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Former soldier ordered to take down ‘offensive’ Aussie flag
The Advertiser | October 09, 2008
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24469514-5006301,00.html
A COUNCIL has ordered an ex-soldier to take down the Australian flag which flies outside his house because it has been deemed “offensive” by a neighbour.
Aaron Wilson erected the 5m high flagpole eight weeks ago, in honour of his friends who served in Iraq.
But on Tuesday, Logan City Council called to tell him a neighbour had made a complaint, labelling it “offensive”.
He was told to remove the pole or risk legal action. Mr Wilson, whose father fought in Vietnam, said he was disgusted.
“I find it astonishing that anyone could find the Australian flag offensive,” he said.
“My family and friends have served for the country and the very least I can do is have a flag to show my appreciation for Australia.
“I thought the council had better things to do with their time than persecute people for putting a flag up.” [more ...]
Comment:
I left the following comment on the originating article’s comment’s page:
I was told the same thing by the Qld Housing Commission (their version of the Housing Trust) back in 1994. When I refused to remove the flag, I was told that the Union Jack in the corner was offensive to Aboriginals, and accused of being a “Nazi” and a “nutter.” The state police then arrived ordering me to take the Australian flag out of my window. When I again refused, the state police admitted that they did not have the authority to force me to the flag down and threatened to report me to the Federal Police. After they left, I rang the Federal Police who told me I was perfectly within my rights to display the Australian flag. However, if I chose to display it in an attempt to offend a neighbour, I could be charged with Racial Vilification. Since that was not the case, the flag remains to this day in my front window, visible to all who pass by.
This was edited by The Advertiser’s staff to:
I was told the same thing by the Qld Housing Commission (their version of the Housing Trust) back in 1994. When I refused to remove the flag, I was told that the Union Jack in the corner was offensive to some. The state police then arrived ordering me to take the Australian flag out of my window. When I again refused, the state police admitted that they did not have the authority to force me to the flag down and threatened to report me to the Federal Police. After they left, I rang the Federal Police who told me I was perfectly within my rights to display the Australian flag. However, if I chose to display it in an attempt to offend a neighbour, I could be charged with Racial Vilification. Since that was not the case, that flag remains to this day in my front window, visible to all who pass by.
I’m not offended by the change. In fact, newspapers do retain some rights to edit submitted material as is clearly stated whenever someone posts a comment on The Advertiser’s web site:
“Please note that we are not able to publish all the comments that we receive, and that we may edit some comments to ensure their suitability for publishing.”
But I do feel that sweeping the anti-Australian feelings of Abos under the rug is wrong. It only leads to privileged treatment of the indiginous population by the government, media and other do-gooders, and feelings of ill will by the rest of us who do not receive equal treatment by the government because we happen to be White.
Cailen.
Abos are too lazy and pathetic to change their own standards without the full financial backing of White liberals and tax payers. We as Whites need to wash our hands of the mud races and start looking out for our own interests.
RAHOWA!
Here in America, we are dealing with the same nonsense:
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-flagfight_28met.ART.Central.Edition1.509c127.html
“. . . The stage for the flag controversy was set when, with Memorial Day approaching, McLucas decided to put a 3-by 5-foot American flag on her office wall. She shares the office with three other supervisors.
McLucas said she got to work on Friday and was called into her boss’s office to discuss the flag.
“I was told that several people found it offensive but that if even one person complained, it would have to be taken down to maintain an air of neutrality,” McLucas said.
Another supervisor in her office, McLucas said, is an African immigrant who has lived in the U.S. for 14 years. It was that person who complained and took the flag off the wall, McLucas said. . . ”
So, whenever a foreigner gets offended, we who are the citizens must change our ways? Aren’t we taking this “being a perfect host” a bit too far? Seems to me that the foreigners expect us White men to bend over and…..
As for me, and every other man in Dixie with a backbone, we are not too shy about telling foreigners where they can take their culture and their tender sensibilities (we always point them towards Mexico, lol)
Recently, I was told to take down my Confederate bumper sticker on my vehicle at work. Company policy is that a Confedrate flag can be shown, or worn, but it must not have any political statement along with it. Its nice to live in a sane world where foreigners and non-Whites cannot get away with dictating how we White men should live.
By the way, I will be putting on a Confederate battle flag licence plate on my car – just like two other co-workers at my compnay.
Rev. Dilloway