Has there been any study done that reflects the history, and sociology of the honours awarded to Australians? What would a focused and critical study reveal? The LNP currently wants Critical Race Theory removed from our Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education Systems. If not totally excluded then significantly diluted. It in fact the LNP would like to see all critical examination of all of it's policies reduced or minimized from our mainstream media. Consequently they have in the past 8 years reduced the ABC's and SBS budgets by $1Bn dollars and have advocated the greater privatization of news and current affairs programs in their "free market". Their claim is that Murdoch Costello and Stokes Mainstream serves us, the public, well. The past 8 years have never seen debate more smothered and government propaganda more funded and promoted by this private media sector that now sees Goebellian propaganda as an "investment" and any criticism as "Fake News",
The LNP have however supported the establishment of degrees in the controversial specialist studies like Western Civilizations privately funded by donations from Ramsey Center to the tune of $3.3bn. Mussolini's dream sure seems to be being built here in Australia.
Australia Day honours will be announced this week, and, if recent announcements are any indication, they are likely to generate considerable public debate. In 2014, there was the re-establishment of knighthoods and damehoods in the Order of Australia under then prime minister Tony Abbott. The next year, Prince Philip was infamously awarded one of the revived titles. The past decade has seen increasing scrutiny of the gender balance in the awards, while individual honours, such as those given to writer Bettina Arndt and tennis champion Margaret Court, have also drawn criticism. This is not necessarily out of keeping with the longer history of the honours system.
Source: Why controversy continues to follow the Australia Day honours
For years successive Australian Governments have proved they’re racist by repetitiously maintaining that real Australians Support Australia Day while Aborigines, Indigenous Australians don’t. However what’s obvious is the exclusion of the Indigenous first peoples which couldn’t be more celebrated, in your face, racist and clearer for the world to see.
“We” claim proudly claim to be a multicultural inclusive nation but with two major exceptions. That successive white colonial governments have demanded assimilation of Indigenous Australians, having taken their land, made every effort to rapidly obliterate and disrespect their culture by lowering their social status, and generationaly steam rolling their psychological identities for over 220 years. The consequences of a historical victim-blaming mindset continues today. When we say it was never our fault why should we be blamed.
When conservative Australians speak of Australian identity they insist it be recognized culturally as predominantly Western White, Christian,and Male and all others are expected to bow in recognition of the day that gave birth to this nation and it’s institutionalised patterns of behaviour that systematically still exist today. Their Australian Calendar,” begins in the racist year zero” and on the 26/Jan. 1778.
More than two-thirds of respondents aged 26 and under say they won’t be celebrating on January 26, with just over 30 per cent saying they will. But more than 80 per cent of them support moving the date for the sake of improving relations with the Indigenous population, as do more than 70 per cent of those aged 27 to 41. Support for change dropped among older respondents, with just over 30 per cent of those 56 to 75 and 25 per cent of those older supporting a change in date.
Source: The tide is turning against celebrating Australia Day: Poll
Let's not forget what Conservative Australia did to Yassmin Abdel-Magied she spoke up and held a mirror to Australia too and was run out of the country. Yassmin was an Engineer, TV personality, a Social Commentator and author and under 30. She was run out of the country for doing what Grace Tame was celebrated for and now being condemned by Scumster supporters like Andrew Bolt who dreams of living in the Netherlands.
Her willingness to criticise Scott Morrison has won her many admirers. But it has also generated a backlash from conservative figures.
‘Uncontrollable’: How Grace Tame threw the rule book out the window
An appropriate description of The Tories, The Republicans, and the LNP
A fish rots, it is said, from the head down. With claims of blackmail, bullying and racism, it seems so too does a political party
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