Really, I wouldn’t’ve given a damn if there were half a dozen American flags and half a dozen Australian flags (actually, I might've found it kinda cute; at worst I would've seen it as an Australian celebration of freedom and democracy and what the US have done for us). In fact, if there had been one very prominant Australian flag and a majority of American flags around it, that would’ve been fine (e.g. in the middle and a size larger). After all, today is a very special day for them and incidentally for the entire world, and I doubt Australia’s current democratic nature has nothing to do with America’s (just look at the Senate, or the organisers of the Eureka Stockade). Flying the Australian flag is simply appropriate respect on Australian soil. I call it manners and etiquette, but I realise a lot of people lack them these days. If nothing else, isn’t Australia a democracy like America? Don’t we deserve to celebrate freedom and democracy here, every day?
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