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2021 British & Irish Lions Tour
Test Match 1: All Blacks v British & Irish Lions (Auckland)
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<blockquote data-quote="Nubiwan" data-source="post: 861791" data-attributes="member: 43441"><p>Hmm - I followed a bit of this flag saga, and think you will find that while New Zealanders embrace their independence as a unique culture and nation in their own right, their national flag was kept in place at the behest of those thousands of soldiers and veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice (under the same flag), during a couple of world wars and various other "commonwealth" disputes. Good on them. Nothing to do with them wanting to retain any special allegiance to England, the Queen or any of that nonsense. Living in another commonwealth nation, I salute them for the decision to keep their traditional flag, for the sake of their countrymen who died.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nubiwan, post: 861791, member: 43441"] Hmm - I followed a bit of this flag saga, and think you will find that while New Zealanders embrace their independence as a unique culture and nation in their own right, their national flag was kept in place at the behest of those thousands of soldiers and veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice (under the same flag), during a couple of world wars and various other "commonwealth" disputes. Good on them. Nothing to do with them wanting to retain any special allegiance to England, the Queen or any of that nonsense. Living in another commonwealth nation, I salute them for the decision to keep their traditional flag, for the sake of their countrymen who died. [/QUOTE]
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