Standing (or not) for the Australian National Anthem

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-1...sbane/10235792

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Primary school student Harper Nielsen was given a lunch time detention on Friday for peacefully protesting against the song she said is "wrong". "When it says 'we are young' it completely disregards the Indigenous Australians who were here before us for over 50,000 years," she said. "When it was originally written, Advance Australia Fair meant advance the white people of Australia." Harper told ABC Brisbane she felt annoyed the school was punishing her for expressing her beliefs.

The article went on to say that the school discussed the issue with the girl's parents and came to an agreement of some sort.

Not everyone was happy with the girl's actions.

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Talkback callers on ABC Radio Brisbane had mixed opinions, with some calling it "flat-out disrespect", while others said freedom of expression should be encouraged in children. However, in a video posted on Facebook, Senator Pauline Hanson rejected the nine-year-old's views, saying "here we have a kid being brainwashed". "I tell you what — I'd give her a kick up the backside," Senator Hanson said. "We're talking about a child who has no idea about history — what we should do and what we need to do to pull everyone together, regardless of their cultural background — we are all Australians.

Hanson sounds rather trumpish, except he has better syntax.

There has of course been those who don't like certain parts of the American nation anthem's 3rd verse.

Quote:

Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:

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