Racism pp 1-7, 72-75.

In the section from her larger work "Conned," the Australian Eve Fest writes in challenging, angry language that Australians and other members of England's former colonial empires have been 'conned' into accepting the historical lie about excellence of British manners, more, and language. In fact, against the indigenous people of the world, in all of formerly British colonial territories, such as Australia, the British were complicit in genocidal practices, which the White population of Australia was tacitly complicit in promoting and continuing to promote.

Fest proudly calls herself a "Kiwi." She calls for a new understanding and acknowledgement of the Australian...

Fest notes that Australians despite their current independence have been too acquiescent of the British schema of the 'truth' of past historical narratives. Although the Australians may have been willing to critique British oppression, they must be equally willing to accept that native peoples were often eradicated, as white settlements took hold across the developing island.
Australians must acknowledge their difficult position in the former British Empire. True, many of the convicts did…