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The King! said:
If you say so, I think there are much more worthwhile initiatives .
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Than continuing on an ancient tradition in accordance with their beliefs?
 
bedford said:
Are you his mate , i think your better than that
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We don't have to agree it's a free country, I am happy to listen .

I get where he is coming from re the purpose , that purpose I totally agree with,
maybe i am too soured by local experiences (which is not afl) but a lot of hypocrisy to it put me off
 
SM said:
Than continuing on an ancient tradition in accordance with their beliefs?
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If you think someone reading a few words before a sporting contest does that then great
 

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The King! said:
We don't have to agree it's a free country, I am happy to listen .

I get where he is coming from re the purpose , that purpose I totally agree with,
maybe i am too soured by local experiences (which is not afl) but a lot of hypocrisy to it put me off
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I just think respect and mutual appreciation goes a long way and isn't just an 'empty gesture'. I think the people who get offended or upset about showing respect to other cultures are the ones with the issue, not those wanting to extend respect.
 
The King! said:
If you think someone reading a few words before a sporting contest does that then great
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I'm really not sure what you're trying to say here. I'm not talking about the message that Nat Edwards read out - which was good as well and is great to see recognised and used throughout so many walks of life - I'm talking about the Welcome to Country carried out by the Indigenous elder representing the land.
 
SM said:
I'm really not sure what you're trying to say here. I'm not talking about the message that Nat Edwards read out - which was good as well and is great to see recognised and used throughout so many walks of life - I'm talking about the Welcome to Country carried out by the Indigenous elder representing the land.
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I'm talking about Nats part
 
bedford said:
Why can't people have different opinions about life on here
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Because an opinion such as "I don't care about oppressed people I want my minute silence for the Queen" is not an opinion worth listening to.
 

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I always find it amusing when people try to weaponise woke as if it doesn't literally mean being aware of other cultures and beliefs. Is that meant to be a bad thing?
 
The King! said:
If you think someone reading a few words before a sporting contest does that then great
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it's more worthwhile than the garbage our politicians go through paying homage to the queen (well, now it'll be king) at the opening of parliament, or singing the fckng "national" anthem at whatever damn occasion suits, or ... spare me! ... thanking fckng god for a meal (something, fortunately, i've never had to endure)
or even the anzac day stuff ... honouring the memory of people conned into fighting and dying for another country's "empire" a few years after this country was declared ... yet there's still this offensive resistance to honouring the deaths of all those original inhabitants who were slaughtered trying to defend this country, THEIR country, from the forces of that other damned "empire"

none of those "ceremonies" is as relevant as a welcome to country in regards the people who have inhabited this land for 60,000-odd years until it was taken from them
geez, man, have some perspective and at least the good grace and sense not to whinge about a welcome to country if you're not gonna whinge about all the rest of it
i like your footy posts, you seem like a good feller with a sense of humour, and yes, you're entitled to your opinions, but come on ... some perspective
 
the hypnotoad said:
it's more worthwhile than the garbage our politicians go through paying homage to the queen (well, now it'll be king) at the opening of parliament, or singing the fckng "national" anthem at whatever damn occasion suits, or ... spare me! ... thanking fckng god for a meal (something, fortunately, i've never had to endure)
or even the anzac day stuff ... honouring the memory of people conned into fighting and dying for another country's "empire" a few years after this country was declared ... yet there's still this offensive resistance to honouring the deaths of all those original inhabitants who were slaughtered trying to defend this country, THEIR country, from the forces of that other damned "empire"

none of those "ceremonies" is as relevant as a welcome to country in regards the people who have inhabited this land for 60,000-odd years until it was taken from them
geez, man, have some perspective and at least the good grace and sense not to whinge about a welcome to country if you're not gonna whinge about all the rest of it
i like your footy posts, you seem like a good feller with a sense of humour, and yes, you're entitled to your opinions, but come on ... some perspective
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I don't think he even knows what the Welcome to Country is haha.
 
the hypnotoad said:
it's more worthwhile than the garbage our politicians go through paying homage to the queen (well, now it'll be king) at the opening of parliament, or singing the fckng "national" anthem at whatever damn occasion suits, or ... spare me! ... thanking fckng god for a meal (something, fortunately, i've never had to endure)
or even the anzac day stuff ... honouring the memory of people conned into fighting and dying for another country's "empire" a few years after this country was declared ... yet there's still this offensive resistance to honouring the deaths of all those original inhabitants who were slaughtered trying to defend this country, THEIR country, from the forces of that other damned "empire"

none of those "ceremonies" is as relevant as a welcome to country in regards the people who have inhabited this land for 60,000-odd years until it was taken from them
geez, man, have some perspective and at least the good grace and sense not to whinge about a welcome to country if you're not gonna whinge about all the rest of it
i like your footy posts, you seem like a good feller with a sense of humour, and yes, you're entitled to your opinions, but come on ... some perspective
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mate that's more than fair , Going to a kids party so cannot give a considered reply , but food for thought '
 

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