That's right. Some people may have had loved ones who were cremated and candles will trigger painful memoriesCake is ok but no candles
That's right. Some people may have had loved ones who were cremated and candles will trigger painful memoriesCake is ok but no candles
This has pretty much been a recent thing whereas it could have been raised any time in the last 200 years. Maybe it was but I'm not aware.
Its impossible to argue that they were not invaded.
I've lived amongst indigenous people and it was never even discussed, I'm talking prior to millennials.
Why do you think that is ?
Celebrate back when none of you whiteys were hereCelebrate the last day our first peoples owned their land?
You divisive merkinCelebrate back when none of you whiteys were here
Shit that means we can't have a party on the day of the cremation either. Or the day they scattered the ashes.That's right. Some people may have had loved ones who were cremated and candles will trigger painful memories
It’s saddens me when we as a nation are constantly giving in to the minorities.
The suggestion the other day from that irrelevant lefty soft c**k that it should be changed to the same day as the Mabo decision is also not the right day as it would do the same and even worse and alienate the majority of Australians.
Keep Australia Day as is but once Scotland leaves the UK the Union Jack will be obsolete. That’s when we should consider possibly changing the flag.
That would cause problems too.And every 7 years it'll be a Black Friday, which could work for all.
That would cause problems too.
You've convinced me. Start a petition merkin and I'll sign before you can say "4 day weekend!"Just make it the last weekend of Summer a day . Friday and Monday off and 99.9% will be on board.
A 4 day weekend would be sweet. I’m pretty sure NSW has less public holidays than every other state. Therefor other states only get 3 days.Just make it the last weekend of Summer a day . Friday and Monday off and 99.9% will be on board.
4 day...ah, f**k. Too slow.You've convinced me. Start a petition merkin and I'll sign before you can say "4 day weekend!"
Every country was invaded at one time or another and crimes were inevitably always committed. And to give them a Black Friday with absolutely no cultural or historical connection is a nonsense.Yeh, well unlike other minorities, this minority was here before all of us (non-indigenous) chaps, and had their lives turned upside down by behavior that was blatantly illegal under the English law of the day. And while things have got massively better for many, they continue to get the wrong end of the stick much more often than you and I. You don't need to be a lefty soft c**k to be a decent bloke.
I wouldn't move it to Mabo Day, but perhaps February 13 so the drunken new lovers can back up the next day. And every 7 years it'll be a Black Friday, which could work for all.
I celebrate and honour the day Christ was killed and later resurrected as does most of the Christian faith. Plenty who don’t even believe in it still take a nice 4 day mega long weekend and eat plenty of chocolate eggs. Why don’t we change that day too?Lets say you lived in a shared house with 10 people. And they decided to have a party. They set the date and its the same day one of your loved ones died. Maybe your Mother or Father. So you suggest if we are having a party I can't celebrate that day and make them aware of the reason. And as an alternative ask if it's OK if we make it another day so I can join in and also have fun.
You are the minority. How would you like the other 9 to react?
I know you were responding to Hindy's hypothetical, but I don't changing Easter is the same as changing Australia Day.I celebrate and honour the day Christ was killed and later resurrected as does most of the Christian faith. Plenty who don’t even believe in it still take a nice 4 day mega long weekend and eat plenty of chocolate eggs. Why don’t we change that day too?
Definitely an invasion day, much like Gallipoli. Some merkins will celebrate and others commemorate. Without the invasion most of us would be living in the mud somewhere like Dagenham or New Belgrade. Absolute shitholes. So we have plenty to celebrate.What does it mean to you ?
Beer and Barbie ?
Do you support our first nation's people's claim that it represents invasion day ?
Or all of the above ?
Every country was invaded at one time or another and crimes were inevitably always committed. And to give them a Black Friday with absolutely no cultural or historical connection is a nonsense.
Im sure theres a fair chance all the christian days will go bye bye in our life timeI celebrate and honour the day Christ was killed and later resurrected as does most of the Christian faith. Plenty who don’t even believe in it still take a nice 4 day mega long weekend and eat plenty of chocolate eggs. Why don’t we change that day too?