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18/01/18

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Originally posted by Davisite ↑

It is not for those that have some understanding of history to argue for change, it is those that are asking for change need to demonstrate the need. It appears nobody who is arguing for change has any idea what the 26th signifies.

The 26th is something special - it is the only holiday spontaneously established by the little people of Australia and not handed down from on high. Way back to 1808 it was a chance for the powerless to "celebrate their love of the land they lived in” with "drinking and merriment” [1]. Moving the date is stealing the people's history and culture by a bunch of ignorant snowflakes and professional agitators.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Day

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If you really want to keep the public holiday as the 26th should really just go back to one if its many other past names and those are far more suited to British colonialism.

Anniversary Day

Foundation Day

Mind you it has only been a public holiday for 24 years so hardly much change to move it - not exactly historical.
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