I am astounded that a nine year old school girl can find our National Anthem so offensive she refuses to stand when it is played at school assemblies and events.
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Her ‘offending line’ reads, “For we are young and free”. She says aboriginal descendancy goes back 50000 years.
Admittedly, in regard European settlement, Federation, that history is short.
The poser is, does the line refer to this, or the inhabitants sharing this magnificent continent, be they of aboriginal, European or other descent.
The definition of the meaning of this line of the Anthem is open to conjecture, to interpretation.
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I like to take the view the inhabitants are young and free. The National Anthem is so recognizable and should unite our country.
I am sure the little girl’s views are coming from her parents. It is thinking like this that creates divisions in our broader community.
I hope the young girl has her views questioned and broadened.
It is very well to have your views, but negativity can do too much harm.
I’m proud of Australia, and when I hear the Anthem, I love to see people stand as one, stand proud … just like Warren Mundine does.
From the second verse, there is much in the lines, “With courage let us all combine, to advance Australia Fair”.
WITS
Mentioning schools, in order to educate children you have to engage them, communicate with them, have them listen and concentrate on the educational tasks at hand.
For the life of me, effective education is impossible if the pupils have their focus on a screen, a device. Ban the phones from the classroom. Our educational standards are falling too rapidly.
Applaud the schools collecting up phones, tablets, etc before class begins – more than sensible – essential.
WITS
The community Op Shop has a very attractive Woolfest Promotion, a huge special deal on white bed linen.This hotel quality linen has been donated from one of Canberra’s leading hotels, Ridges.
The prices on these sheets, pillowcases, doonas and towels would nearly have you thinking you stole them.
There you are, call into the Op Shop during Woolfest and grab a great deal on fantastic bed linen.
WITS
People working in nursing homes could tell some very interesting tales.
Tales like a little old lady whom had lost her marbles and was running up and down the halls. As she ran, she would flip up the hem of her nightgown and say “Supersex!”
She ran up to an elderly man in a wheelchair, flipping her gown at him, she said “Supersex!”
The old fellow sat silently for a moment or two and finally said, “I’ll take the soup.”
WITS
Congratulations to the Boorowa Recreation Club putting on another successful ‘Cars on the Green’ Show and Shine day last Saturday.
A lot of flash cars, heap of stalls and plenty of people taking it all in.
I personally am not into cars, but was taken by the one in the photograph accompanying the column this week.
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A Giacattolo Coupe, one of only ever 12 worldwide, though another three prototypes were produced.
Many of these cars could tell stories to match their current looks, but unfortunately their secrets are locked away in their glimmering bodies, leaving only our imaginations to run wild,
There’s one thing for sure:
“There are three things men always talk about – women, sport, and cars. (Mario Lopez)
