Yep ,i undertand you guys.
I bettel listen to some Drake or Kanye songs

Belly, if you remember, some time ago I said I would not let stupid, wrong or mis-leading comments go unchallenged.
So the fact that a topic is boring or irrelevant, is a side issue to the fact that some commentors are promoting mis-information, and I will not stand by and allow that to go through unchallenged.
If you go back and read some of your own or your mates comments you will see if you have a objective look at them that you are one of a group, well represented here on OLO.
Your attitude and continual attacks on me and your indignation of my calling you and your mates out, is clearly confirmation of my point.
There are those who refuse to be told and at times they cry foul and complain, any way they can, even to lie as long as they get their way which is to remove anyone who makes them realise their faults and failures and that ultimately they are wrong.
But as this group of people will not be brought into line, we on the other side can only keep the messages up and in their face.
If only one of these people is turned from the dark side of the force to the en-lightened side of the force, it will have been worth it.
BTW something to open your otherwise 'closed' mind.
The word left translated from Latin, then other languages, including Italian, to 'sinistra' also morphed into sinister, also means; LEFT!
So it has been for centuries that the word LEFT is derived from the word SINISTER!
So we now can say with conviction and impunity that RIGHT is RIGHT and so therefore it stands to reason that LEFT is WRONG!
Try denying or refuting that one?

While I don't believe the anthem is the most inspiring song, the criticism has largely come from the offenderatti who as a matter of principle will be offended at anything to make a political point.

I will continue to sing it, and those that wish to sulk can abstain.

SM,

I shall also continue to sing it as I always
have. But I don't think that's the point.
I think what was being asked of us was to
consider the words of the anthem from an
Indigenous point of view and some of the lines to
be changed to acknowledge Indigenous history.

Those of us who choose to sing should however
respect those that don't and try to understand their
reasons for not doing so.

Foxy,

Respect is earned. Just because a relative non entity mouths off to gain publicity, I should care?

Fella's like that just don't like Aus, and if they proposed a creative alternative one might consider it.

SM,

The gentleman in question is only one of many
raising this issue. It has been a recurring
theme for quite some time and has been raised
by many noteable people. Jeff Kennett, Craig Kelly,
Tanya Plibersek, Marcia Langton, Stan Grant,,
Warren Mundine, Noel Pearson, to name just a few.

Alternative words have been suggested, as have
alternative anthems. But as we can see - change
does not come easily for so many. It probably will
take a few more years, if not decades. Perhaps
our children or grandchildren will succeed where
we have failed.