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Racist for flying the Aussie flag?

Posted by: 2UE | 24 January, 2012 - 3:32 PM
Australia: focusing on our heritage rather than multiculturalism

Are you a racist for flying the Aussie flag on Australia Day? Paul Murray looks flying flags and the research that has many outraged. Not years of research, but a team with clipboards interviewing only 110 people.

 

 

David Oldfield speaks with Professor Farida Fozdar about her research that suggests people who fly the Australian flag on their cars are more racist than the rest of the population. She goes on to explain other contentious findings in her research.


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  • I am horrified that one can get branded a racist just for being greatfull to a good nation, and proundly flying that flag. I would bet anything there's no other country in the world where that would happen. What's happened to us????

    Bart Saturday 4 February, 2012 - 10:43 PM
  • Shut your mouth if you are unaustralian because i am sick of people throwing nonsense around.. My family migrated here from greece in the 70's.. My father married an australian, my mother. Our family have Aussie Pride, We celebrate Australia Day with the Aussie flag flying.. If you think this is racist, i think you are racist against Australians and should abide by our laws because when we go to your country we show you respect and abide by your laws. It makes me sick that we express that we are a multi-cultural country and we have racist people that complain about our flag.. I bet if we did that in a country overseas we would get locked up.. Think about things before you speak and upset an entire country!!!!!

    Erin Monday 30 January, 2012 - 11:23 AM
  • We are all Australian, black or white, there should be one flag only. Aborigines are racist for burning the Australian National Flag. How would they like us to burn their flag??

    Proud Tasmanian Aussie Sunday 29 January, 2012 - 11:05 AM
  • Yes, John. White Australians are worth less. So, we call those protesters 'racist' - of the politically pure strain.

    Liberator Friday 27 January, 2012 - 4:10 PM
  • so what do we call those protesters in canberra waving Aborigional flags ?
    Are white Australians worth less, either we`re all equal or you are the racist

    John Archer Friday 27 January, 2012 - 9:46 AM
  • @Terrance you say you love this country but people like you support the wreckers who are killing Australia, you are a fool.

    mick Friday 27 January, 2012 - 12:08 AM

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