Now you may understand what I was telling you earlier about the ANZAC spirit/legend! Now you understand how we feel about the ADF and the very spirit that gave birth to this young country. It is our foundation, and it is immortal. It exists within the ranks of the ADF to this present day. We nurture it. It is one in all in, because that's how we roll! And these very principles DO NOT permit us to condone killing of innocent civilians. We take this very seriously. A little more seriously than other countries both friend and foe!
That's what its all about!
And now, you have learned a little about what makes Australia tick and why it is a fantastic country and why we are very proud of our achievements and Military! This gave birth to Australia and gave it a National Character.
The Anzac spirit or Anzac legend is a concept which suggests that Australian and New Zealand soldiers possess shared characteristics, specifically the qualities those soldiers are believed to have shown on the battlefield in World War I.[1] These qualities cluster around several ideas, including endurance, courage, ingenuity, good humour, larrikinism, and mateship.[2] According to this concept, the soldiers are perceived to have been innocent and fit, stoical and laconic, irreverent in the face of authority, naturally egalitarian and disdainful of British class differences.[3]
The Anzac spirit also tends to capture the idea of an Australian and New Zealand "national character", with the Gallipoli Campaign often described as being the moment of birth of the nationhood of both Australia[3] and New Zealand.[4][5][6]
And may I just say, that Cypriots have very similar qualities, which makes me very proud of you all. You have faced the same adversities and then some. Unfortunately, we don't have any unity. But we have maintained our dignity and identity from those that try to rip us apart!
Get Real, I really do like this thread, because there is are very important messages and values within it. Values I respect a great deal! And no, these values DO NOT have anything to do with killing people! These are the values of many people here, and of those that gave their lives for Cyprus in the 50s and 74!
Values which will also give the accused soldiers a fair trial and which will eventually get to the bottom of this terrible situation! Another example of what makes Australia a very great country!
