Flying the flag

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Originally Posted by Riksta

Australia Day long weekend 2008 I had the flags galore on my car going.

In this day and age in AUS, just be very careful - insurance and all that, doesn't cover civil disturbance and some militant lefties hate any form of AUS patriotisim.

Originally Posted by Windsor220

I would recommend against a southern cross tattoo. If your going to get something then do what 99GHIA did and do something a bit different.

Not a bad one that, not for everyone - but a good effort isn't it?

Originally Posted by Archilino

Isnt the southern cross tattoo a gang sign? I'm most likely wrong but i even heard it from my tattooist that alot of "white australia" youths get them.

A gang sign? Nope, to think that is just dumb, but I expect that from extreme-left militant whingers. Sure, a lot of white Australian's get it done, and I guess to be honest, some do it as a signal of their political point of view. IF its a 'gang thing'; then it is a very, very big 'gang'.

Thing is, UNLESS they break a law and come under police or ASIO attention (as they do with the latter), what are you going to do about it? Or more the point- WHY would you even worry?

A 'superiority' thing, insofar 'race'? Nope, but perhaps a signal to some pollies to ease up on the cultural change agenda. REM, some folk wear this stuff (I don't) simply because of innocent patriotisim, including youth with parents born OS. Sure there is the bogan element, that is why we have police.

Originally Posted by Windsor220

Unfortunately these days its just seen as a racism symbol.

Sure. Offence freely given I guess, cannot please everybody with milk and cookies.

Originally Posted by MethodX

Funny when it isnt even a purely Aussie symbol, its on the brazilian flag also I think..
Poor bogans lol.

Now find the Brazillian version of Great Southern Land:-)))
(Btw I like Brazil, and the Chilean army:-)

Originally Posted by Fled74

http://thingsboganslike.wordpress.co...cross-tattoos/

Personally I think it's BS; a couple of guys at work have this tatt and are really good blokes.

Agree, its not just bogan's m'fraid. Met today with a couple of women in their 50's, man they are cranky with Australia's direction - I thought PMT was bad! Rudd needs to be careful.

Originally Posted by |||

if people see a flag draped on a car driven by a proud aussie & the first thing they think of is whether or not some protocol is being broken then that's their problem not mine.

Protocol does have a legitimate place in business and in government duties, and on government buildings, but I'd also agree, the individual is free to display the flag as he or she see fit or able.

If someone chooses to deface the flag, burn it etc - then I'd not intervene personally, but would probably laugh at them. (I saw a fella do this once, problem was the flag 'stuck' to his leg a bit, twas not natural fibre:-))

Originally Posted by zdcol71

For the record and at the "risk" of starting a new thread, I am English by birth, have not taken up Australian citizenship (and will not do so as long as this country is ruled by a foreign head of state), and celebrate ,every year, being able to live in Gods own

Met a few POMS who feel this way over the years, the old class warfare, anti-royalist type, and some Irish.

Such is life.