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Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I think we should leave the day as is.

26th of January isnt even the date the first fleet arrived. Moving the date will only move the day people protest anyway because no one will ever be happy.

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dbilitated@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I think it would be nice. it doesn’t matter to anyone, but it would mean a lot to some people. why not do something nice

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- Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Because others will want it moved and if this is the argument that does it then there will be no end to it.
  
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Sternhammer@aussie.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Some protestors I saw interviewed on TV wanted to abolish Australia Day entirely which doesn’t seem right to me. Many countries have a date that celebrates nationhood. Also, good luck convincing Australians to have one fewer public holidays.

How about we have a public holiday for ‘Arrival Day’ and another for ‘Survival Day’? Two public holidays are better than one.

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