Racism links to Aussie car flags

[Matilda]

5. Religion and patriotism don't cause wars, people do.

But cynical leaders use whatever tool they can to whip up the fervour of the unthinking against the target of the day. As did John Howard, in his case simply to win an election that he would possibly have otherwise lost, and in doing that he changed the nature of the country, perhaps forever.

But it wouldn't have worked if there weren't a lot of stupid people out there ...