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Scientology usurps ANZAC acronym in Australia and New Zealand.
Mike Rinder: Thursday Funnies
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-6/
Please note this line in the Scientology ANZAC promo:
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Mike Rinder: Thursday Funnies
http://www.mikerindersblog.org/thursday-funnies-6/
Please note this line in the Scientology ANZAC promo:
For every $10,000 donated for the New Zealand Ideal Org, no matter your existing status, you will be awarded the new prestigious award of an ANZAC!
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Cringe Corner
This may be a bit provincial, but I found this rather stunning.
Like the misappropriation of “101st Airborne” by St Louis org mentioned above that caused cringes for many who though this was bordering on sacrilege, the term ANZAC in Australia and New Zealand has a very special meaning.
The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was a First World War army corps that participated in the Battle of Gallipoli. For Australians, the Battle of Gallipoli is like the Alamo or Pearl harbor. An event that is forever remembered and according to Wikipedia, the campaign is often considered as marking the birth of national consciousness in Australia and New Zealand and the date of the landing, 25 April, is known as “Anzac Day“. It remains the most significant commemoration of military casualties and veterans in those two countries, surpassing Remembrance Day (Armistice Day).
To usurp this acronym and alter it is bordering on sacrilege in Australia and New Zealand.
Imagine someone in the US promoting an “MLK Day” celebration – “Mississippi Loves the Klan Day” and you will get the sort of outrage this would engender with the average Australian, let alone the veterans.
Proof once again that KoolAid causes you to lose touch with reality and how people think in the real world.