another rant.
After a day of sulking, I’m back to promoting Steem, today, in a news magazine.
Hope you enjoy the read and have a peaceful weekend 🙏🏼
https://steemit.com/promo-steem/@yahialababidi/i-m-promoting-the-steem-blockchain-in-a-news-magazine
It's good that you decided to stay around...Otherwise the very thing you find abhorrent gains momentum. Better to be the bigger man, say your piece and stand for the values you wish to uphold. ✅