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I think you’re onto something.

The modern day prophets are our comedians. Im thinking of people like Stephen Colbert and John Stewart, but there are many more people prepared to go out on a limb and say what needs to be said.

And then you have many churches (I won’t say all, because I know it’s not) who seem to clown around behind Trump and tell him what he wants to hear, and they bring their adoring fans with them.

All this is to say that we’ve turned our prophets into clowns and our comedians into prophets.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    If only you had access to a piece of communications software with which you could ask your coworkers if they’re in the office or not, and when they’re likely to be.

    Maybe MS could make one of those that worked.

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    So, Australia Day. Here's how I think the whole debate can be settled. We swap King's Birthday and Australia Day.

    King's Birthday, which is universally acknowledged as no more than an excuse for a day off, falls very close to the anniversary of the date the Mabo decision was handed down. That would be a great date to celebrate the fact that our nation isn't just a smidge over two centuries old, but many tens of thousands of years old. We still have major issues of reconciliation and treaty to deal with, but this could be a good step in that direction.

    Now, we still need a holiday towards the end of January. How else will we know it's time to go back to school, or which songs are considered hot? If we move the King's Birthday to the last Friday in January (and remember, the King's Birthday isn't held on his birthday and the timing is essentially arbitrary) we still get a chance to celebrate whatever it is we celebrate then. We can still pop a side of lamb on the barbie, we can still watch the cricket... heck, we can still celebrate our love for our great nation by putting on a pair of flag budgie smugglers and running up Glenelg Jetty otherwise naked.

    Thoughts?

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