Saturday, 25 April 2026

The Gallipoli Myth And Australian Nationalism

By construing invasion as a site of heroism, the Gallipoli myth helps sustain the conditions under which the invasion of the Australian continent can be remembered as not only legitimate, but noble.
The chief business of a nation, as a nation, is the creation of heroes, mainly bogus.
— H.L. Mencken

Thursday, 16 April 2026