The symbolic meaning of the flag colours (as stated by Harold Thomas) is:
Black – represents the Aboriginal people of Australia.
Yellow circle – represents the Sun, the giver of life and protector.
Red – represents the red earth, the red ochre used in ceremonies and Aboriginal peoples' spiritual relation to the land.
No thanks Jim, we've enough problems down here with all the wildlife and the environment trying to kill us, without adopting your "shoot first, think later" morality.
Having to adopt American lifestyles would put us at risk of extinction.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
The symbolic meaning of the flag colours (as stated by Harold Thomas) is:
Black – represents the Aboriginal people of Australia.
Yellow circle – represents the Sun, the giver of life and protector.
Red – represents the red earth, the red ochre used in ceremonies and Aboriginal peoples' spiritual relation to the land.
Well now, doesn't that just sound all new agey and warm and fuzzy...
Makes me want to get naked in a sweat lodge, bang on a drum, and get in touch with my feelings...
Black – represents the Aboriginal people of Australia.
Yellow circle – represents the Sun, the giver of life and protector.
Red – represents the red earth, the red ochre used in ceremonies and Aboriginal peoples' spiritual relation to the land.
Yes and:
represents living in a civilized country where you can pick up your food from a supermarket or dine at a restaurant, rather than having to spend all day trying to turn tree roots into bread meal, and where people don't typically die of old age at 35....
Lord Jim wrote:
Well now, doesn't that just sound all new agey and warm and fuzzy...
Makes me want to get naked in a sweat lodge, bang on a drum, and get in touch with my feelings...
I shouldn't have laughed, but I did....
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Doesn't matter what they select for a flag. They could run Queen Lizzie's old underpanties up the flagpole for all I care. I don't have to salute it. -"BB"-
Yes, I suppose I could agree with you ... but then we'd both be wrong, wouldn't we?
New Zealand has voted to keep its traditional flag in a snub to the prime minister, John Key.
Ten months and tens of million dollars later, the existing flag has won an historic referendum with more than 56% of the vote
Preliminary results announced at 8.30pm local time on Thursday showed that 1,200,003 (56.6%) of voters wanted to keep the Union flag-centred emblem. Only 915,008 (43.2%) opted for the proposed new design by Kyle Lockwood featuring a silver fern.
The results of the referendum, which is estimated to have cost NZ$26m (£12m), are expected be confirmed next Wednesday.
The long-serving and popular Key had strongly supported the flag change but it was not enough to win a majority, with many suspicious of him trying to use the issue to build a legacy.
However, he said after the results were announced that New Zealanders should embrace the current flag and “more importantly, be proud of it”.
“Obviously I’m a bit disappointed there was no change but nearly a million people voted for change,” he said. “Just because it’s not the outcome I wanted doesn’t mean it wasn’t a worthwhile process.”
Deputy prime minister Bill English said there had been a “robust democratic process” that allowed New Zealander “to discuss who we are and how we want to be represented on the world stage”.
“I acknowledge there will be those who are disappointed with the outcome, but the majority of New Zealanders have spoken and we should all embrace that decision.
“This process has engaged Kiwis in their homes, in their schools and in their workplaces, here in New Zealand, and right around the world – it is something we’ve all had a point of view on.”
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
