Reddit reviews A Secret Country

I think it's because the complete picture is massive. To properly explain it you have to go all the way back a century or two and connect it all the way to the present moment.

I found talking to a number of white Australian's that many feel that the aboriginal problems of today have nothing to do with them. There is a massive disconnect between reality and perception which is really hard to bridge in one article, especially when most of your readers don't accept many of your facts.

When you have a common shared belief, like refugees are bad people who don't need the help of those much better of, then statements like "Stop the boats" are accepted as well considered policy while entire books the likes of John Pilger writes are viewed as akin to conspiracy theories. Not that I've met many Australians who would have read Pilgers books.

Going back to your question about Pilger's work, I think to some extent he answers your "Why" question in his book "A secret Country".

Link to book: http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Country-John-Pilger/dp/0099815907/ref=la_B001HCU88O_1_3_title_2_pap?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395451588&sr=1-3