For all the demented screeching about ‘racism’ from the left, the majority of Australians in fact rejected the ‘Voice’ referendum because they rejected racism. Despite their frantic denials, it is simply indisputable that the Voice would have constitutionally divided Australians by race. The fundamental question of the referendum was: are we one people, one nation, one law?
To that we might add, ‘under one flag?’
One Australian council has decided, yes. And, boy, the lefties aren’t happy.
A move by Federation Council to no longer have the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags in its chambers sends “not a very nice message”, a councillor believes […]
The council is seeking opinion on the draft change, which was backed by mayor Cheryl Cook who said she had “very strong feedback” from the community that only the Australian flag should be displayed in the Corowa and Urana chambers […]
Cr Cook said limiting the display of flags to the Blue Ensign chamber “ensures a clear expression of civic neutrality” with a focus “on the proceedings of the legislative responsibilities of this council which are carried out to the benefit of all citizens, equally under the law”.
Neutrality? Equality under the law? Cue demented screeching from the wokies.
Councillor David Harrison said the indigenous flags had been on show for a number of years in the chambers and their potential removal “sends a different message and it’s not a very nice message”.
So, it’s ‘not very nice’ to assert that we are one people, equal under the law, as symbolised by the national flag? What is he trying to say here?
And what’s the point of virtue signalling a race-specific flag, when almost none of the council’s constituents even tick the box of that race?
“I’ve had very strong feedback in this regard that it is timely that we here today seek a more unified culture for all and that is our shared Aussie identity spirit,” Cr Cook said after noting a “little over 97 per cent of council’s population do not identify as indigenous”.
Contrary to the racially divisive ‘them and us’ whining of the left, other councillors are defending the real inclusiveness of our national flag.
“I’m of the firm belief that the Australian flag is the best flag to represent all of the community,” [councillor David Bott] said.
“If we actually look at the Australian flag, it actually pays homage to all people that have been, from the early settlers, the Aboriginals, the early inhabitants of the country.
“We’ve got the Union Jack up in the left hand corner which pays tribute to the colonisation of Australia, it’s also provided us with the Westminster system, it’s actually enabling us to have this debate here today in the chamber.
“The Southern Cross, the very first inhabitants of this land would have walked it and looked up at night, going back to the millenniums and saw the Southern Cross, so there’s recognition there and there’s also recognition in the colour of the flag.
“All migrants regardless of what their background, they’ve contributed an enormous amount to the society that we call Australia today.
“They’ve all had to travel across the oceans to live here.
“I believe it’s the one flag that actually represents Australia in its best form and as such I think it’s the only flag we really need to display in the council chambers but also on the flagpoles around Federation Council.”
I suppose next he’ll be saying there should be no race-based government benefits, scholarships, awards or preferential employment or even preferential medical treatment for anyone who ‘ticks the box’? Not even a ‘Welcome to Country’ industry?
Then where will all those pasty-faced, blond-haired, urban ‘Aborigines’ be?
