tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post5955912085856661205..comments2024-03-27T21:15:38.795+00:00Comments on Adullamite: Sympathy LackingAdullamitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-18241999042881052552015-08-11T04:06:18.559+01:002015-08-11T04:06:18.559+01:00On a related note, Greenlandic Inuit (and native a...On a related note, Greenlandic Inuit (and native american/canadian communities) also seem to have a tendency toward serious alcohol problems, as early as 1778, the Danish tried to institute a ban on booze in Greenland. In 1978, a study showed that the alcohol consumption per capita of Greenland was about four times that of other scandinavian countries... <br />Some communities are 'dry' communities, others have rationing, or restricted sales of alcohol. The dry communities have significantly lower instances of violent crime, murder, rape, child abuse.<br />In Greenland, the only transportation links between villages and towns are often only by sea or air, it is rare to have such a luxury as a road to the next settlement, so differences are clearly seen. When I travelled there in 1980? I had people pretty much offering me anything they had of value... hunting knives, grandpa's harpoon, sealskin pants... if I would just give them my booze ration-card. I resisted the blandishments, because the mayor had told me of he heartache that alcohol binges bring. It was normal for a man- or wowan, I was told, on getting their month's ration card, to buy the full amount of booze they can get, and drink it all in one binge session, which often ends in a police cell, after first being stitched by the doctor. When parents and their friends are drunk, the kids suffer. I'm sure this is exactly the same problem that spared the vegimite ban.<br />soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-40233192956645359962015-08-10T20:40:57.325+01:002015-08-10T20:40:57.325+01:00Jerry, no apology necessary. Jerry, no apology necessary. carol in cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361149279309934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-48055993633626584002015-08-10T19:57:00.258+01:002015-08-10T19:57:00.258+01:00Lee, Very interesting that.
The Japs have never ta...Lee, Very interesting that.<br />The Japs have never taught their people about WW2, and a recent film of the soldiers suffering met much abuse from the far right.<br /><br />Carol, Such things occur everywhere. Edinburgh is full of junkies of all sorts. The 'Athens of the North' has it's own problems. This area has also, such has always been part of life.<br /><br />Jerry, Aye, it's a tragedy here and in the US also.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-82963265196835019682015-08-10T16:47:56.391+01:002015-08-10T16:47:56.391+01:00It is a shame that your attempt at humor concernin...It is a shame that your attempt at humor concerning Vegemite overshadowed your excellent points on the atomic bombs and the general Japanese imperialistic attitude at the time, and I would advise a profuse apology toward Lee and Carol. For aboriginal alcohol abuse in parts of Australia is indeed a tragedy of epic proportions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-88712461926865844472015-08-10T15:15:32.695+01:002015-08-10T15:15:32.695+01:00Thanks Lee ~ can I just add that Queensland could ...Thanks Lee ~ can I just add that Queensland could not be considered remote, but there are remote parts of Queensland that are alcohol free communities. And substance abuse is not isolated to these communities. Chroming is a serious problem even in our cities where children sniff the aerosols from deodorants and such. You cannot buy these on the shelves in some stores, you need to ask for them behind the counter. Same with codeine based products that are the base for home run drug labs. It might seem like a laughing matter to the world, but my heart broke when I read this on the weekend. I couldn't bring myself to blog about it because the social issue is far too complex for outsiders (including myself) to truly comprehend. There is no way I would feel equipped to live and work in these remote communities.carol in cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361149279309934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-18365861447960930092015-08-09T22:35:58.267+01:002015-08-09T22:35:58.267+01:00Alcohol has been banned in many of the Aboriginal ...<br />Alcohol has been banned in many of the Aboriginal communities, Adullamite...domestic violence and child abuse is rife and some in the communities will go to great lengths to replace alcohol - use anything to get a "high". Petrol sniffing is also rife. <br /><br />A little further detail is given below for those who may not understand what you're commenting about.<br /><br />"The iconic Vegemite is being brewed into alcohol in some remote communities, according to the minister for Aboriginal affairs. Source: supplied. A spokeswoman for Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said the minister heard reports the popular spread was being used to concoct home brew in some dry Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory and North Queensland Aboriginal communities. Addiction of any type is a major concern but communities, especially where alcohol is banned, must work to ensure home brewing of this type does not occur. <br /><br />The minister added that in some cases, children were failing to turn up to school because they were too hung-over, and that Vegemite was an increasingly common factor in domestic violence cases.<br /><br />But Dr John Boffa of the People's Alcohol Action Coalition, who is based in Alice Springs, in Australia's Northern Territory, says the problem is not widespread.<br /><br />"We're talking about an isolated problem in a couple of communities around a very large nation, and a nation where there is a very large number of Aboriginal communities, and every community is different," he told the BBC." <br /><br /><br />In schools etc., Japanese aren't taught about their part in the Second World War...I wonder why? I'll say no more...I think you've covered it pretty well.<br /><br />I wanted to play hockey when I was a kid, but Mum wouldn't let me...I guess that's the reason why I hate vacuuming to this day!!<br /><br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.com