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• DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Man this is so overblown. If it was moved to the 28th, all these whiners wouldn’t even remember in a year or two. As long as I get a holiday in late January, I don’t care about the date. These people always say the sky will fall if we change anything (gay marriage, banning smoking in bars, etc) then we do it and nothing bad happens.

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  • eureka@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I reckon you’re right, I didn’t hear any complaining this year about the Triple J Top 100 being on a different date.

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• Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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  I see you’ve all downvoted various posts about Aboriginal people on the front page here many of your multiple times but not other posts - care to make your opinions more public?

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  • taygaloocat@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Urgh, naming and shaming people for disagreeing with you? What a fkn sad thing to do, I’m ashamed to share the same opinion with someone as pathetic as you.

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    • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Aww boo hoo naming and shaming a bunch of racists, how will I ever sleep losing your respect.

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  • hitmyspot@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    While I disagree with down voting, especially en masse or on racist grounds, I am also against public shaming of voting. It’s part of the reason voting is partly hidden.

    Of course, you can only have a discussion with commenters, not lurkers.

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    • DarkCloud@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It’s purity tests given out as ideological gatekeeping. Essentially a way to sow division and make the left unpopular.

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  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I personally downvoted because of the design of the poster. This was on the front page but lacked information to make sense, for the rest of the world

    I didn’t even know there was an Australia Day, let alone why it’s not a day to celebrate

    That said, I am blocking you because this type of confrontation and exposure is simply unacceptable

    You need to get a life and focus on something that matters. Not what random people on the internet like or don’t like and asking them why

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    • Andy_R@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I only came here because you linked the thread elsewhere, so I didn’t see this on my front page… but you saw a poster that said ‘Australia Day’ and that left you not knowing there was an Australia day? 🤔

      It even says aborigine enterprises on it, it’s not hard gather the context or follow the qr code if you wanted to learn more.

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  • ryannathans@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    My opinion is fuck you, your drama and the horse you rode in on

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  • dohpaz42@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I unblocked you just so I could downvote this ridiculous attempt at shaming people based on YOUR opinion and not fact. You are just as bad as those fascists and racists you rail so hard against. And sadly, you just don’t care.

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    • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      “Accountability is the same as racism”

      You are such a loser, please block me again so I don’t have to deal with you replying to me.

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  • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    “Anyone that doesn’t like my poster is racist”, and other butthurt assholery, today at 6.

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  • Tau@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yes, I only ever see you here to stir up drama and your flood of posts agitating against a day you would never celebrate anyway regardless of the date are no exception. You’re doing it again with this comment, post stuff that’s not attempting to stir up shit if you want upvotes.

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  • TheHolm@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Wow, tracing people online. :-) I hate racism, promoting one race over other is racism no mater what. All this jumping around First nation only creates more hate toward them, it is not helping at all. Want to help, help people in disadvantage no matter what race they are. If it will go predominately to aboriginals, fine, it means they need it more.

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    • Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I hate racism, promoting one race over other is racism no mater what

      Very true. Why, then, are you not opposed to our national celebratory holiday being moved away from a day seen as a day of mourning by some, because of what it represents for them and their culture?

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  • DarkCloud@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    They’re bot posts “about aboriginal people”. They’re posts about Australia day.

    It should be a say to celebrate indigenous people and history, from Tullamareena for burning down Melbourne jail, to A. M. Fernando for protesting outside Buckingham Palace.

    I think Australia Day is used to celebrate the wrong things, and I’ll downvote posts I think do that. That’s my business and you’re not the fucking moral police of me cunt face.

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    • observes_depths@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Don’t you think it’s kind of gaslighting to tell people they should just forget it’s a day of death and suffering and celebrate like everyone else?

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  • mtpender@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    We had a referendum about this, you lost.

    We don’t want this identity politics bullshit, we reject it.

    So, take this nonsense and shove it where the sun don’t shine.

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    • Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      We had a referendum about this

      Not in my lifetime we sure as fuck didn’t.

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• dumbass@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I have an argument that gets those racist idiots to agree to moving the day.

  Wouldn’t it be nicer to have a public holiday when the weather’s nicer instead of it being 40 odd degrees? We should move it to a part of the year where it’s still good to go out but it’s not boiling hot. Perfect getting blind drunk and passing out on the grass in the middle of the day weather.

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  • pulsewidth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yes please. We go from ANZAC day in April to fucking December 25th before we get another public holiday in most of Australia.

    I dread that ‘public holiday drought’ every year.

    Move it to early September or something. Skips the worst of winter and breaks up the work year better.

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    • DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Come to sunny Melbourne and get grand final day and Melbourne cup day

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• Shameless@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I think what we need to do is to start our own Australia day celebration on an agreed date. We have to spend the currently official day either doing nothing or raising awareness and yet the racists get to enjoy it celebrating.

  I would love a day where we could all celebrate this beautiful country. We need to start the change we want to see in this world and raising awareness has been an excellent step in this journey.

