Comments on: Upcoming NT Intervention Protests http://culturematters.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/upcoming-nt-intervention-protests/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:09:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: TheOtherview http://culturematters.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/upcoming-nt-intervention-protests/#comment-5611 TheOtherview Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:51:09 +0000 http://culturematters.wordpress.com/?p=807#comment-5611 Protests against the intervention miss the point. Beefs about the paternalistic tone of the intervention conveniently forget that this is simply replacing one paternalistic self managed approach with a Federal one, and the latter has a lot more resources and professionalism to address much neglected problems like alcohol abuse, child sex abuse, welfare wastage and the like. Although I agree there is a risk that responsible members of these communities are lumped in and treated as if they were the worst members, the fact is several years of self managed communities have resulted in squalor, ill health and financial mismanagement. By all means allow these communities to be self goverened but theres no point in adopting this approach before the skills required to do this have been taught and suitable people found to run with these roles. Have you ever BEEN to one of these communities? Protests against the intervention miss the point. Beefs about the paternalistic tone of the intervention conveniently forget that this is simply replacing one paternalistic self managed approach with a Federal one, and the latter has a lot more resources and professionalism to address much neglected problems like alcohol abuse, child sex abuse, welfare wastage and the like.

Although I agree there is a risk that responsible members of these communities are lumped in and treated as if they were the worst members, the fact is several years of self managed communities have resulted in squalor, ill health and financial mismanagement. By all means allow these communities to be self goverened but theres no point in adopting this approach before the skills required to do this have been taught and suitable people found to run with these roles. Have you ever BEEN to one of these communities?

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