Daughters of Erin
PODESTA,Lesley (Lesley.PODESTA@deetya.gov.au)
Fri, 27 Mar 1998 09:22:22 +1000
Scottie said:
> I should very much like to endorse Tim's comments about
> `Colonials'. There is absolutely NO REASON WHATEVER that
> Americans, Canadians, or even our coloured friends from the
> Antipodes should feel the smallest sense of inferiority arising
> the former subservient status of their homelands. You have all
> done tremendously well since throwing off the oppressor's yoke
> & goodness knows not one of you has the slightest reason to
> apologise for the literatures of your splendid new cultures.
>
> That's great Scottie although I do like to point out that this year
> the Melbourne Writers' Festival had to sponsor the BRITISH writers'
> sessions, because they couldn't get a gig here on merit.
> And we in Australia just voted a 2/3 majority of republican candidates
> for our recent constitutional convention.
> Roll on independence.
> Lesley P.
>