Flag 815

Blairomatic

Yes that is a far more serious despoiling of the flag than burning the physical cloth.

Pauline Hanson wrapping herself in it was also poor taste.

National symbols should not be manipulated by politicians for their own grubby political purposes.

The union Jack is an important symbol of our multicultural past, containing the flags of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick.

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"There is a fundamental distinction between multicultural and Multiculturalism, which racists constantly and deliberately confuse.

A society is multicultural if it has more than one culture being practised within that society.

'Multicultural - A society which embraces a number of minority cultures' - Macquarie Dictionary

Multiculturalism is two things, the -ISM indicates that it is a set of beliefs or ideas about multiculture, ie a recognition of multicultural REALITY, an acceptance of it, a celebration of it. But it is ALSO a set of government policies to formalize that recognition, acceptance and celebration! Thus the Howard government has a Department which documents the positive economic social and foreign policy benefits from having a successful, open, democratic multicultural society."

- fasgnadh

Australia have come from different cultures, and live different lives that could be categorised into groups if you chose to do so.

a governmental level"

- Rev. Headjob, liar and thief demonstrating the deliberate confusion.

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