Comments on: Identity and Honesty

By: Tracey

Tracey — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:38:08 +0000

Sorry Oliver…

I agree Sammy, donning a “hoodie” to get down with the young attendees was VERY solemn and non politicised.

By: sammy

sammy — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:03:05 +0000

To those criticising Charles Chauvel for posting this on ANZAC Day:

Watch the One News report of the Prime Minister’s behaviour at Gallipoli. Draw your own conclusions.

By: stephensmikm

stephensmikm — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:41:46 +0000

@oliver

Yeah That does sound like something addressed to me

By: jennifer

jennifer — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:21:34 +0000

Charles, I think your post was tasteless and a little juvenile, and that your political radar needs recalibrating. In my view, ANZAC day is not a convenient platform for political debate. It’s a day of solemn thanksgiving and rememberance, end of story.

By: Spud

Spud — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:27:14 +0000

Thanks Oliver.
I wasn’t disagreeing with the post, but when I saw what Stephen wrote I wanted to tell him that I agreed with him because I do think ANZAC Day should be focussed on remembrance. I was just letting him know that I understood where he was coming from when he said that he wanted to answer at 12:01, I wasn’t attacking the subject of the thread.

@A Mother –

By: A Mother

A Mother — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:32:58 +0000

I’m sure that you regret writing that. It has taken focus off your post. Trevor and Clare know who I am.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:38:25 +0000

@Tracey – I think you meant to direct that at someone else? Stephensmikm perhaps? I didn’t say anything about the political or not side to Anzac day??

By: mickysavage

mickysavage — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:15:19 +0000

Good post Charles and a perfectly appropriate time to do so. Anzac day is all about war and peace and why shouldn’t we consider those issues.

It is also about freedom, including the freedom of speech. Long may that right exist, especially when it is exercised in a sensitive manner the way that you have.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:22:24 +0000

Agreed that Cahrles, you lacked a little class deriding people for not using their “real names”. This is a blog on the Internetsphere, it’s about content/ideas not personalities. I could post as Mickey Mouse but surely it is the relevance of my “ideas” or opinions that matter?

Oliver ANZAC Day may be a sacred cow to you and you celebrate that by no political discourse at all, for others, who we go to war with and why is very political, and relevant every day. Let’s not forget that many who went to war were doing so as an “adventure” not only some highly held ideal of protection of the realm and home. That adventure was soon dissolved upon arrival on various beaches, as retold by many at the Auckland War Memorial permanent display.

By: stephensmikm

stephensmikm — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:05:43 +0000

Are you genuinely Happy with that comment Mr Chauvel – another blog has already picked up on it as in the 2nd link- not the first unfortunately accidental one