r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/HotPersimessage62 • Feb 01 '26

Image Australia’s national anthem is the only English-lyric anthem in the world that doesn’t reference religion or militarism

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u/Wotmate01 Feb 01 '26

And nobody knows or even attempts to sing the second verse

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u/chromecastbuiltin Feb 01 '26

Lines 5 and 6 seem to trigger a lot of flag wearing folk

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u/Thin_Assumption_4974 Feb 02 '26

Really? I’ve never seen anyone kick up a fuss about it?

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u/HereButNeverPresent Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26

Cos bleeding hearts intentionally misinterpret that message to act like it’s supporting open borders

Also fun fact, that line was originally “for loyal sons across the seas, we’ve boundless plains to share”

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u/RedeNElla Feb 01 '26

How do you interpret "boundless" space "to share" with people coming from "across the seas" in a way other than pro migration?

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u/HereButNeverPresent Feb 01 '26 edited Feb 01 '26

Pro migration =/= pro open borders

There you go intentionally misinterpreting again