Soren wrote on Apr 15^th, 2009 at 11:12am:

Identification with a remote indigenous ancestor is a phenomenon that appears to occur the world over. Who knows why... Maybe it captures the imagination, or endows a sense of place or a sense of purpose and destiny on the legatee. It often occurs within white communities to European descent people estranged from their European land and kin but who feel a 'spiritual' connection to the old country.

Maybe this kind of identity dissipates after 3 generations and perhaps is the reason for the state recognising one eighth aboriginality

For their part, I'm told full blood aborigines shun mixed blood relatives and do not aspire in any way to become European or Euro-centric.

This kind of aspiration is also shunned and discouraged in other parts of the world, hence the derisive term 'banana Asians' in Asian nations.

mozzaok wrote on Apr 15^th, 2009 at 11:48am:

Funny you should mention that... Some days I wake up and out of the blue I'm sure I don't like Slavs.