Yes, that is the way it goes. Defining people as ‘special’ or ‘entitled’ is about the undoing of what should be the logical progress of people living and working together. Sadly, the way we have become accustomed to differentiating between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal people has introduced major discord into what should be a symbiotic relationship. 

The pandering so many do toward Aboriginal people, in my opinion, promotes within the thinking of many, a disproportionate sense of entitlement. That may translate into some Aboriginal people believing the goods and chattels of others are fair game because they are the First Peoples – Australian principals and land owners – and we are the Johnny-come-lately, – the ring-ins and trespassers.