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@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
What do national symbols like the flag or anthem mean to you, and how do they shape your identity?
The flag represents Australia's colonial history and the atrocities both England and Australia committed against Indigenous people here and elsewhere. Both the flag and the anthem does not shape my identity. And they mean little to me.
Identity in a country such as Australia means very little, especially if we see it characterised as the 'white Australian bushman'. Australia is made up of immigrants and Indigenous people, so to reduce its identity to a white man is far from what we should be proud of. I believe in Australian unity, not identity unless you are Indigenous as their narrative gets pushed to the side too often.
