>nation of convicts and military men>no independence movement>literally not one single political movement calling to cut ties with colonial overlordwhy? are australians simply that loyal, or did they want to make sure britain kept sending them rejects to populate their horrible desert?
>>17983453>literally not one single political movement calling to cut ties with colonial overlordThe Australian Socialist League and wider leftwing movement during the decades surrounding federation wanted the establishment of an independent, White and socialist Australian State
idk, it kinda seems like the eureka rebellion was incredibly similar to the starting stages of the american revolution. had they succeeded, things probably would've looked very differently.
>>17983453Doesn't matter now, they're lost. Completely cucked, monitored, digitized, tracked, disarmed, isolated and surrounded by enemies on the opposite side of the world from their Ancestors. Same problem with the SA and Rhodesia. Sure, they did great work, but they're in the Heart of Darkness and it's impossible to beat back the jungle and its hordes. "Go West, young man!"
>>17983453They had strong regional powers in Japan looking to exploit them had they gotten it in the early 1900's and now they have the Chinese which are worse. So no chanceCanada had a friendly USA that was interested in it and South Africa had no nearby regional powers
Early 19th century Australia was mostly convicts and military personnel, with a sprinkling of free settlers. They were historically too weak to start a rebellion.
>>17983453Historically there was a strong British identity in Australia. Until post-war immigration began, the vast majority of Australians had British ancestry and considered themselves to be British. Even today, people still identify as British (to a lesser degree).
>>17983453Australians are more British than the British. >>17985090Aussies used to call Britain 'home' even if they were born in Australia. Australia is a British Protestant nation, every uprising has been orchestrated by Irish Catholic fenians
>>17985090Modern lack of support for a Republic has more to do with nobody trusting current politicians to draft a Constitution in some hotel function room with an army of lawyers and lobbyists being the only ones invited.
