Comment on Prime ministers' heads severed and stolen from bronze statues in Ballarat

Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Definitely not. Invasion day is tomorrow, and the term “the colony/commonwealth will fall” is used by first nations activists. Recall back to last year when the Captain Cook statue was toppled in St. Kilda.

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  • Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah, maybe if it was the words on its own, but also knocking off Rudds head? That doesn’t make much sense.

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    • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Many indigenous activists consider the national apology to be an entirely empty gesture.

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    • Tau@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      but also knocking off Rudds head? That doesn’t make much sense.

      We are talking about the sort of people who both think vandalism like this will reflect well upon their cause and continue to attack a statue of Cook around Australia Day when there’s a much more relevant statue of Arthur Phillip just a bit further down the road. I think you’re giving them too much credit to expect they’d differentiate Rudd for doing the National Apology.

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      • Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah, i don’t understand that. Pretty sure Phillip was the terra nulious proponent, so it boggles the mind why you’d go after a Cook statue before the Phillip statue if you’re indigenous Australian. Which means you’re probably right.

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  • x4740N@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Maybe we hold of on accusing people until actual evidence comes out because it could not be them and could be someone else

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    • princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m not accusing anyone, I’m in favour of both this and last year’s actions in support of ending Invasion Day. If anyone thinks that some statue’s being desecrated as a form of protest is too far, they’re part of the bloody problem. We’re so uncomfortable being inconvenienced in any way, shape or form in this country.

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