AFL ANZAC Day Clash

[Swans4ever]

Oh dear another rant - THe AFL pregame ANZAC day celebration is on right now and they've wheeled out scores of ex servicemen and women. All Aussies. Not one of them from New Zealand....Quite disrespectful to the tradition of the ANZACS ". Didn't say this did you - maybe you should - you should be ashamed!

[King-Eliagh]

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served."[1][2] Originally 25 April every year was to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

New Zealanders who served should be well recognised in all ANZAC day celebrations. My point is valid so suck it up biatch!

You and your violent homophobic comments on the other hand are seriously offensive and disgraceful. Retract your comments. Now.

[Xman]

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served."[1][2] Originally 25 April every year was to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

New Zealanders who served should be well recognised in all ANZAC day celebrations. My point is valid so suck it up biatch!

You and your violent homophobic comments on the other hand are seriously offensive and disgraceful. Retract your comments. Now.

Yet I showed multiple articles on Australias services which completely ignored NZ, and visa versa...

[King-Eliagh]

I dont care about your dodgy articles. It's a day in whcih Australians and New Zealanders should be acknowledged and commemorated. Plain and simple.

Now. Where's our resident homophobe..? Swines, get your lilly ass in here, apologise and retract your violent and offensive statements about gay people!

[Swans4ever]

Queen - Eliagh this is what it says at the Australian War Memorial about ANZAC day....
http://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anz ... dition.asp
During the 1920s ANZAC Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the 60,000 Australians who had died during the war. In 1927, for the first time every state observed some form of public holiday on ANZAC Day. By the mid-1930s, all the rituals we now associate with the day – dawn vigils, marches, memorial services, reunions, two-up games – were firmly established as part of ANZAC Day culture.

With the coming of the Second World War, ANZAC Day also served to commemorate the lives of Australians who died in that war. In subsequent years the meaning of the day has been further broadened to include Australians killed in all the military operations in which Australia has been involved.

AND ITS MEANING

What does it mean today?
Australians recognise 25 April as an occasion of national remembrance, which takes two forms. Commemorative services are held at dawn – the time of the original landing – across the nation. Later in the day, ex-servicemen and women meet to take part in marches through the major cities and in many smaller centres. Commemorative ceremonies are more formal and are held at war memorials around the country. In these ways, ANZAC Day is a time when Australians reflect on the many different meanings of war.

SO I'll accept ur appology

[Xman]

I dont care about your dodgy articles. It's a day in whcih Australians and New Zealanders should be acknowledged and commemorated. Plain and simple.

Now. Where's our resident homophobe..? Swines, get your lilly ass in here, apologise and retract your violent and offensive statements about gay people!

They aren't my dodgy articles, they're articles from major papers around the country that describe Anzac Day services and quote participants. None of them mentioned the other country. NONE!

[King-Eliagh]

Queen - Eliagh this is what it says at the Australian War Memorial about ANZAC day....
http://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anz ... dition.asp
During the 1920s ANZAC Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the 60,000 Australians who had died during the war. In 1927, for the first time every state observed some form of public holiday on ANZAC Day. By the mid-1930s, all the rituals we now associate with the day – dawn vigils, marches, memorial services, reunions, two-up games – were firmly established as part of ANZAC Day culture.

With the coming of the Second World War, ANZAC Day also served to commemorate the lives of Australians who died in that war. In subsequent years the meaning of the day has been further broadened to include Australians killed in all the military operations in which Australia has been involved.

AND ITS MEANING

What does it mean today?
Australians recognise 25 April as an occasion of national remembrance, which takes two forms. Commemorative services are held at dawn – the time of the original landing – across the nation. Later in the day, ex-servicemen and women meet to take part in marches through the major cities and in many smaller centres. Commemorative ceremonies are more formal and are held at war memorials around the country. In these ways, ANZAC Day is a time when Australians reflect on the many different meanings of war.

SO I'll accept ur appology

Ahhh....so what? I like how you conveniently left this out.

In 1915 Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in order to open the Dardanelles to the allied navies. The ultimate objective was to capture Constantinople (now Istanbul in Turkey), the capital of the Ottoman Empire, an ally of Germany.

The Australian and New Zealand forces landed on Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold stroke to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months.

Aussie and Kiwi soldiers side by side in arms and side by side in death, I stand by my words, ANZAC day celebrations should respect, recognise and acknowledge both Aussie and Kiwi servicemen.

Funny how I have the dignity to respond to your dribble. Yet you obviously stand by your violent offensive words towards homosexual people. A disgusting person indeed

Retract your statements and apologise swine.

[Swans4ever]

The point is in Australia we honour our dead in new zealand they honour theirs - we fought with England, USA, France and Japan in WW1 do we also honour them on ANZAC day or remembrance day - no we don't its an Australian day in Australia. In New Zealand they remember their dead - what is it that you can't understand. As for that excerpt I have already stated this myself, that is the origin of the corp and the campaign that was fought, ANZAC day, the marches, the ceremony (and the day itself) has gone beyond this campaign and those that fell in all wars and actions are also remembered (like Kokoda and Trobruk in which no Kiwi's fought). As for your other comments they are clearly motivated by you personally being offended for your own life style choice - I can't apologise for your choices in this world only my own. As such I suggest you look at your own hate filled comments and correct these first. I have served, my father served as did his, so too my uncles and extended family - any one who has served would understand fully what I have said - it is obvious to me that you could NEVER understand as you are a person that stands behind others while they protect you and then complains about the shoes not being polished when they did. You are a very immature person!

