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Does Australia need a new flag?

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We can see that there is a wide diversity of opinions
here. And I suspect this debate will continue for some
time yet. The final outcome hopefully will be to allow
the people to decide. Like it or lump it - it should
be up to our nation to decide on what its national
flag should look like. We all have our preferences
of course, but I'm sure that the outcome will be a
good one for everyone.

Look at Canada. Does anyone even remember what its
original flag looked like? If they could do it -
so can we. And we do no longer need to be subservient
to anyone. We're surely mature enough to stand on our own
two feet.
Posted by Foxy, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 4:36:33 PM
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Dr John Blaxland writing for the Sydney Morning
Herald tells us that -

"Comedians have observed that the current Australian
flag is the British flag on a starry night."

He points out that "the dominant left quadrant belongs
to the flag of another nation making Australia
symbolically subordinate to Britain, as it was when it
was first introduced. That is an anachronism."

He tells us that "in designing one, Australia should ensure
its flag is distinct, inclusive, and symbolic of the
nation's maturity and independence."

There's more at:

http://smh.com.au/opinion/we-need-to-consider-a-new-australian-flag-that-reflects-our-maturity-and-independence-20160125-gmdgob.html
Posted by Foxy, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 5:11:46 PM
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Foxy,
We need a flag that represents all our people and I can see a flag that does just that , it incorporates the current Aboriginal flag, the Cross of St George for the Poms, a Thistle for the Scots a Leek for the Welsh, the Harp of Eirean, the Star and Cresent, the Ashoka, the Bald Eagle, the Fox etc etc.
To be fair the 270 or so of the nations ethnic groups should have equal representation.

We could have a flag divided into 270 little squares.

Equality for all
Posted by Is Mise, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 7:51:27 PM
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Answer- I think Foxy is an anachronism.

It's been said that everyone is a hypocrit- anachronism is probably the definition of the human condition- therefore it doesn't worry me if our flag is an anachronism. Chaos theory shows up in population theory when the rate of reproduction increases- boom bust cycles with oscillation between levels- oscillation doubling- some just want to see the world burn- if Foxy burns her own house down that's fine- we should let the fire bugs burn in their own juices not allow the fire to spread.

We need good borders and stable principles- Britain has good principles Australia has inherited these both ideologically and ethnically.

In a sense Foxy being Lithuanian is part of the wider Germanic diaspora which she seems to have betrayed- by adopting universalism- perhaps she is not really Lithuanian in a sense.
Posted by Canem Malum, Wednesday, 15 September 2021 1:31:12 AM
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You could probably call Foxy an internationally displaced person.
Posted by Canem Malum, Wednesday, 15 September 2021 1:33:48 AM
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I remember reading some Russian Communist comedic comics- Of course the Communists only believe in comedy when it's used against their opponents. They killed quite a few comedians from memory- a few they locked up in appalling conditions. There are a few ethnic groups that seem to use comedy for political activism. Historically it's a bit of a cliche
Posted by Canem Malum, Wednesday, 15 September 2021 1:55:54 AM
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