The Gadsden Flag
A historical American flag, named after American general Christopher Gadsden who designed it during the American Revolution. It symbolises independence, similar to Benjamin Franklin's drawing of a dissected snake with the words "Join or Die" written above it representing unity. It would be interesting to utilise this powerful image and do some sort of parodic take, such as the monarchy treading on us by not representing New Zealand's diverse culture in our flag.
New Zealand referendum cartoon
Although defending New Zealand's current flag, this cartoon argues a good point. Juxtaposing the flag referendum with an opposing list of somewhat more important issues N.Z cannot vote for, this is against my chosen stance on the topic but it may be effective to use in a context displaying the fact 'We don't often get to vote, lets take the opportunity while we can and change the flag' or 'We don't have much of a say in N.Z, let's take advantage of this opportunity"
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