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Sonnet for ANZAC Day
Sound the Last Post again, lest we forget
the freedom that we cherish has been bought –
not found like mushrooms in the field; the debt
is ours to pay, mindful of those who fought
and fell – yet still they held the torch aloft!
May we remain as zealous to withstand
the traitors who would make our fibres soft,
as well as enemies beyond the land.
The trumpet has the power to move us still,
and though the debris of a flood of years
lies over hand and mind, an aching thrill
comes rising perilously close to tears.
Sound the Last Post to hold the memory bright,
then sound the Rouse and keep the torch alight.
Alf Wood
[Source: ADCC]
Geoffrey Blainey
Anzac Day: Lessons of war now forgotten on the home front
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Formal Announcement: Freedom of Speech & Religious Freedoms by Bishop Mari Emmanuel | ANZAC RELEASE
Christ The Good Shepherd Church
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcvxGkOIXdg
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This is the day we remember all those who have served and sacrificed during that war. And other wars. For their country.
We are the beneficiaries.
Lest we forget.
Eric Bogle
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
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I was going to post links to two articles-one related to this video which I hadn’t viewed.
Just watched it. It is a powerful speech by Bishop Emmanuel supporting freedoms, about his faith, his love for Australia and its people and Anzac Day.
This should throw out the Disinformation Bill, eSafety Commzar and other attempts to throttle our freedoms.
The two articles were:
This one on Sky News
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel not opposed to alleged Sydney church stabbing video staying online due to ‘freedom of speech’
Contrasted with
Editorial in The Australian
Digital giants are not above the law on stopping terror
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This comment in the Open Thread was posted by Destroyer D69, a few days ago.
Today, we honour those who served this country during the war and this thread is to remember them. I thought the question above should be discussed and this thread would be the right place to do it.
Also this comment added by mh.
Destroyer D69, since you have brought up this query, what is your opinion?
Anyone else wanting to share theirs can do so as well.
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I have the greatest respect for our ANZACS. I guess the distillation of my question is whether ,if they had foreknowledge of what Australia has now become,or for the current population, would they make these sacrifices to preserve Australia as it now is? For starters….I am unable to purchase a rail ticket in Qld even if I have $2000.00 in my pocket but must give the Govt my credit details to obtain same!!!!!They will not accept cash. neither can I pay my Rates or car rego.(Must use a card with a surcharge for card payment) Our manufacturing industries have been destroyed.We now have the worlds highest power prices .and so it goes on.
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Destroyer, I thought that was what you meant and it’s a good topic for us to reflect and discuss. I left it open for others to take part as I don’t want to keep pushing my opinions into every topic. But as no one has responded so far, I’ll have go. There is so much to say, but I’ll keep it brief.
How did we get to this situation since the Anzacs went to fight in the war?
In a broad context, two factors linked to each other.
1/ Society
At some level, in past decades, we have been busy with our lives – home, family, job. We didn’t know that there were evil forces which were planning the destruction of our way of life (past 50-60 years). Even if we saw something that was wrong, we shrugged our shoulders and said, “She’ll be right, mate.”
Even now, with the internet and social media where we’ve learnt so much over the past few years, there are so many who still shrug their shoulders, stay silent or passive. Or wait for someone else to do something about the problem.
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2/ Voters
The issues we are facing, like the ones you’ve listed – cashless society, global warming scam, local industries – have been created by governments who are acting in their self interests not those of the people who elected them.
If voters were wise enough to spot the traitor politicians and vote only for the ones who are Australia First, we wouldn’t have got to this situation.
Can this be turned around? Of course it can. But only if society and its voters are prepared to wake up and do their part.
I am spending a great deal of my time on the US Election thread with detailed info. It is connected to the wake-up.
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It can be done. What is needed is for the electorate to wake up and vote in good leaders who will clean up the mess.
El Salvador | Nayib Bukele
President Orders Surprise Corruption Probe On All Of His Own Ministers
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