Singing Anthum International Games.

[CroydonDog]

Meh. Sing it. Don't sing it.

 

[Dogmonster]

Is it only the optics on why people get upset from those not singing the anthem or is it the political statement by Aboriginal players? Many players have not sung the anthem for years. IMO, Australians historically have prided themselves on not being jingoistic patriots like the US. The crowd rarely sings at games. I don’t get the outrage TBH. I think a lot of the same people complaining voted No and ironically whinge about woke outrage culture.

I couldn't care less, a shy person won't sing especially in public, and shouldn't be bagged or branded unpatriotic..its a mood killer watching state of origin seeing them run out breathing fire and then oh lets have a sing along.

 

[Hacky McAxe]

If we had any chance of being patriotic about out anthem, schools removed that. When you sing the anthem at school, there's no talk of pride in your country or anything like that. It's just, "murmur the words to this, don't worry about the 2nd verse, no one remembers that"

 

[Moedogg]

Maybe people would really comprehend how these people feel if they were actually in their shoes.

Say for example the original inhabitants of Britain made up a small minority of the population of England and the National Anthem had no representation of the Britons and was sung in Urdu.

 

[Roger the alien]

Not a big deal imo

 

[DinkumDog]

I love the New Zealand anthem

Quite touching lyrics too:

‘Her love shines over my horizon, she's a slice of heaven (Slice of heaven)’

Oh wait .

 

[bulldog butch]

Could of been worse I guess.....

 

[CrittaMagic69]

We never sung the anthem when we were growing up because singing was gay.

 

[The DoggFather]

Could of been worse I guess.....

The fuck was that from the All Whites?

 

[The DoggFather]

We never sung the anthem when we were growing up because singing was gay.

Fkn lol same in my day.

 

[Nasheed]

Nasheed here,
For me, free speech allows Cobbo the right to not sing it.
However I think just how ungrateful could he be?
Australia does so much for the Aboriginal population.
Aboriginal round. Welcome to country. Milllions and millions that are sunk in to the community and nothing in return. Aboriginal aid. Abstudy. Welfare bonuses. Even the premises of the yes/no vote shows the country is alway wanting to think of ways to help.
And he’s playing an English game.
I’m really sick of it.

 

[Bad Billy]

I think, so long as you’re giving it the requisite respect by standing silently, I don’t care if you’re singing.
in fact, some people, I’d prefer they not butcher it.

 

[Nate DAWG]

Nasheed here,
For me, free speech allows Cobbo the right to not sing it.
However I think just how ungrateful could he be?
Australia does so much for the Aboriginal population.
Aboriginal round. Welcome to country. Milllions and millions that are sunk in to the community and nothing in return. Aboriginal aid. Abstudy. Welfare bonuses. Even the premises of the yes/no vote shows the country is alway wanting to think of ways to help.
And he’s playing an English game.
I’m really sick of it.

 

[Nasheed]

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Actually I’m smart.
I did one of those IQ tests online and got 132 which puts me in the echelon of empowerment and minds.

btw do you know speaking of IQ tests, the results can be very interesting when you look at various populations and IQ distribution. You should look into it.

 

[SexBomb]

Meh... the anthem is uninspiring and the lyrics in no way identify with us as a people. It literally wastes the little time it has talking about recources and fucking geography.

I will sing it in respect, but we can do much better. I think I've brought it up before, but "I am Australian" from The Seekers is something I'll proudly sing anytime and identifies with the actual people that make it the best country.

Adam Hill's version livens it up.

 

[Nasheed]

The Australian anthem and we are Australian is high uninspiring.
Neither have visions of conquest or fighting or dominance to get passion flowing. It’s all hippie shit.
Compare to a real anthem:

 

[Memberberries]

The Australian anthem and we are Australian is high uninspiring.
Neither have visions of conquest or fighting or dominance to get passion flowing. It’s all hippie shit.
Compare to a real anthem:
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we are Australian was probably written by a communist?

 

[N4TE]

We never sung the anthem when we were growing up because singing was gay.

How was singing gay didn’t you grow up like me on bands like Queen?

 

[MatstaDogg]

How was singing gay didn’t you grow up like me on bands like Queen?

Or Judas Priest, George Michael and Elton John.

 

[Flanagun]

You vill sink ze anthum in ze name of freedom, or you vill pay ze consequences, yah?