Albie Manton in Darwin puts thought and time into drafting a reply. Only to be immediately set upon, castigated and cat-called 'emotional' and angry' for not giving the approved politically correct reply.

Foxy,
Since you have bowled this one out so many times before and you are already proposing that Australia become a republic in 2018(!), it is YOU, the believer, the left activist with the wooden spoon, who should be putting up your arguments and not playing games.

YOU have the floor: what specifically would changing the flag do to address all of those 'Wicked Problems', such as unemployment, energy, water, housing, infrastructure, drugs, that were on the back burner for years while that most urgent Same Sex Marriage you also saw as most urgent was given first priority?

I should have said date of Australia Day, but changing the flag would be your next thread, right Foxy?

Meanwhile good people like Warren Mundine, who are trying to make things work and are getting somewhere, are obliged to waste time on this nonsense,

"Indigenous not fussed about day: Mundine
Australian Associated Press
January 16, 2018 5:56am

Some indigenous leaders seems surprised at the fuss over Australia Day.

Alice Springs councillor Jacinta Price and indigenous leader Warren Mundine say Aboriginal people in remote communities have bigger issues to worry about.

"I'm with Aboriginal communities every month and changing the date isn't number one, two, three, four, fifth on their agenda," indigenous leader Warren Mundine said.

"It is education, jobs, it is to get business activity happening, and to get better healthcare.

"If the Greens were fair dinkum they would concentrate on these issues rather than something that is not going to make a difference to anyone."

However, their stance has seen them criticised by their peers, The Australian reports.

Ms Price has been abused on social media for wanting to keep the January 26 date."
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/indigenous-not-fussed-about-day-mundine/news-story/6c16cd5cbb33dc4471fb77f0b5649733

Jacinta Price would be a fantastic PM with Warren Mundine in the cabinet. Wouldn't that be a break from the political elite that is destroying this nation.

Runner,

Yes ! Give it time. I think Senator Jacinta Price would certainly liven up the place. Plenty of time to go for that other job.

Australia Day ? So what other day might be acceptable to the ninja-whinjas ? What a pointless exercise. There are so many problems afflicting Indigenous communities that this focus only exposes how superficial the support of the virtuous people, and their hangers-on, is for genuine Indigenous progress and happiness.

Meanwhile, around 54,000 indigenous people have graduated from universities. Does anybody celebrate that ? Or do the virtuous need the helpless to shower their pity on ? And 54,000 are not to be pitied. They should be celebrated every year, maybe with Indigenous Graduates' Picnics, on the last Sunday of November every year, in every major town and city. Just pick a park and rock up.

Joe

leoj,

More of your rants and false accusations.

Dear oh dear.

Firstly I did not attack Albie. I merely noted
that he seemed emotional and yes, upset, from
his post. However I did Thank him for his contribution.

Also - yes, I did start a discussion on the Republic but if
you bothered to read my posts you would see that I am
not for Australia becoming a Republic at all. I like
the stability of what we currently have - and I've
made that quite clear in that discussion. Perhaps you need
to actually read what a person says before you falsely
accuse them.

As for the question of this discussion -
"Should We Change The Date of
Australia Day?" I have not as yet expressed an opinion
on the topic. Many people's views are not set in concrete
and you are jumping the gun with your assumptions.

leoj,

You know what. I am sick and tired of having to deal
with your nastiness. We have a history on this forum.
You persistently harass me - and try to demean -whatever
I say. You are an offensive little man who gets his
jollies by consistently attacking me. Well I am sick of it.
You can simply bugger off!

Most of the time I try to be polite, and then I tried
to not engage with you at all - not even reading your posts
because you never say anything new or worthwhile - but this
time you've gone too far and I've had it.

Go away - and don't bother addressing me any more.
I shan't be reading what you write.
You are an ignorant little man!
And you're the reason God invented the middle-finger.