So why are Laborites voting for the Stars and Bars?

[Former President tack50]

Lesser of 2 evils I guess. Little known Confederate flag > Overt Confederate symbolism

Option 4 (the one with the red X over a white background) is the best option though.

[Former President tack50]

I believe Option 4 was the current flag of the South? (or at least very similar) so there was technically a "retain option"? (though a proper NOTA option would have been nice)

As for partisanship, it is worth noting that of the 2 Labor members in the comitee, MB voted in favour of all flags, including the confederate ones.

Tim voted in favour of most confederate flags as well, though he did reject the one that actually won the referendum (though he voted in favour of the "dusty colours" version?) and the most overtly confederate flag.

In any case, very disappointing results for a very disappointing referendum. Hope it is nullified.

[Former President tack50]

This is how the Atlasian regional map should really look like