I'm sorry no one ever hears positive things
from me and that I'm always complaining about the world. Today is no
different:
People, let's be honest, no one really cares WHAT day
Australia day is on, as long as you cobbers get a day off and take the long
weekend, m88888. Australia Day doesn’t mean anything to settled, modern
Australians, but that day MIGHT mean
something different to native Australians, even symbolically. I don’t
see the harm in talking about it, and I really don’t see the harm
changing it from 26th of January to Reconciliation day on the 13th of
February (falls on a Monday + still in Summer). Yes one could argue that
saying ‘sorry’ did nothing practical, but it doesn’t hurt either. Also
rumblings of May 8 (M8 – mate) is also a great one. Such a small
concession on the part of a larger whole might make a small group of
people feel a little better. Even if it does nothing in the end, it at
least shows compassion and acknowledgement of the past.
As a bonus for you stragglers, I propose that this year, we have
Australia day on the 26th of January, then another Australia day on the
13th of February, to account for this deeply traumatic transitory
period. Yes you’ll have suffered. We're here for you.
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