[King-Eliagh]

Shut yer silly yappin there swines. Fact o the matter is ANZAC is about aussie and kiwi, thus it is perfectly reasonable and in fact more appropriate to respect them together.

As for the rest of your trash about choices and life style... what on earth are you rambling about this time? Hellloooo mcfly, anyone home?

Violent offfensive remarks about homosexuals may have been the norm in your environment but this doesnt make it ok. Its 2013 and you're livin in the 80s...and a good chance you're in the closet too. Apologise soldier!

[Fred]

I think you're wrong there KE ... Unless you want to argue with the Australian war memorial ??? Can't be right all the time chump ..... Champ I mean lol

[Swans4ever]

Shut yer silly yappin there swines. Fact o the matter is ANZAC is about aussie and kiwi, thus it is perfectly reasonable and in fact more appropriate to respect them together.

As for the rest of your trash about choices and life style... what on earth are you rambling about this time? Hellloooo mcfly, anyone home?

Violent offfensive remarks about homosexuals may have been the norm in your environment but this doesnt make it ok. Its 2013 and you're livin in the 80s...and a good chance you're in the closet too. Apologise soldier!

Look I'm sorry that your choice in life was offended, obviously we don't put up our sexual status when we join, furthermore the way your pursuing this particular topic is because of some mental retardation so I'll apologise if for calling you a basket-weaver as well. Obviously these are traits you were born with and I won't make fun of someone who has no choice in the matter. As for ANZAC day well there's no convincing you, you must know (although being mentally disadvantaged) your wrong so I won't press the point anymore. I take back the clone insult as well yr definitely an individual - we wouldn't more than one of you, even Raiderdave doesn't appear to have the same repetative signs of being ********. Hang no I take the last one back your still a clone

[King-Eliagh]

I dont care about your dodgy articles. It's a day in whcih Australians and New Zealanders should be acknowledged and commemorated. Plain and simple.

Now. Where's our resident homophobe..? Swines, get your lilly ass in here, apologise and retract your violent and offensive statements about gay people!

They aren't my dodgy articles, they're articles from major papers around the country that describe Anzac Day services and quote participants. None of them mentioned the other country. NONE!

Twice you've been arrogant enough to think I'm believing you're writing articles about the AFL. You'd never get the job Xman, you're simply too far gone from reality.

Apart from that thanks for pointing out the inadequateness of our media. I already knew that though.

[piesman2011]

Shut yer silly yappin there swines. Fact o the matter is ANZAC is about aussie and kiwi, thus it is perfectly reasonable and in fact more appropriate to respect them together.

As for the rest of your trash about choices and life style... what on earth are you rambling about this time? Hellloooo mcfly, anyone home?

Violent offfensive remarks about homosexuals may have been the norm in your environment but this doesnt make it ok. Its 2013 and you're livin in the 80s...and a good chance you're in the closet too. Apologise soldier!

Look I'm sorry that your choice in life was offended, obviously we don't put up our sexual status when we join, furthermore the way your pursuing this particular topic is because of some mental retardation so I'll apologise if for calling you a basket-weaver as well. Obviously these are traits you were born with and I won't make fun of someone who has no choice in the matter. As for ANZAC day well there's no convincing you, you must know (although being mentally disadvantaged) your wrong so I won't press the point anymore. I take back the clone insult as well yr definitely an individual - we wouldn't more than one of you, even Raiderdave doesn't appear to have the same repetative signs of being ********. Hang no I take the last one back your still a clone

Keep up the shit fight guys I'm enjoying it. Here's my two cents. You are both right. ANZAC day is all that you both have said. It's to acknowledge Australian servicemen and/or to acknowledge NZ servicemen. Either is fine.

[Xman]

I dont care about your dodgy articles. It's a day in whcih Australians and New Zealanders should be acknowledged and commemorated. Plain and simple.

Now. Where's our resident homophobe..? Swines, get your lilly ass in here, apologise and retract your violent and offensive statements about gay people!

They aren't my dodgy articles, they're articles from major papers around the country that describe Anzac Day services and quote participants. None of them mentioned the other country. NONE!

Twice you've been arrogant enough to think I'm believing you're writing articles about the AFL. You'd never get the job Xman, you're simply too far gone from reality.

Apart from that thanks for pointing out the inadequateness of our media. I already knew that though.

What about the direct quotes from our servicemen ? Are they inadequate too?

[Fred]

I guess when the AFL is doing so well in all other areas you've got to find something to have a pot shot about. AFL arent perfect by a long way so plenty of ammo to amuse small minds lol. Me personally, get a chill up my spine listening to the last post in front if 90000 people observing the silence ... Lets take the positive out that and what a great country we are .