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The Australian Flag; To change or not to change

SHOULD THE FLAG BE CHANGED?
The flag should be changed The fact that it represents a part of our history is no reason to keep it. It wasn’t even the original flag of our nation anyway.
Think about the indigenous Australians and all the other people from other continents. How does our flag represent the fact that we are a multi-cultural country? It doesn’t. The aborigines were the first inhabitants of Australia, but is that acknowledged on the flag? No, it’s not.
Agreeably, a lot of people have a lot of respect for the current flag, but think of the others. Indigenous Australians cannot have respect for the flag under which their ancestors were devastated. It’s just not fair.
I know there are a lot of you out there who are angrily thinking that changing the flag is preposterous, think about how you ...

Posted by: Chad Boger

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