Comments by "JamesT" (@Parawingdelta2) on "" video.

In Australia, our national day of celebration 'Australia Day', has some formal ceremonies, but largely consists of people relaxing with family and friends on the beach or having a barbeque and a few beers. The day itself has been 'reinvented' by activists on behalf of the indigenous people as being 'Invasion Day' or 'Survival Day'. Last year, despite Covid restrictions forbidding Australia Day parades, these activists protested (unchallenged by police) in major cities around the country. Most of them were white 'social justice warrior' types of university age; many of whom (when interviewed) didn't know what the traditional relevance of the day was!
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@brisbane-o-native I wouldn't argue with much of what you said but you just couldn't resist the personal insult could you. Automatically puts you on a lower footing with any debate (if there is even one). I don't think many Australians think of Australia Day being a celebration of the massacre of Aboriginal people even if they are aware of the historical facts of colonisation. I think you're being a bit charitable by referring to the white activists as "middle class" though. Personally, I don't really care if they cancel the day or not, but what next? It seems to be a case of infinite regress. My homeland has been invaded and conquered many times through the centuries with my people subjugated and oppressed and the language forbidden to be spoken in schools until only a few decades ago. Even my parents fought for survival against invasion just a short few years before I was born. I have no axe to grind.
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