The further we have moved from 1915, the more Anzac Day has been free to become an idealised and disconnected rite. What was once a pause for solemn reflection and remembrance for our brave soldiers is now just a 'day off' from work or a long, boring assembly for school students. In other words, Anzac day is increasingly irrelevant to the very many Australians without a personal connection to the wars and battles. To those who do believe in it, Anzac Day is more "a festival of national pride and collective rejoicing" than anything else.

There has been an anti-war movement in Australia for more than 100 years. I believe that Anzac Day sabotages this movement through its promotion of war-related concepts directed towards a population that has no personal connection to an event (that happened over 100 years ago.)

Therefore, I think Anzac Day should assume a more low-key place in popular Australian consciousness and no longer be a national holiday. Does anyone else agree?