Colonial monuments vandalised, graffitied in Melbourne gardens
The Pioneer Monument appeared to be in pieces on Thursday morning, with the words "death to 'Australia'" graffitied at its base.
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Oh no! Anyway.
Colonialism need to be defeated 🤷♀️
no thanks, you're free to leave if you hate living in one of the best countries in the world
Nice!
True, though I expect they'd still be the type to tell everyone else they should learn our history.
This sort of thing is why I'm less and less inclined to support changing Australia Day - why bother changing the date when it's clear the loudest voices against it will never support celebrating Australia. That this is happening in the state that went to the effort of a truth telling commission and a treaty is the icing on the cake.
I think it's a mistake to associate the violent actions of unknown individuals with the motives and beliefs of a large and very diverse set of people asking for change.