Footy Chick wrote:jakovasaurus wrote:Change the date.
There's no pride in genocide.
No genocide happened on Jan 26, 1788 though
Is was the day it was kick started.
A very shameful day in our country's history, probably the worst.
by Wedgie » Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:06 pm
Footy Chick wrote:jakovasaurus wrote:Change the date.
There's no pride in genocide.
No genocide happened on Jan 26, 1788 though
Armchair expert wrote:Such a great club are Geelong
by Jack » Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:42 pm
by RB » Thu Jan 26, 2017 7:09 pm
by bennymacca » Thu Jan 26, 2017 8:50 pm
Footy Chick wrote:jakovasaurus wrote:Change the date.
There's no pride in genocide.
No genocide happened on Jan 26, 1788 though
After seeing all the carry on about today and all the wankers, i'm for getting rid of it because it turns people into either pissed idiots or know it all lefty ****
by Mr Beefy » Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:10 pm
by Jimmy_041 » Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:39 pm
by bennymacca » Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:51 pm
by whufc » Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:53 pm
by David Brent » Thu Jan 26, 2017 10:15 pm
RB wrote:Jim05 wrote:bennymacca wrote:Jim05 wrote:No biggie on the date but I'm dead against a flag change
Not quite sure why we have to have a union jack on our flag these days. But I like the blue and the southern cross
I love the current flag. Like it or not the Brits are a huge part of our history
Australians are an even bigger part of Australian history.
I think it's the ultimate act of subservience to have another country's flag on your own flag. We can remember the influence of the UK (and indeed of the many other nations from whom our antecedents migrated) without having another country's flag on top of ours.
by Footy Chick » Thu Jan 26, 2017 10:29 pm
Gatt_Weasel wrote:if they (Walkerville) dont win the flag ill run around the block of my street naked :) you can grab a chair and enjoy the view
by Footy Chick » Thu Jan 26, 2017 10:38 pm
David Brent wrote:Change the flag if/when we become a republic. No need to do it before hand.
I'm sure if we did become a republic 90% if the population would be in favour of removing the Union Jack. Leave it as is till then.
Gatt_Weasel wrote:if they (Walkerville) dont win the flag ill run around the block of my street naked :) you can grab a chair and enjoy the view
by Dogwatcher » Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:34 am
Jimmy_041 wrote:I saw this today
by am Bays » Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:00 am
by whufc » Fri Jan 27, 2017 9:22 am
am Bays wrote:I saw this yesterday on bookface
Australia day should be May 8
May eight, Mayeight, Mayate,
MATE......
by Pseudo » Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:01 am
am Bays wrote:I saw this yesterday on bookface
Australia day should be May 8
May eight, Mayeight, Mayate,
MATE......
by Pseudo » Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:02 am
Jimmy_041 wrote:I saw this today
by Pseudo » Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:06 am
bennymacca wrote:Ian McFarlane has suggested march 1st, as apparently that was the first date Australia began functioning under a national government.
Seems as good a day as any to me.
As long as we keep the Jan 26th public holiday too haha
by therisingblues » Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:24 am
Footy Chick wrote:http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/nt-aboriginal-leader-defends-january-26-australia-day-20170126-gtzd74.html
This lady has it right.
Concentrate on what we can and should be doing now and in the future instead of living in the past and blaming the people of today for something that happened hundreds of years ago - because it's not going to fix a bloody thing by moving it. Jan 26 will still come around every year and every year it'll continue to be remembered for the same reason, whether it's a recognised by a public holiday or not.
It makes you question the integrity of all these so called protesters against Australia Day - resorting to violence, in some cases, over something that has nothing to do with anybody living today but clearly don't care enough to fight or protest for equal rights, or to stop domestic violence in indigenous communities that still happens today.
Perhaps we should actually follow the Yanks for once - the holiday known as Columbus Day (the day he founded America) has been re-named to recognise Native Americans in a lot of states.
Indigenous Commemoration Day anyone?
by amber_fluid » Fri Jan 27, 2017 3:41 pm
whufc wrote:As I sit here drinking a baileys, playing back yard cricket while listening to AC/DC in my Barossa Rams rugby union singlet it's hard to argue that whether we like it or not the first fleet landing has had a major significance on all of our lives and has shaped every single one of us. For a lot us we would not be talking on SAFooty if it wasn't for the immigration of many countries to Australia
Whether we celebrate that on this day or not is an ongoing debate to which I'm really unsure of but the first fleet arriving is arguably the most significant and defining day in this countries history for good or bad
by Jimmy_041 » Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:58 pm
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