Should it be illegal to burn the Australian flag?
Flag desecration is any act that is carried out with the intention of damaging or destroying a national flag in public. This is commonly done in an effort to make a political statement against a nation or its policies. Some nations have acts that ban flag desecration while others have laws that protect the right to destroy a flag as a part of free speech. Some of these laws distinguish between a national flag and those of other countries.
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Response rates from 959 5000 voters.
43% Yes |
57% No |
41% Yes |
42% No |
2% Yes, and it should be illegal to burn any nation’s flag |
6% No, I don’t respect anyone who does but they should have the right to do so |
5% No, it’s just a piece of cloth that doesn’t represent what it should |
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4% No, this is a violation of free speech |
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Unique answers from 5000 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B3584SF2wks2W
If the country wasn’t currently a joke and taken seriously, if we stood for something and stood our ground, then i believe it should be illegal
@9ZLWWTL4mos4MO
Yes. The Australian flag should never be burnt and those that do should be locked up. Other flags have no bearing to us
@9V9PWPZ5mos5MO
if first nations people burn the flag it shouldn't be illegal but if you don't come from first nations people it should be illegal.
@9D3S46R2yrs2Y
You cant Publically burn the flag unless you need to for safety regulations
@96TCBH72yrs2Y
No, this is a violation of free speech and just a piece of cloth
@8ZNMKB63yrs3Y
I don’t think it’s the people who burn flags you should worry about. You should be concerned more about the rapists, murderers, pedophiles, and terrorists.
@8ZLS3SN3yrs3Y
Those who feel oppressed and disregarded due to the significance and constant depiction of the Australian flag, have the right to make their opinion be heard and accepted.
@8H5RZLN4yrs4Y
The Australian flag is it is represents our slave penal culture to a monarch that has long forgotten us, i say burn them all secede from the crown establish our true independence and become our own nations, write our own constitution and elect our own president.
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