Damien Hooper made a bold statement to politics when he
chose to wear the aboriginal flag to his Olympic fight. Is it Courageous? anti-patriotic?
In this case I think there’s a positive aspect to both sides
of the arguement. There is nothing wrong with showing your heritage and wearing
your flag with pride. We live in multicultural societies now, we can express
our patriotism to whichever flag. But an Olympic event is and always will be
between nations and that means global media coverage, add Damien Hooper’s
little moment to the mix and you get controversy.
You can’t deny the fact that he’s got balls for what he did, his actions will forever be judged by the world. Some may say, “He didn’t choose to represent fellow Australians” or quote “One country, One Flag” propaganda. But in the end does it really matter? He’s representing his native Australian background and to be honest, that’s good enough for me. However it didn’t sit well with Olympic Committee as they’ve asked for a public apology. No apology needed from me son, just fight for what you stand for. Pun intended.
You can’t deny the fact that he’s got balls for what he did, his actions will forever be judged by the world. Some may say, “He didn’t choose to represent fellow Australians” or quote “One country, One Flag” propaganda. But in the end does it really matter? He’s representing his native Australian background and to be honest, that’s good enough for me. However it didn’t sit well with Olympic Committee as they’ve asked for a public apology. No apology needed from me son, just fight for what you stand for. Pun intended.
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