25
Is the 'Change the Date' movement gathering momentum? (aussie.zone)
submitted 9 months ago by Ilandar@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
32 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Normally I tune out to this annual debate since it feels so polarised and stale, but the messaging from Woolworths, Cricket Australia, the Australian Open and others this year suggests big companies are concerned about an attitude shift within Australian society. It seems they've decided the inevitable backlash is now worth it because the silent majority has begun leaning in favour of change.

Is this just a natural result of this being the first post-referendum Australia Day or is there a longer-term change unfolding here?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] pendulum_@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

In niche online communities, yes. Among the general population, no.

Edit: obligatory related PBF

[-] Marsupial@quokk.au 12 points 9 months ago

Ah the classic “I was totally going to support X but you were mean to me” argument.

Always felt like a cop-out to me.

[-] pendulum_@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You can call it what you want. But Lemmy does not represent the general populace. Or Reddit. Or Twitter/X. Or Facebook.

This isn't a real place. And it gets tiresome decade after decade seeing people shocked_pikachhu.jpeg when it turns out their online communities of choice aren't the majority opinion.

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

Everyone exists in a bubble and Lemmy is just another bubble, I agree with that. I'm not totally sure how it relates to what the other person was saying though.

this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2024
25 points (90.3% liked)

Australia

3579 readers
125 users here now

A place to discuss Australia and important Australian issues.

Before you post:

If you're posting anything related to:

If you're posting Australian News (not opinion or discussion pieces) post it to Australian News

Rules

This community is run under the rules of aussie.zone. In addition to those rules:

Banner Photo

Congratulations to @Tau@aussie.zone who had the most upvoted submission to our banner photo competition

Recommended and Related Communities

Be sure to check out and subscribe to our related communities on aussie.zone:

Plus other communities for sport and major cities.

https://aussie.zone/communities

Moderation

Since Kbin doesn't show Lemmy Moderators, I'll list them here. Also note that Kbin does not distinguish moderator comments.

Additionally, we have our instance admins: @lodion@aussie.zone and @Nath@aussie.zone

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
lodion@aussie.zone
Fluid@aussie.zone
bestusername@aussie.zone
eatham@aussie.zone