Players refusing to sing the National anthem in protest

[magpie4ever]

not relevant to the conversation, but that would probably be decided by committee

Please, hoping you are joking.

Send it to a committee -WTF.

Who selects the committee? LMAO Because here we go again, who's in, who's not.

 

[Valheru]

So don't bother trying right.

No

But if the issue is a portion of the population being offended and we agree that there will always be a portion offended regardless of the solution then at some point we have to come up with a solution knowing a portion will be offended.

So essentially we are in the same position as now unless we come up with some metric that determines an acceptable level of people offended.

 

[Old Time Tiger]

how about you intellectual giants stick to discussing the actual topic

at the end of the day........ how many Australian athletes 'sing' the anthem prior to an event or after receiving for example, an Olympic medal? It certainly is a mixed bag.

The camera moves down the line of players representing Australia in union and you see players 'into their anthem' many players are from Pacific Island backgrounds and yet they do it proudly.

The camera moves down the line of players representing Australia in league and we see players with their heads down, looking left, right etc. Some mouth some words, many don't sing at all. So come Wednesday night it will actually be no different from last year, the year before that and the year before that and the......

I have 2 questions though,
1. Why play it at all, it's state against state they are not representing Australia.
2. Do QANTAS sponsor the game? Their CEO will most likely step in and complain if it doesn't suit his agenda, just like with IF but that's another story.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Simple solution, make the national anthem an instrumental like Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo or San Marino.

 

[Canard]

You won't induce the response you want from me.

You have proven time again you can't or won't have a rational debate so no point responding to you now.

Have a good weekend.

Have a cry mate, you'll feel better

 

[typicalfan]

No

But if the issue is a portion of the population being offended and we agree that there will always be a portion offended regardless of the solution then at some point we have to come up with a solution knowing a portion will be offended.

So essentially we are in the same position as now unless we come up with some metric that determines an acceptable level of people offended.

So is it worth trying or is it not.

 

[Canard]

Please, hoping you are joking.

Send it to a committee -WTF.

Who selects the committee? LMAO Because here we go again, who's in, who's not.

Do you think racists like you would be allowed on the committee?

 

[Generalzod]

At the high school I went to we where constantly called w##s so every assembly we used to sing the Greek National anthem as a protest

 

[Valheru]

So is it worth trying or is it not.

Yes of course it is

 

[grouch]

There will be some people that are offended due to the fact the anthem is changed regardless of what the alternative is.

Ah i get it. You've been taking the piss all along

 

[Valheru]

Simple solution, make the national anthem an instrumental like Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo or San Marino.

Great idea. Could work

 

[Valheru]

Ah i get it. You've been taking the piss all along

No you don't get it.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Great idea. Could work

At the Olympics anthems are music only too

 

[leaguelover610]

whats the alternative?

That "we are one but we are many" song?

Come To Australia - Scared Weird Little Guys

 

[JamesRustle]

No, it wasnt.

https://theconversation.com/young-a...onal-anthem-at-the-2015-afl-grand-final-49234

Reading between the lines

 

[JamesRustle]

No, champ it is not that easy.

You want the flag, Australia Day and the anthem changed?

So describe the flag & anthem you want. And tell us the public holiday you want.

Flag: rainbow serpent, southern cross, spring of wattle.

Public holiday: 3rd Monday in January... Monday is best for public holiday, it's in summer and it will land on the 26th every now and then so we can self flagulate for our racist and insensitive past.

Anthem: uplifting and in a reasonable vocal range so we dont sound so shit when we sing it. Includes the following words - great southern land, old and new, Australia, awesome, girt.

 

[magpie4ever]

Do you think racists like you would be allowed on the committee?

Oh please f**k off to mummy's cellar, you silly little gimp.

 

[Silent Knight]

whats the alternative?

That "we are one but we are many" song?

Frenzal Rhomb - Russell Crowe’s Band.

 

[Canard]

Oh please f**k off to mummy's cellar, you silly little gimp.

Living rent free in your head

 

[magpie4ever]

Flag: rainbow serpent, southern cross, spring of wattle.

Public holiday: 3rd Monday in January... Monday is best for public holiday, it's in summer and it will land on the 26th every now and then so we can self flagulate for our racist and insensitive past.

Anthem: uplifting and in a reasonable vocal range so we dont sound so shit when we sing it. Includes the following words - great southern land, old and new, Australia, awesome, girt.

Well you solved the problem, LMAO

Wouldn't mind f**king off the pommy flag in the corner.

New anthem, as said if it raised the adrenaline like "Star Stangled Banner or the Kiwi one", no problem but someone would bitch.

Public Holiday - as long as it is in January - no real problem.

Will this solve the aboriginal victim mentality; so we can all move on.

Most Australians have some victim issues in their hertiage - you know mine, new aussies from the middle east have more recent ones, our Jewish friends certainly have - I could go on and on and on.