One of the defining qualities of being Australian, one I would point to and say, “That, one. I don’t mind that one” is our belief that we are suspicious of authority. We naturally don’t like people lording it over us. This feeds the ratbag, anti-authoritarian thing that we like about ourselves.
How true this is in everyday life and whether we act on it constructively is a whole other thing but we have told ourselves it’s true.
Well, my government has been foisting a lot of stuff down my throat about what to do on Australia day. I am Australian, and therefore suspicious of my government. I will therefore do nothing on Australia day because my government told me to do something. I am being un-Australian and by being un-Australian, I am being Aussie as.
Up yours, Plastic Kev. Happy Australia day, North Korea.
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