Hijacked by sport
Since
when did Anzac Day become an Anzac weekend starting on April 23? Answer: when
one of Australia's biggest businesses decided to hijack it for its own
profitable gain. Shame AFL, shame.
When broadcasters refer to the players as ‘modern day warriors,’
comparing them to soldiers sacrificing them themselves on bloody battlefields a
little part of me dies.
Anzac Day should be ceremonially, honourably and respectfully
celebrated on one day. A day of remembrances, of honour and of tributes to the
young lives that made our country great.
The memory and deaths of these young loves should stand alone. They
should not be profited from. Should not be monopolised. Should not be
exploited.
Extending it for your own capitalist reasons, in the name of
sport, is unethical, un-Australian, and an utter disgrace.
Teddy Munners, Blackburn North
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