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Originally posted by moorookamick: ↑

Nowadays Anzac Day has a multitude of perspectives:
-memorial for war dead and the mass processing of loss/ grief
-a public recognition for those who have served Aus in wars past & recent
-celebration of war generally
-celebration of ancestry (we are real Aussies, not recent blow-ins)
-Aussie nationalism
-recognition of our British origin ( we fought in WW1 & 2 for the Brits)
-recognition of our recent allegiance to the USA (we fought in Vietnam & M/E for the USA interests)

and so on.

So the big question is nowadays:
Given that 50% of Australians have either been born overseas or who have had
a parent born overseas, is the celebration of Anzac Day unifying or divisive (we/them)

IMO, unlike the USA, we didn't have a war for independence nor did we have a Civil War,
so we need a national day to celebrate our war achievements, good, bad or indifferent.

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ANZAC Day has never been a 'celebration' as far as I'm aware.
Those who lost family members in conflicts certainly wouldn't think so.

Just allow people to use the day how they wish, so long as they don't force their views on others.
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