The ABC does Anzac Day
Andrew Bolt
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 (8:10am)
How does the ABC mark Anzac Day?
The ABC’s Triple J:
5 things you didn’t know about the Anzacs
They rioted in Egypt, got STIs and Gallipoli wasn’t (entirely) England’s fault…
1. They started a riot in Egypt
On the way to Gallipoli the Australian troops spent a couple of months training in Egypt, while this readies them for battle it also exposes them to vices they previously haven’t seen. One of those vices was the local brothels....
2. STIs were a bit of a problem
Remember those brothels? Well, it’s because of them the Anzacs managed to find themselves with the sort of souvenirs you’d rather not end up with: STIs…
3. They got paid pretty well
They were taking home 6 shillings a day, about $150 in today’s dollars. It’s heaps compared to the British soldiers, who were only getting 1 shilling a day.
This is probably part of the reason they got up to so much mischief in Egypt.
ABC host Jonathan Green:
And why would we be surprised when the Anzac centenary becomes little more than a carnival of jingoistic schmaltz and corporate opportunism?…
It works for politics, too. What could be more obvious than turning a lavishly promoted sense of a militarised, masculine Australian ideal to the quiet service of a political class held in something close to open contempt by most modern-day ordinary Australians?…
Gallipoli, then as now, was as much a place of deadly, noble sacrifice, as it was a crock of sheet.
Your taxes, their nihilism.
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