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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, some racists do like to use it. But I'd wager there's a stronger support for the Australian national flag for racist purposes.

The Eureka flag is also the de facto flag of the Australian union movement.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Where I live it's the symbol of hating anyone who isn't white. So until someone convinces racists and the Nazi aligned AF party to stop using it, its probably going to be more about racism than solidarity. The wiki page explains it pretty well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The wiki page explains it pretty well.

You mean like where it specifically says its most common purpose is unionist and that the racist usage is unwelcome among its primary users?

Whilst some Australians view it as a symbol of nationality, it has more often been employed by historical societies, re-enactors and trade unions such as the former Builders Labourers Federation. More recently, far-right organisations and political parties have adopted it, including the Australia First Party, National Action, and some neo-Nazi groups, much to the frustration of more established socialist and progressive claimants.