Bringing The Australian Flag Into Disrepute
How about making it a crime for those individuals and organisations bringing the Australian flag into disrepute? I am sick of seeing neo-Nazis and white Australia groups wrapping themselves in the national flag at rallies and events. By what right do they have to degrade our national flag by associating it with their hateful and unAustralian positions? This country was built on immigration. This nation respectfully includes brown skinned Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. This country of ours proudly accepts peoples of all religions. These democratic principles are foundational to what Australia is and who it represents.
Make It A Crime For Neo-Nazis To Wave Aussie Flag
These extremist fringe groups purposely use the Aussie national flag in this manner to try and appropriate it for their nasty agendas. It should be a crime to do so. I do not want neo-Nazis and white supremacists dressing in or waving the Australian flag during public meetings. It disgusts me and I think about those brave men and women who have paid the ultimate price to protect us. It degrades their sacrifice to have racists use the national flag to promote their filthy lies as Australian in nature. These hateful individuals have already started disrupting ANZAC day services and other remembrance ceremonies. It is no longer the time to sit back and let these people organise and promote their divisive bile.
Remove The National Flag From The Hands Of White Supremacists
The truth is that the majority of these men are young men. They have no real conception of what actually went on and why the democratic world fought Nazism and fascism during WW2. They are callow youths full of their own self-importance and misguided crap. There is no place for white supremacy and racism in Australia. I do not see any women marching with these black clad boys. It has come to light that some of these neo-Nazis are from South Africa and New Zealand, they are not actually born and bred Aussies and they are importing hate into their new home. Whiteness is a concept and has no real scientific basis. It is an excuse used by pissweak people to blame their own failings upon. Scapegoats and the blame game brought out to justify why some cannot get what they want in life. Do not march in our flag spreading hate and lies about things like race and religion you don’t even properly understand. Grow up and shut up or bugger off somewhere else.
The Australian Flag Should Be Protected From Neo-Nazis
Bringing the Australian flag into disrepute should be a crime, when used as a political strategy to advance the beliefs and attitudes of neo-Nazis and white supremacists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX9FgmCB4DI
“The NSW Labor government introduced legislation "to ban conduct which indicates support for Nazi ideology by invoking imagery or characteristics associated with Nazism". NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley said in a statement that while the state already banned Nazi symbols, "the disgraceful rally outside the parliament highlighted the need to strengthen current laws".
The move is controversial. NSW Council for Civil Liberties president Timothy Roberts had already said "you do not fight fascists with laws that erode civil liberties".
In a speech early this month, ASIO boss Mike Burgess highlighted the threat, and challenge, the Neo-Nazis are posing.”
- (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/neo-nazis-governments-antisemitism-rally-nsw/106026512)
“Neo-Nazi's bank accounts frozen as private sector moves to cut off group's funding pipeline”
- https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/1p2dufy/neonazis_bank_accounts_frozen_as_private_sector/)
“It seemed like we were heading toward a more inclusive world, not so long ago. That diversity was growing and more of us were enjoying multiracial communities. Then the hard hearted white men, many of whom were born into wealth and power, decided not to share. Donald Trump and his ilk galvanised a white-lash, hell bent on protecting their entitlement. White supremacy raised its ugly head again and rained lies down upon folk to generate fear and hate. It is all too easy to dog whistle up the blame game in unthinking folk. To make it the fault of immigrants and refugees. To demonise difference in the form of LGBTQI communities. To appropriate victimhood status for Christian fundamentalists and other bigoted groups. “
- (https://www.housetherapy.com.au/white-supremacy-raised-its-ugly-head/)
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