do you even know about your own history, and the history of this so-called country? Invasion Day celebrates the anniversary of Cook’s invasion of these lands.

My irony meter just overloaded...

Not outdated, just different to yours.

Its not useful to the vandals cause, whether sov-cits or Indigenous Australians, i've assumed its the latter in the rest of this comment.

I want to underline that i think there's a place in Nation State democracies for civil disobedience, and violence as well to be used, just not in this case.

For the indigenous cause against aussie/invasion day its not the best way forward. You just create culture war fodder for powerful cunts to divide the nation with, especially in times of political stress.

The arguments that have taken this day from a July 4th-esque euphoric celebratory day to a quieter celebration are the civil arguments about the divisiveness about the date. It attacks the concept, not people, and thats something everybody can engage with, not become defensive against.

To boot, this argument is winning, every year Australia day comes round theres less flags, theres less parties, theres less of a thing made about the day.

As an example look at Dutton's red meat to the base, 'i won't stand in front of a flag, mate!', in the lead up to today. Didn't exactly set the world on fire, it was pathetic and shallow.