No Booze or Porn for the Brownies

So Australia is banning the sale of alcohol and pornography in Aboriginal areas within the Northern Territory.

Wow. That is some pretty outrageous stuff. Now, seeing how the Northern Territory is not an Australian State, I can understand a justification in the banning of alcohol and pornography to the population as a whole. Even if the intent was to target the large Aboriginal minority there, I think the international community would be at a loss to address the obvious racial overtones. But that isn’t going to happen, is it? After all, the northern coast is a popular vacation destination.

What I don’t understand is how a government can target a discriminatory law toward a race of peoples and not be subject to United Nations trade sanctions. But of course, that isn’t going to happen, is it? After all, Australia is targeting Aboriginals for their own benefit, and Australia is considered a civilized nation.

Should we do the same thing to Native Americans and Catholic priests here? Der. Of course not, because even if the intent would potentially be altruistic, you can’t get away with that shit in a democratic society. But I guess all democracies are not created equal.

I wonder if John Howard is going to give up alcohol and internet porn for the duration of this social experiment? Given my experience with Australians, I think this is doubtful. Oops. My bad. Was that discriminatory of me? So what? It isn't like my opinion is a law or something.