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The Big Day Out and Unfashionable Flags
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JSP1488 tells us:
>>If you don't like our flag, go back to where you crawled out and see if the leaders there are indifferent to criticism of their symbols.
White people unite and save a White Australia!<<
Subtle.
Note very carefully what got us to this point.
The press picks up an angle and screams "they're dissing our flag, they're dissing our flag." Truth - or at least, accuracy - has already gone out of the widow.
Other columnists put in their tuppence, until our sensitive Prime Minister leaps on the bandwagon, (without checking any facts, of course) and suddenly we have a classic "us and them" story to fire up the rednecks.
Arjay weighs in with:
"We are at war with ourselves for the first time in over 200yrs.Looking at past track records in the Middle East,it will not end well"
Now that's a considered analysis if you like.
Boaz contributes:
"lack of Government initiative in demonstrating that we are a NATION, and in promoting unity and homogeneity absolutely results in the fringe/fanatical elements of the segment feeling alienated and losing identity coming up with outrageous ideas like "kiss the flag or we will punch the stuffing out of you".
Lack of government initiative? Howard talks "One Austraya" at every opportunity.
And Leigh advocates, it would appear, mass murder:
"We've seen "ethnic cleansing" in other countries. It's long past the time when we should have started cleaning out the Australia fifth columnists who so much hate and despise their country."
But maybe that is what you have in mind for a "government initiative", eh Boaz?