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Good article on the current flag arguments.
his great achievement transformed into a piece of social graffiti, a toy, a trend, a product, marketed like a Steve Irwin lunchbox, but so much more than that. A symbol. Yes, but of what? It would be simpler to divine the meaning of Steve Irwin. The flag furrows the brow. Love of nation, or rejection of others? Inclusion or exclusion? Patriotism, or its ugly offspring, strident nationalism?
Personally the flag does nothing for me (and my ancestry is mostly English convicts - I feel no loyalty to the Union Jack, my ancestors were essentially unwanted), and the flag worship that's evolved in the last few years makes me uneasy.
his great achievement transformed into a piece of social graffiti, a toy, a trend, a product, marketed like a Steve Irwin lunchbox, but so much more than that. A symbol. Yes, but of what? It would be simpler to divine the meaning of Steve Irwin. The flag furrows the brow. Love of nation, or rejection of others? Inclusion or exclusion? Patriotism, or its ugly offspring, strident nationalism?
Personally the flag does nothing for me (and my ancestry is mostly English convicts - I feel no loyalty to the Union Jack, my ancestors were essentially unwanted), and the flag worship that's evolved in the last few years makes me uneasy.