Let's Burn The Flag
March 5th 2007 23:36
Gruss Gott,
The problem is, which one do we burn first?
John Howard has severely ramped up the nationalistic fervour over the last ten years or so of his term in office. There was nothing more disturbing at the last election campaign than seeing this deranged midget slamming his fist into his palm talking about upping military spending, or him declaring that 'We will decide who comes into this country' or turning up to televised miltary events where there would be maximum flag-waving wankage. He loves it. The Cronulla riots, with violent yobs singing Waltzing Matilda, is the kind of Australia he wants. He came from a multicultural area, some of us still live there, now he just buzzes about with all the other WASPs and I seriously doubt that he's a Christian.
All nationalism is vile. All flags are despicable and emblematic of this idea that you die for an idea, a piece of cloth and a bit of dirt when you go to war for someone else's crusade. Howard never fought beneath an Australian flag but he thinks he's a dinky di digger, he has never competed 'neath the green and Gold, but wherever those flags appear, he'll be there, clapping along. He has no idea what Australia is, so don't let him define it. The only Australian flag he doesn't care about is the Aborginal one. Some Australian isn't he? They are the First Nation peoples after all Mr. Howard, I'm not sorry to say (although you are quite unable to say 'Sorry') that you simply are not. Unless it's 'Sorry for the white people's flag being more important than yours you useless niggers'. Our ideal trampling over someone else's nightmare. That's what he's REALLY saying. It's nothing short of a big 'F___ you!'.
There's nothing wrong with burning any flag, don't let any politician or talk back tosser tell you any different. It's kosher to burn Israel's Star of David flag in my book (the Star of David, apparently, not even being a religious symbol, but an occult Jewish one), it may be an offence to burn the Stars and Stripes in America, but feel free, it may as well be the new Swastika. Which brings us to flags which represent evil. What about Rwanda's flag, the evil commited for that cut of cloth? South Africa's flag took on a new image post-Apartheid. What about Burma's flag, that means nothing without true democracy. Burn the Union Jack, torch the Tricolor, immolate the Russian Federation's upgraded blanket and hell with it, set fire to the United Nations' flag. China's flag, Communist oppression with a freeish market economy. There's one definitely worth burning. Put it at the top of the list. I guarantee you, no one would miss these things.
It never ceases to amaze how people get transfixed by this idea of the signifier being somehow more important than the signified. We like the ideal that the flag and the anthem represents, but the country still has socks to be pulled up, bridges to build, mountains to climb and problems to fix. It's almost as if we lose our grip on collective sanity when 'Australian's all let us rejoice ...' kicks in. If you started the Grand Final without the anthem, no one would care less, or maybe a few people would care, but to hell with them, they all just want to see people biffing each other or winning the [insert name of game here] trophy anyway.
Oh, and the last verse of the Australian National Anthem is about Jesus. I wonder why that's a best kept secret? There's another reason for burning it, amidst all the others, Australia can't even sing about Jesus even though He's in the lyrics. You may as well play Thunderstruck by AC/DC (inspite of the Scottish heritage) instead, there's one I wouldn't mind singing. Everyone flipping the sign prior to kick-off, banging their heads: 'THUNDER, ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhh ahhhhhhh aaaaaaaaah, THUNDER ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhh ahhhhhhh aaaaaaaaah, THUNDER ...'. You get the picture. Now where's Angus Young when you need him?
Cheers
Michael.
The problem is, which one do we burn first?
John Howard has severely ramped up the nationalistic fervour over the last ten years or so of his term in office. There was nothing more disturbing at the last election campaign than seeing this deranged midget slamming his fist into his palm talking about upping military spending, or him declaring that 'We will decide who comes into this country' or turning up to televised miltary events where there would be maximum flag-waving wankage. He loves it. The Cronulla riots, with violent yobs singing Waltzing Matilda, is the kind of Australia he wants. He came from a multicultural area, some of us still live there, now he just buzzes about with all the other WASPs and I seriously doubt that he's a Christian.
All nationalism is vile. All flags are despicable and emblematic of this idea that you die for an idea, a piece of cloth and a bit of dirt when you go to war for someone else's crusade. Howard never fought beneath an Australian flag but he thinks he's a dinky di digger, he has never competed 'neath the green and Gold, but wherever those flags appear, he'll be there, clapping along. He has no idea what Australia is, so don't let him define it. The only Australian flag he doesn't care about is the Aborginal one. Some Australian isn't he? They are the First Nation peoples after all Mr. Howard, I'm not sorry to say (although you are quite unable to say 'Sorry') that you simply are not. Unless it's 'Sorry for the white people's flag being more important than yours you useless niggers'. Our ideal trampling over someone else's nightmare. That's what he's REALLY saying. It's nothing short of a big 'F___ you!'.
There's nothing wrong with burning any flag, don't let any politician or talk back tosser tell you any different. It's kosher to burn Israel's Star of David flag in my book (the Star of David, apparently, not even being a religious symbol, but an occult Jewish one), it may be an offence to burn the Stars and Stripes in America, but feel free, it may as well be the new Swastika. Which brings us to flags which represent evil. What about Rwanda's flag, the evil commited for that cut of cloth? South Africa's flag took on a new image post-Apartheid. What about Burma's flag, that means nothing without true democracy. Burn the Union Jack, torch the Tricolor, immolate the Russian Federation's upgraded blanket and hell with it, set fire to the United Nations' flag. China's flag, Communist oppression with a freeish market economy. There's one definitely worth burning. Put it at the top of the list. I guarantee you, no one would miss these things.
It never ceases to amaze how people get transfixed by this idea of the signifier being somehow more important than the signified. We like the ideal that the flag and the anthem represents, but the country still has socks to be pulled up, bridges to build, mountains to climb and problems to fix. It's almost as if we lose our grip on collective sanity when 'Australian's all let us rejoice ...' kicks in. If you started the Grand Final without the anthem, no one would care less, or maybe a few people would care, but to hell with them, they all just want to see people biffing each other or winning the [insert name of game here] trophy anyway.
Oh, and the last verse of the Australian National Anthem is about Jesus. I wonder why that's a best kept secret? There's another reason for burning it, amidst all the others, Australia can't even sing about Jesus even though He's in the lyrics. You may as well play Thunderstruck by AC/DC (inspite of the Scottish heritage) instead, there's one I wouldn't mind singing. Everyone flipping the sign prior to kick-off, banging their heads: 'THUNDER, ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhh ahhhhhhh aaaaaaaaah, THUNDER ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhh ahhhhhhh aaaaaaaaah, THUNDER ...'. You get the picture. Now where's Angus Young when you need him?
Cheers
Michael.
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