When will Anzac Day be recognised as a mistake and colonisation propaganda?? Is it a fraud??

Originally posted by Bananabender1 ↑

Pinto I think thats a tad wishful thinking mate. Every war ever fought there's been an aggressor and a defender. The causes of those wars has usually been people wanting to expand their influence and power. WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Timor, Irag, Afghanstan, Uklraine, all due to nations trying to expand their influence. I very much doubt that we will ever be able to rid the planet of such people, as history usually dictates the future.
Look at Australia's current dilemma with out major trading partner. China is clearly hell bent on expansion, so what do we do? I think it would be naive to think they wouldn't love to get hold of our resources if they could. The South China Sea has got no connecton to just Taiwan.
It''s why I agree with buying the new subs as a deterrant, they may never fire an angry shot but having them will mean far greater security. They cost a bucket load yes but they provide a bucket load of security. This is also where the timidness which Oz society has been over the decades enters the equation. Instead of hanging off the apron strings of the Poms (ww2 showed how reliable they are) or the Yanks, we need to stand up and do it for ourselves and stop being so reliant. We cannot stop the threats, so we need to be prepared to repel them. It's big boy pants time with lashings of good diplomacy.

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today - a huge amount of the wars are created by Americans wanting to profit from arms sales

it's why we call it a military industrial complex

'Industry' uses the military to start, fight and maintain wars - so they can sell industrial product

Australia - is dragged into the things - because Australia thinks it's too weak to stand without America --------

and that means - a lack of security.

If Australia was 'secure' - it would not have to bow to America --------

the word 'security' is a vastly different kettle of fish to the word 'defence'.

Australia has NEVER driven towards security - it has NEVER sat and thought it through

Australia doesn't even have a national motto --------------- can one believe that.

And why does it not have a motto? ---------------- Because it has no goal. No vision, no aim, no drive.

Australia blunders on - step after step - like an aimless wanderer --------- thoughtlessly, only pausing to patch up a hole as it falls face first

paying no respect to it's war dead in what really is the only way to truly honour them - and that is --------------to make a nation that does not have to send it's young to 'defend' from or attack anyone else.

We have no idea at all of what even security means ------- our entire lives are spent selling off whatever we can scratch about and find and going to buy bigger houses so we can fill them with more and more shit.

All for self - not a thought for making a better society for all.