Yesterday was Australia Day, traditionally a day of celebration, commenting the settlement of the nation by Capt. James Cook. But in recent years, aboriginal rights activists and others have begun critiquing the day, calling it "Invasion Day" much like those on the American Left say about Columbus Day and Thanksgiving.
"This Invasion Day, remember that Yorta Yorta man William Cooper called for January 26 to be acknowledged as a Day of Mourning in 1937. Remember what we’re grieving. Fight alongside us to heal this country.White Australia has a Blak future."
"Yesterday, she posted on Twitter:
Janurary 25th was our last day of peace in this country. It’s a day to acknowledge what was, prior to invasion. Prior to the war against our Country and our people. Use this moment to remember what we’re fighting for, tomorrow and everyday, until we have a Treaty in this Country."
But conservative commentator Alexandra Marshall shot back:
"Lidia Thorpe declared war on the Australian people today and I'm struggling to understand why she's allowed to sit as a Senator...
Surely making declarations of war against the taxpayer violates her public employment???"
Ultra conservative One Nation Party founder Pauline Hanson condemned a proposal to tax European descended Australians to pay reparations to indigenous Australians:
"One Nation strongly condemns a proposal supported by Greens indigenous affairs spokesperson Lidia Thorpe for non-indigenous Australians to pay a race based rent tax."
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