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Jan. 23rd, 2007 11:52 amI am getting very tired of the jingoistic bullshit in the lead up to Australia Day. Last night's lead news item on all channels was the non-story about the Big Day Out asking people not to take flags along. To a music festival. Bombings in Iraq, bushfires, interest rates - no! Damn these un-Australians trying to forbid us to wave our flags where we want, no matter what else we're doing at the same time. Honestly, this comes across to me in a similar vein to the cops having to ask people not to take fireworks to Orthodox church services at Easter. "Fireworks are not a traditional part of Orthodox Easter." "Flag waving is not a traditional part of the moshpit". *eye roll* And then this morning Sunrise told me that I should be supporting the Wallabies in whatever the hell it is they're doing. Because they're Australian.
I'm from Victoria. Like I give a shit about rugby. (Or whatever the hell it is that they play. I'm guessing rugby, but for all I know and care it could be tiddilwinks. Or Dodgeball. Don't know, don't care, green and gold notwithstanding. It's not AFL, I can tell you that much.)
It's this emphasis on supporting Australian, right, wrong or otherwise. Ivan Milat's Australian, but I'm not exactly supporting his actions. David Hicks is Australian and the government couldn't give a fuck about him. I think what they mean is shut up, wave your flag and don't ask questions. Be patriotic! It's a substitute for demanding good government!
I did notice one strange thing though. As nationalistic fervour on radio increases, so do the number of ads for "nasal delivery premature ejaculation cures". Coincidence? I think not. Perhaps some people's sexual frustration is being misdirected into a need to parade around in green, gold and giant flags. Who knows.
I'm doing the traditional thing on Australia Day, which is taking the public holiday, sleeping in and basically ignoring all of the local council celebrations. If it's sunny I may go down the beach - but the odds are I'll just foof around at home.
I'm from Victoria. Like I give a shit about rugby. (Or whatever the hell it is that they play. I'm guessing rugby, but for all I know and care it could be tiddilwinks. Or Dodgeball. Don't know, don't care, green and gold notwithstanding. It's not AFL, I can tell you that much.)
It's this emphasis on supporting Australian, right, wrong or otherwise. Ivan Milat's Australian, but I'm not exactly supporting his actions. David Hicks is Australian and the government couldn't give a fuck about him. I think what they mean is shut up, wave your flag and don't ask questions. Be patriotic! It's a substitute for demanding good government!
I did notice one strange thing though. As nationalistic fervour on radio increases, so do the number of ads for "nasal delivery premature ejaculation cures". Coincidence? I think not. Perhaps some people's sexual frustration is being misdirected into a need to parade around in green, gold and giant flags. Who knows.
I'm doing the traditional thing on Australia Day, which is taking the public holiday, sleeping in and basically ignoring all of the local council celebrations. If it's sunny I may go down the beach - but the odds are I'll just foof around at home.