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  • hitmyspot@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Do you mean that instead of having Australia day be negative on 26th, start the celebration on another day first. Let the mood shift there naturally, rather than out of negativity on the day that’s already in place, albeit inappropriately.

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    • DarkCloud@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Nah, it’s about getting the sympathetic guilt of white leftists out in one day so they can still feel like good people.

      They have to have the day be negative for that.

      Celebrate and teach about actual Indigenous figures and history? Nah, you won’t find support for that here.

      You’ll find support for reproducing the existing culture. “More of the same” they’ll say whilst claiming to be progressives… Progress to what? They don’t have the slightest clue, and refuse to think about it.

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  • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    That’s actually a pretty fucking good idea. Why wait for the government to tell us what to do, they can follow our lead.

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  • prex@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    There was a moment on question everything where someone suggested a two word slogan for the yes vote: ‘long weekend’.
    You can see Will Anderson’s mind explode.

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• SpicyLizards@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Link to the QR code btw: clothingthegaps.com.au/…/not-a-date-to-celebrate

  Can you please add this to the post for visibility @Deceptichum@quokk.au?

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  • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Added.

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• FiniteBanjo@feddit.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I am not Australian and I don’t know the entire history or context, but one thing I can say is that not only can people change but nations can change, too. It’s possible to celebrate what a nation has become without celebrating what they’ve done.

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  • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    And it’s also possible to change the date to one that does not mark a genocide.

    • The 26th is the date the First Fleet landed in Sydney.
    • Australia became a country on January 1st.
    • The 26th became the official date for ‘Australia Day’ only in 1994.

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    • SpicyLizards@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Spin a wheel and pick a date. It doesn’t matter when it is, just as long as it’s not yet another ‘fuck you’ to the first nations.

      Such a petty and easy to fix thing, but all the skungebags with flags sticking out of their utes seem to think this has some sort of cultural heritage to them. At least the southerners have a generational gap between them and the loser flag.

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    • prex@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I know im in the minority but I like the 3rd of march.

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    • TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I guess making 1/1 Australia day would conflict with New Year’s Day somewhat… Any other significant days in Australia’s history that don’t mark genocide?

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  • eureka@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It’s possible to celebrate what a nation has become without celebrating what they’ve done.

    A nation’s actions are a direct result of what the nation is. And many of the shameful actions of Australia are ongoing.

    I love this land, I love many, many people here, and I love many of the things we’ve created together. But I have no desire to celebrate this nation as it stands. I feel no more kinship with someone on the other side of the country to someone on the other side of the world - we are all fellow humans. I treat visitors and immigrants with the same respect I give local citizens. For the many positive parts of Australian culture, I spot as many negatives.

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  • Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I am not Australian and I don’t know the entire history or context

    And yet you decided to weigh in anyway. Amazing.

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    • FiniteBanjo@feddit.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I made a general statement.

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  • yistdaj@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The discussion is mostly about the date, some suggest 3 December, 1 January, or 9 July.

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  • observes_depths@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The short answer is an important part of the Australian community considers the 26th to be a day of mourning and pain, so hardly a day we should celebrate.

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• AccoSpoot1@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Land Back

  ❤️💛🖤

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• SlurpingPus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Topical: ‘Celebrating Australia Day in 2026’.

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• FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Unlucky, I’ve had a nice celebration of our country today.

  Australia was conquered by the British a long time ago. Nothing will ever change that, and the country is what it is today because of that event. No one alive today did the conquering and murdering. Everyone alive today is benefitting from it though, via not still living in caves and huts, having running water and electricity, living past the age of 30, etc.

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  • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    No one is blaming the people alive, but Australia Day only became officially the 26th in 1994.

    It is within many of our lifetimes and we can change the date to celebrate it on a day that doesn’t coincide with the worst tragedy in our nations history.

    Also your racism is noted.

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  • observes_depths@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Are you aware that indigenous Australians had possibly the highest standard of living in the world at the time? All the food, resources and medicines they could need, and all round very healthy. That was all destroyed when they were moved from their land, children stolen, even massacred, so the knowledge no longer exists. Today being born indigenous means a huge disadvantage because of the ongoing impacts. Does that seem right to you? Would you still say they’re benefiting from being occupied?

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• IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  American vibes up in this thread.

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• prettygorgeous@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Whis AI made this? Australians don’t use month-day format, we use day-month format.

  Ps, nothing against the statement being made here…

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  • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It’s not AI made and where are you even seeing a XX/XX/XX format on this poster?

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    • prettygorgeous@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      “January 26 15” at the top. I mean, even translating that from American date format, it still doesn’t make sense…

      Again though, nothing against the statement being made, I am in the “Australia day isn’t a celebration” camp too. Just a shame the date format isn’t Australian date format. It detracts from the effectiveness of the statement by making the incorrect date format the focus, rather than the statement being made.

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    • SpicyLizards@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I think the real commenter thought “26 is” was the 15th month of 2026, which is completely reasonable…

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