why are Australians so split on this man?

>>1604729
Who dat?

>>1604742
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Kelly

>>1604742
Read the filename.

He was a criminal and a murderer but he was also a hero to some, particularly the Irish and poor.

Views on him are conflicting because people aren't sure to remember him as hero of the poor or as a killer.

He was nothing but a peasant criminal.

But then his last stand he wore some home made armour like a bloody legend.

Pro: Made cool armour
Cons: Forgot to make greaves

>>1604729

Well to be fair I don't know wether to view him as a killer or a hero.

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>Australian
>convict

>>1604729
>>1604871

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6SllcxLqNw

nED kELLY IS ONLY A PROBLM ON THIS PALCE, LITERALLY NO auSTRALIAN i HAVE EVER MET HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH NED KELLY, i AM LITERALLY aUSTRALIAn.

Yes I had caps lock on, fuck typing it again.

>>1604729
because he was a retarded, psychopathic potato nigger who plastic paddies adored

>>1604889
this, nobody really gives a shit about him.

The stupid modern art piece in Melbourne devoted to him is more controversial than anything the man himself ever did.

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>>1605087
I seriously doubt that.

Folk heroes, with songs and cool legends. Are never forgotten, there's always one group of old and young, that make shit about them and discuss them, they make shitty plays and Doctoral tesis about them.

>why are Australians so split on this man?

he is literally a national hero

Australian here, Reddit.

People are only split between hero worship, mild admiration and indifference.

He fucked with the government and did whatever he wanted.

He was also an unrepentant criminal and killed a lot of people.

>>1606397
You say that like it'sa bad thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A6niZmzvoc

1906 Ned Kelly movie.

>>1604729
Because he was once a great adventurer you'd like, but then...

So, why exactly is he considered a hero in Australia? The vague recollection I have is something to do with exposing some sort of seriously corrupt land-holding act and some serious issues with law enforcement.