Invasion Day. (3 Viewers)

[NewiJapper]

What do you think of the alternate name and version of Australia Day?

Would it ever be properly celebrated or is it too far-fetched.

 

[Riet]

More like civilisation day

 

[BlackDragon]

Invasion has negative connotations and would never be chosen. Invasion also implies that white people came here with the purpose of attacking the indigenous people. That's not to say that terrible things didn't happen, but that invasion day isn't right. So maybe settlement day would be better. But it will never change. We don't need to change the name of a day to have awareness of the really awful things that happened in the past.

 

[moll.]

Saviour Day
Modernisation Day
Catch-Up Day
Give-Us-Thanks Day
Hypocrisy Day
Just-Another Day
Pwn Dai
Prometheus Day

 

[jennyfromdabloc]

Fuck the abbos, fuck the whites and fuck Australia too.

Lets celebrate Individual Day.

 

[SylviaB]

more like lame holiday because we never declared independance from the british empire

 

[NewiJapper]

Fuck the abbos, fuck the whites and fuck Australia too.

Lets celebrate Individual Day.

I wasn't looking or appreciate racist comments. Just a general insight into what people thought and if thats what you think. Don't spread it around here.

 

[redmayne]

Australia Day's a load of crap.

The only way that day will be different for me from any other is me wearing my Aboriginal flag t-shirt so I can revel in the filthy looks from rednecks.

 

[JonathanM]

Fuck Australia Day, looks like we need a Harden The Fuck Up Day.

 

[violentdelights]

Australia Day's a load of crap.

The only way that day will be different for me from any other is me wearing my Aboriginal flag t-shirt so I can revel in the filthy looks from rednecks.

Mad haha, I want one. Where abouts did you get yours from?

 

[postnatal]

bludge day

 

[Sayangliss]

A public holiday is a public holiday.

 

[theism]

federation day.


duhh

or federation anniversary

 

[Planck]

Got my aboriginal flag ready for the burning, solid day

 

[HumanDichotomy]

Invasion has negative connotations and would never be chosen. Invasion also implies that white people came here with the purpose of attacking the indigenous people. That's not to say that terrible things didn't happen, but that invasion day isn't right. So maybe settlement day would be better. But it will never change. We don't need to change the name of a day to have awareness of the really awful things that happened in the past.

I agree with this. Also, its implicit condemnation has the potential to further divide Caucasian and Aboriginal Australians, which we should really be trying to move on from now.

 

[Will Shakespear]

So what if it makes you uncomfortable? It was an invasion, stop sugar coating it.

"Hitler's settlement of Poland in 1939..."

 

[Slidey]

What do you think of the alternate name and version of Australia Day?

Would it ever be properly celebrated or is it too far-fetched.

Civilisation day sounds better.

 

[Phoenix Fury]

Civilisation day it is.

 

[Will Shakespear]

how about "Thank Christ the French didn't colonise us first" day, that's something everyone can agree with.

 

[Riet]

Dont be ridiculous Will, it was in no way an invasion. Nomadic tribes with no concept of property can't be invaded.