Isn't Ned Kelly a hero down there? Not saying the guy was a saint, but I think the closest America has is Jessie James, but from what I have seen about Ned, he is in a league of his own. As much as an outlaw can be
I don't pretend to know much of anything about outlaws, so that's why I ask. I hear some claim
they rub shoulders with Robin Hood himself, I mostly ignore them. Some claim they are armed and violent thugs, I listen to them. And some acknowledge they are criminals, but tried to maintain a positive public image, checking their targets, avoiding collateral damage, erasing debt records. Like I said, I was asking if the Aussie's, in general, had a positive view of Kelly. I never asked if he was a saint, because God knows too few heros are.
An Australian friend of mine said that the current problem with Australia is not that most of the people are descendants of prisoners, but that so many are descendants of prison guards.
Like Davy Jones I guess
they rub shoulders with Robin Hood himself, I mostly ignore them. Some claim they are armed and violent thugs, I listen to them. And some acknowledge they are criminals, but tried to maintain a positive public image, checking their targets, avoiding collateral damage, erasing debt records. Like I said, I was asking if the Aussie's, in general, had a positive view of Kelly. I never asked if he was a saint, because God knows too few heros are.