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Australia (Act) Day (annual repost) (johnquiggin.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Joshi@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

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As usual, 26 January has been marked by protests, denunciations of those protests, and further iterations. Even apart from the fact that it marks an invasion, the foundation of a colony that later became one of Australia’s states isn’t much of a basis for a national day.

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[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I personally am of the belief that some citizens of this country like it on the 26/01 precisely because it hurts some of our citizens.

The one person I saw in the Melbourne CBD yesterday wrapped in an Australian flag was also wearing a Donald Trump MAGA hat, for whatever that's worth.

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago

That's just... I don't even know what to say. Disgusting and abhorrent come close to how I feel about that.

I'm half German myself (born and raised in Melbourne), and my family is so disgusted and disappointed that Nazis have made such a rapid and thorough return. This could have and should have been prevented, and yet here we are.