On the way to this Sunday’s Australia Day / SurvivalDay / MourningDay / InvasionDay…
The findings of today’s Resolve Poll published in The Age and in The Sydney Morning Herald, regarding our January 26 national day, are in my opinion alarming on a number of fronts, but at the same time they indicate that the future can be brighter, much brighter…
First of all, this poll too, is problematic. For example, the respondents are not given any other specific options, in order to give a more informed opinion, regarding celebrating Australia Day on January 26. The other date is not named/offered specifically and is not explained. The abstract and none defined other date “competes” with the yearly lived experiences of the electorate!
Having said this though, I also wish to point out the following.
1. The overwhelming support of the respondents to retain Australia Day on January 26, which by the way coincides with the support the No campaign won when the Voice referendum was defeated in October 2023 (61 per cent), indicates, amongst others that, ignorant of its own history Australia, together with mean and racist Australia are, sadly, on the ascendancy.
2. The soft support of the other date, only 24 per cent, a finding that correspondents again, more or less, with equivalent findings of polls taken on the way to the Voice referendum, is also telling us that the change the date side is not contacting a good campaign in order to change peoples minds and hearts. Those peoplecwho might be fair minded, of course…
3. It will be interesting to see where, established and new migrant communities in Australia, stand on this issue…
4. How knowledgeable are we, of our own Australian history? Is the education system doing its job? Considering that the vast majority of those under 34 yo, that is, 65 per cent, are in support of changing the date, then yes, our schools and our education system is not failing us, on the issue of recognising the immense contributions of our (unjustly treated Nd persecuted) FirstNations people to this vast country of the south.
