Well instead of being triggered snowflakes about it, just don't celebrate it then. But they are happy to take the benefits and hand outs from the "whites".
At least they still have a country to call their own. Us Assyrians were the original abos of the Mid East and we still haven't got our own land.
You guys had your glory days though time to move on hahahah but you make a good point, it’s not just abos who’ve been done wrong by, but that’s what the powers that be will make you believe if you don’t have an open mind and don’t live in a bubble. Many races and religious minorities in the Mid East have been extinguished from their homeland and aren’t getting any amount of recognition nor a sorry for that matter and I don’t see western countries fighting or caring for them. The political left don’t even give a shit about aboriginals, it’s all for political gain, and once they don’t need them anymore they’ll fuck them off just like they will do with all groups they’re supposedly fighting for which is just a mirage of fighting.
Such has been the way of human existence since history records
My dad's side arrived here in the early 1900's (we are not sure about my mothers side), my grandmother (who died 10 years ago and actually made it to 100, she was born in 1908), she lived in Sydney her entire life, geez she had some fascinating stories about the place, the changes she would have seen in Sydney is mind-boggling. Her best story was always the night the midget jap sub made into syndey harbour during ww2.
Geez, one tough lady.
She always talked about wanting her letter from the queen (you get one if you reach 100), she died two days after getting hers.
The civilised ones do, like Uncle Chicka. The others are too precious and living in the past. NO ONE does the "Welcome to Country" speech like Uncle Chicka. This bloke is awesome...
Listen to me brother, and listen to me good...
Bloody Japs. Let's see them try something like that today.
So true
You keep saying this line, but it's not about "changing history" IMO.
I haven't read past the sentence where you suggest the date is stupid.You keep saying this line, but it's not about "changing history" IMO.
My own view on the date, as I mentioned above is that, quite frankly a stupid day was chosen in the first place. The only event that happening on 26 January 1788 was Captain Phillip declaring where he stood, and all he saw, to be empty (which it clearly wasn't) and taking it for England. Not very inspiring day really. Not one country I can think of celebrates its national day with such an occasion. India's national day, for example, isn't on the day the English showed up, nor does Mexico celebrate on the day the Spanish rocked up etc. They have days when they truly declared independence from their colonial powers.
But it is what it is, and as I mentioned earlier, although I think a dumb date was chosen in the first place, there isn't, at this stage, a unifying alternative, so there isn't point of changing for change sake. BUT hopefully when we finally become republic (and I don't think anyone will bother until the Queen is dead) and cut the cord with mother England, we can finally maybe declare that date as our new national holiday. I personally think they would be more fitting than just picking a new date now
Next week, I will be holding a flag and singing the national anthem (BOTH bloody verses - although I still mumble a bit through the 2nd), and making a short non-controversial speech about how great being an Australian citizen is, but I do hope for the day Australia takes that final step - when it's ready.
If one is bored, here is the full list of national holidays according to Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_day#List_of_national_days
Have a good weekend all.
Entire South America doesn’t suffer from “Islamic terror” , wonder why.
One can celebrate Australia Day, and have a discussion on it at the same time, if they so wish. It doesn't denigrate your own enjoyment of it, surely?
Because it's too far and there isn't anything worth bombing?
I find it disrespectful and dispirited to spoil the occasion by constantly talking shit about Australia Day every year.
Same. I make exceptions only to NZ. The reason is because in Thailand or China or wherever suppliers import their prawns from, they breed them in sewage farms. FUCK!