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Paulb
An horrific story and indefensible - but probably no different to the tales of european settlement and colonialism anywhere. The indians of South America, the tribes of Africa, native Americans and Innuit people all suffered to the same extent.
For those that wonder however, the European settlers of Tasmania simply could not reconcile that the aboriginals (Tasmanian or otherwise) were human beings. This is alluded to in the web page provided by paulb - the settlers believed they were a link between mankind and the apes.
That said, it takes a far superior person than I to even contemplate forgiving settlers everywhere for their barbarism.
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