Australian Left Goes Beyond Pulling Down Statues By James Reed
In the US and UK the Left pull down statues of pioneer figures, and even political ones like Churchill, and any whites the Left do not like. But, not racist Karl Marx though. Some of that has occurred here in Australia, but not so much. Why work up a sweat when one can do the ultimate deconstruction and do over the name of an entire state? In another article, I cover the proposed name change of Australia itself, but for now here is the debate about changing the name of Queensland, named after Queen Victoria. Of course, that was the colonial period, for the Left, it all must go. How about we deconstruct the universities first as a warm up, especially the group of eight sandstone ones, which are also colonial relics? After these temples of evil have been made into useful things, like homes for Australia’s homeless, we can talk about name changes to whatever you like. How about the Leftist critics stop using English? But, I expect that closing down these cesspools will drain the swamp somewhat.
“The Queen's death has sparked calls for Queensland's name to be changed to 'Kingsland', but an Indigenous politician says it's time for the state to have an Aboriginal name.
Social media has erupted with jokes - and sometimes genuine confusion - about the state being renamed since Queen Elizabeth II died aged 96 in the early hours of Friday morning.
On the Reddit social media site there is a whole discussion under the title 'Shouldn't Queensland now have its named changed to Kingsland?'
You're gonna be shocked when you find out it was already Queensland before Queen Elizabeth II was born, better yet we had a King,' one responded.
Some prominent Australian politicians have been calling for a name change for years already.
Lidia Thorpe, who was reelected to the Senate for the Greens in May, first called for a Queensland and Victoria name change in 2020 when she was a Victorian state MP.
'Everything's named as a result of invasion of this country, why wouldn't we negotiate (name changes),' Ms Thorpe, who is Aboriginal, said at the time.
'Anything that's named after someone who's caused harm or murdered people, then I think we should take their name down,' she told The Herald Sun.
Queen Victoria reigned over the United Kingdom from 1837 until her death in 1901, a period marked by the unparalleled expansion of the British Empire, including continued expansion across Australia.
'Queen Victoria presided during some of the most brutal and expansive years of colonial history — when land was stolen the most, Niigaan Sinclair, a Native studies professor at the University of Manitoba told CBC.”
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