The Echidna | When flags divide: Australia's symbol of unity

Our flag should unite us, not used to sow division

Don't take this the wrong way but massed flags make me shudder.. Whether they were Islamic State pennants fluttering from battered old Toyotas, Trump flags on the backs of bloated American pick-up trucks, Palestinian or Israeli flags on Australian streets or our own ensigns co-opted for anti-immigration rallies, en masse I've always found them aggressive and unsettling, with more than a hint of militarism about them.
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