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Originally Posted by Larryp
The current flag reflects our history and ancestry. Same thing with New Zealand. Even the U.S.A. did not find it necessary to remove the Union Jack from the Hawaiian flag-it's part of Hawaii's history.
Our history and where we came from, warts and all, is just as important as where we are going.
As for our political system, it seems to work well enough, and without the violence of many republics-even the U.S.A.
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The old....if it ain't broke don't fix it....argument. Yes, no one is disputing that the present arrangements don't work....obviously they do. The violence of American society has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that the USA is a republic. It is a cultural thing. That American society is more violent than Australian society is a product of American history and culture, not some inherent tendency towards violence, in a republican form of government. The two issues are not connected.