Cairns Woolworths caused outrage by
stocking a singlet with the Australian flag and the phrase "If you don't love it, leave..." But, let no one be confused by such a slogan, which, at first glance
would seem a little reminiscent of "Fuck off, we're full" stickers or even the famed "I grew here, you flew here" slogan raised during the 2005 Cronulla race riots.
That is all a misunderstanding, it seems. Because an online poll of Daily Telegraph readers found
an overwhelming majority believe "If you don't love it, leave..." is not racist
at all, but mere
patriotic.
As I think we can all admit that devout readers of the Daily Tele know a thing or two about racism, it seems to me the big problem here is confusion over the slogan's meaning. If you don't love "it" ... but what exactly
is "it"?
In the interest of clarity, I hereby provide some concrete examples of the slogan's meaning to clear up all misunderstandings and explain to the possibly confused reader what it means to be patriotic in Australia... OR ELSE FUCK OFF.
IF YOU DON'T LOVE...
If you don't love
labelling newborn babies "unauthorised maritime arrivals", leave...
If you don't love
jailing children in isolated prison camps, leave...
If you don't love
racist abuse on public transport, definitely leave... Seriously, get the fuck out now.
if you don't love
threatening physical violence against foreign heads of state, leave...
If you don't love
shirt fronts, leave...
If you don't love
bombing the Middle East, leave...
If you don't love
ASIO raids, leave...
If you don't love media beat ups about terror threats
involving plastic swords, leave...
If you don't love
crack downs on freedom of speech, leave...
If you don't love
banning freedom of association, leave...
If you don't love
jailing whistlebowers, leave...
GET OUT!
If you don't love
spending billions on a new war, leave...
If you don't love
paying for visiting the doctor, leave...
If you don't love
working till you're 70, leave...
If you don't love
de-regulated university fees putting many university courses out of the reach of all but the rich, leave...
If you don't love
forcing the jobless under 30 to starve, leave...
If you don't love
more than 2 million people living in poverty, leave...
If you don't love
politicised witchhunts against trade unions, leave...
If you don't love corporate interests
buying politicians, leave...
If you don't love
corporate tax evasion, leave...
If you don't love
huge subsidies to big polluters, leave...
if you don't love
mining companies, leave...
If you don't love
Gina Rinehart, leave...
If you don't
love coal, leave...
LOVE IT OR LEAVE!
If you don't love
logging old growth forests, leave...
If you don't love
destroying the Great Barrier Reef, leave... Really. Just go. Your are not welcome.
If you don't love
climate denial, leave...
If you don't love
sabotaging global talks on climate action, leave...
If you don't love
more and more roads, leave...
If you don't love trying to
dump radioactive waste on Aboriginal land, leave...
If you don't love
stolen land, leave...
If you don't love
apartheid-style laws in the Northern Territory, leave...
If you don't love
Black deaths in custody, leave...
If you don't love creating a
new Stolen Generation, leave...
If you don't love
domestic violence, leave...
If you don't love
slashing funds for victims of domestic violence, leave...
If you don't love
blaming women for rape, leave...
If you don't love rugby league players
getting away with gang rape, leave...
If you don't love one of the most
monopolised medias in the world, leave...
If you don't love
Andrew Bolt, leave...
DON'T LOVE HIM? FUCK OFF.
If you don't love
Alan Jones, leave...
If you don't love celebrating
a national day on the anniversary of the start of a genocidal invasion, leave...
If you don't love the
Cronulla race riots, leave...
If you don't love ALL of that ... JUST FUCKING LEAVE!!!
Now you might be saying "OK Carlo, we get the message, but WHERE are we to go?" THAT IS NOT MY FUCKING CONCERN!!! JUST FUCK OFF!
"Will our air fare be paid to assist us in fucking off?" Jesus christ, you GODDAMN bleeding heart pinko left-wing nanny state bludgers even want a hand out when getting thrown out of the country!!! FUCKING JESUS! JUST GET OUT!
Now, in case there is anything STILL unclear about all of this, I hereby post below a clip of country punk band Sydney City Trash singing their song "Southern Cross Tattoo", which provides as clear an expression of Aussie Pride and patriotic love for the country as anyone has ever come up with. Have a listen, and if what it describes is not for you, LEAVE NOW!
There's this nation they call Down Under
But to me it's top of the world!
And I love this nation so goddamn much
I'd marry it if it were a girl!
And when you talk bad about this nation I love
Well it cuts me deep inside
Coz I seriously love, I mean actually love
Well I'm so filled with Aussie pride...