January 26th 2025

[Goroyals22]

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This is a myopic perspective and completely disregards what this date means to the people who have been here the longest

The country isn’t a first come first served arrangement like a sizzler….

No one group of people has any greater say than any other of what gets celebrated and what doesn’t..




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[Cmarsh]

The best national anthems are about killing other people: France and Scotland.

Everything else is pish.

Are you into the US national anthem?

Also a war theme.

 

[swingdog]

Are you into the US national anthem?

Also a war theme.

Yeah, but rubbish tempo.

 

[Skeppersap]

Hi gang!!! I started my Australia Day long weekend with a night out with workmates. Excellent night had by all. On Sunday we will have a bbq with the family and enjoy Australia Day and be thankful for the country we are lucky enough to be born in.

Do I care about the date???? Nope. Am I thankful that I live in the country I live in? Absolutely!! Do I think Australia Day date should be changed? If the majority of Australians believe it, then absolutely!!! If the majority of Australians do not, then absolutely not!!!

 

[South of the Yarra]

On Invasion Day, I will mourn, reflect and continue to have hope that the next generations will continue to understand. Every year I see more and more people who listen and want to move forward. This thread is a brilliant example of just how many people have empathy and understand that for some this is not a day of celebration, it is a day of pain.

 

[geoffjennings79]

No one group of people has any greater say than any other of what gets celebrated and what doesn’t..

The irony.

 

[Skeppersap]

The irony.

What is the irony?

 

[South of the Yarra]

The country isn’t a first come first served arrangement like a sizzler….

No one group of people has any greater say than any other of what gets celebrated and what doesn’t..




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Oh my

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

On Invasion Day, I will mourn, reflect and continue to have hope that the next generations will continue to understand. Every year I see more and more people who listen and want to move forward. This thread is a brilliant example of just how many people have empathy and understand that for some this is not a day of celebration, it is a day of pain.

I didn't know how to say it but I'm just thankful for your contributions on this forum and they have really educated me

 

[kalex6251]

Yeah, but rubbish tempo.

jimi hendrixs woodstock version goes alright

 

[Frank Bunn]

The best national anthems are about killing other people: France and Scotland.

Everything else is pish.

It's more about the tune. You need something uplifting. The lyrics can be generic national anthem nonsense about the homeland, uniting against a foreign foe, some event in history.

Brazil is not bad.



And Italy.

 

[CM86]

Hi gang!!! I started my Australia Day long weekend with a night out with workmates. Excellent night had by all. On Sunday we will have a bbq with the family and enjoy Australia Day and be thankful for the country we are lucky enough to be born in.

Do I care about the date???? Nope. Am I thankful that I live in the country I live in? Absolutely!! Do I think Australia Day date should be changed? If the majority of Australians believe it, then absolutely!!! If the majority of Australians do not, then absolutely not!!!

You posted this with glee, to spit in the face of people who have shared their very real pain with you.
Regardless the lengths people like South of the Yarra have gone to educated and explain even the basics to you, you take every opportunity you can to laugh at them.

250000 years????? Hahaha

English is not taught at schools?

Great response!!!!! Just ignore ABS statistics hey....i think this clearly demonstrates the misinformation you are trying to spread.

I wasn't relying on Sky News, I was hoping to learn something from welcome to countries, but I am now ever so confused.

You're a hateful and vile representation of Australia and Australians.

You celebrate the harm and damage, and rub it in the faces of those who live with it.

And you will never change.

 

[Skeppersap]

You posted this with glee, to spit in the face of people who have shared their very real pain with you.
Regardless the lengths people like South of the Yarra have gone to educated and explain even the basics to you, you take every opportunity you can to laugh at them.







You're a hateful and vile representation of Australia and Australians.

You celebrate the harm and damage, and rub it in the faces of those who live with it.

And you will never change.

I don't believe I am vile and hateful, but everyone is welcome to their opinion......i believe that your tenancy to label people as racist because there dare to have a differing opinion is hateful.

Nothing wrong with being thankful we were born in Australia, I can't think of another country I would prefer to live in. You?

 

[Gough]

I don't believe I am vile and hateful, but everyone is welcome to their opinion......i believe that your tenancy to label people as racist because there dare to have a differing opinion is hateful.

Nothing wrong with being thankful we were born in Australia, I can't think of another country I would prefer to live in. You?

We hit the genetic jackpot no doubt but an accident of birth shouldn't bring about blind patriotism and January 26 is a bit more complex than just asking where else would you rather live because let's face it for most of us it wasn't even a choice in the first place.

