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moondoong

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25/04/24

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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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Hard to see how it could be divisive.

Even a new arrival should appreciate the freedoms Australian's now enjoy is because of the sacrifices made by former and serving ADF members.

Lest we forget.

Last edited by moondoong: 25/04/24
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