Fantastic article by Caroline Wilson.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/...17-p51oec.html
Fantastic article by Caroline Wilson.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/...17-p51oec.html
Why doesn’t the club put on a screening of the film?
He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)
Noble thoughts Liz but doubt that the megalomaniac's intention is totally honourable. He is scared about his reputation and neither Adam nor the Swans don't need him to be front and centre playing the hero.
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Delete the word 'don't' from the above
As per usual Eddie is making this all about him. He just can't help himself, it's like an addiction. He says he wants to
be "part of the solution". Oh, brother. At his usual rate of putting his foot in his mouth, I'd expect his next clanger to
come some time before the end of June.
Thanks all for keeping this issue before us. I have booked tickets.
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It's a shame we can't see this in Melbourne. Although I'll probably be fuming while watching it.
I think this is one of those cases where the truth is probably somewhere in between.
I have no doubt that Eddie is motivated, in very large part (at least), by motives of self-preservation - not to mention self-justification and perhaps even self-glorification. He may be many things but he isn't actually stupid. He's sniffing the wind and is astute enough to know that he is currently on the wrong side of history. Put bluntly, he looks like a dick on the Goodes issue and he wants to do some pre-emptive repair work. Manoeuvring himself over to the right side of history is certainly in Eddie's self-interest.
That said, just because it's in his self-interest doesn't necessarily mean that he's trying to make it all about him. Being clear about where he stands (now) is probably enough for his selfish purposes. But I do absolutely agree with Liz's analysis that him making these comments is actually a positive overall for both the issue and for Adam, for all the reasons she says.
Ultimately, I see it as a win-win. There may be some of us (me included) who don't like the idea of him having a win at all ..... but I'm not going to cut off my nose to spite my face. His comments are overall a net positive and may be quite powerful with his considerable constituency.
My opinion is objective truth in its purest form
‘Hurt, anger, shame and sometimes tears.’
‘After emotional reactions at previews for the AFL community, the new documentary on the controversy that surrounded Adam Goodes at the end of his celebrated playing career is about to ignite a debate about racism in this country when it starts screening publicly next month.’
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/...1nmi.html?btis
It's going to be screened on TV and then sent to the schools to use as a learning tool.
Good one.
Expect the racists to deny it being racist... again.
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Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.
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