 

[Grin]

Do I care about the date???? Nope. Am I thankful that I live in the country I live in? Absolutely!! Do I think Australia Day date should be changed? If the majority of Australians believe it, then absolutely!!! If the majority of Australians do not, then absolutely not!!!

Letting other people dictate your thoughts and opinions seems to be universal for right wingers. That and being perennially offended and outraged by stuff.

I'd be appreciative of you input to this thread :

Society/Culture - Why do less intelligent people gravitate to conservative/right wing ideology.

The Daily Mail article reports upon a study by Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. (another Canadian Academic Psychologist but without a youtube presence). He looked at data from 2 UK studies testing child development. The subjects were (a) 4,267 boys and 4,537...

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[SBD Gonzalez]

I agree. Lets hope those protesters listen.

Says the poster who has said the planned march will threaten the Australian Open despite having it repeatedly pointed out to them that there have been no problems in the previous eight years of marches.

 

[Gough]

Says the poster who has said the planned march will threaten the Australian Open despite having it repeatedly pointed out to them that there have been no problems in the previous eight years of marches.

The rage merchant are certainly crossing their fingers for a punch on.

 

[Boxo004]

I don't believe I am vile and hateful, but everyone is welcome to their opinion......i believe that your tenancy to label people as racist because there dare to have a differing opinion is hateful.

Nothing wrong with being thankful we were born in Australia, I can't think of another country I would prefer to live in. You?

Nothing wrong at all. Enjoy your long weekend. I will be

 

[CM86]

Nothing wrong at all. Enjoy your long weekend. I will be

We know

 

[CM86]

I don't believe I am vile and hateful, but everyone is welcome to their opinion......i believe that your tenancy to label people as racist because there dare to have a differing opinion is hateful.

Nothing wrong with being thankful we were born in Australia, I can't think of another country I would prefer to live in. You?

I don't think you're stupid because you're racist.

You're racist because you're stupid.
But you're also actively refusing to learn.

The desperation for ignorance, because you're so insecure with who you are in your life.
Your achievements have to come from celebrating other people's achievements.
Your feeling of success coming from feeling genetically superior to other races.



Point to a single time in my entire posting history on this forum, where I have ever called someone racist just because they have a differing opinion.
I call you racist, because you genuinely believe that Aboriginal people have disparate outcomes in Australia, because of their race.

Hi gang!!! I started my Australia Day long weekend with a night out with workmates. Excellent night had by all. On Sunday we will have a bbq with the family and enjoy Australia Day and be thankful for the country we are lucky enough to be born in.

Do I care about the date???? Nope. Am I thankful that I live in the country I live in? Absolutely!! Do I think Australia Day date should be changed? If the majority of Australians believe it, then absolutely!!! If the majority of Australians do not, then absolutely not!!!

You're not in here, posting "HI GANG", because you just genuinely want to share positive experiences.
It's like jumping into an opposing teams board to talk about going for a jog, while they're discussing one of their players tearing a hamstring.
You're doing it in spite.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Of NSW, sure. I’m from WA, why should I care?

I guess Californias, Oregonians, Washingtonians, Texans, Coloradans, Utahans, Arizonians, Louisianans, New Mexicans and Hawaiians might say the same about 4th July (and probably should!)

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Says the poster who has said the planned march will threaten the Australian Open despite having it repeatedly pointed out to them that there have been no problems in the previous eight years of marches.

Except the temperature this year is raised to boiling. Multiple “causes” will be represented. When will they wake up to the fact that disrupting the city achieves nothing?

It’s performative mischief-making for the vast majority of the participants, they are entertaining themselves for a free day out.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

jimi hendrixs woodstock version goes alright

Then I must really hate all national anthems coz I’m a huge Hendrix fan and I’ve always hated that one!

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

herald $cum banging on about a 'new poll' saying true blue aussies have a had a gut full of australia day bashing

seriously, who writes this cr@p ..... or have newscorp simply dialled up the internal AI bot* to a patriotic 11?

* rita panahi

Were a bloody monarchy, if we truly are Australian and our own identity become a republic and be done with it. These conservative clowns want people to disregard any of that because " Straya Day mate". Most countries would think it's strange were celebrating being owned by the Brits like it's a badge of honour if they delved into the history of it all.

 

[Cmarsh]

I question how effective the invasion day protests actually have been. It's clear that it has not swayed the stance of the major parties and public opinion is in the majority for not changing the date.