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I think you’ve misunderstood what the phrase “lucky country” actually meant. It wasn’t a compliment.
by glenngillen 4y ago
I think you’ve misunderstood what the phrase “lucky country” actually meant. It wasn’t a compliment.
- defrost 4y agoIt cycled .. the original usage by Donald Horne in his book title [1] was intended as dismissive; there's no talent or skill in Australia other than luck. Within a very few years after its publication in '64 (?) that interpretation was inverted in common Australian usage, very much as a bit of a fuck you mate [2] to Horne and his Quadrant self aggrandizing intellectual crew. Addendum: References found and added- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lucky_Country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lucky_Country [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_the_Lucky_Cunt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_the_Lucky_Cunt