Independent Readers seen after a line in Birmingham St George‘S Flag Joined together To lamppost And was depicted on several rounds.
While some saw the use of the flag as part of the far-flung kidnapping of national symbols, others stressed that it should not be considered naturally as Xenophobic.
Some commentators argued that patriotism was better expressed through defense British Institutions such as NHS, BBC, law and library rules, instead of tying flags to lamppost or public property rather than tie flags.
Others warned that St. George’s crossing with groups like groups Sect Or Tommy Robinson Risk Deep division in communities.
Comparison with Scotland and Wales, where the national flags widely swept away without controversy and with Switzerland, where the flag-ups are seen as a community-mind rather than political.
Many readers called the flag to reconstruct the flag as a positive symbol of unity, while others warned that barbarity and unauthorized performances are not just a way to do it.
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St. George’s flag and mistake history
If they knew anything, they would hoist the flag of St. George in Palestinian reasons, including the solidarity with Palestine Action Defendants. It is surprising that how many people believe that because there is a legend about St. George, he should be a purely mythological person. He is not. St. George’s tomb has become a shadow of its former self in its maternal hometown, now known as LOD, and which is the location of Israel’s major airport. But those who are involved in this are also their birthplace against the strong claims of Cappadosia, it was once a great attention of unity among Christians and Muslims in dedication to Palestine, Lebanon and Egyptian patron saint, and as much as, in large numbers of England’s patron saints and other places. But three-fourths of people who practiced that devotion were violently expelled in 1948.
Prior to the Euro 96, although almost everyone wrongly said it something else, English Union flag is considered as its national flag without any complexity. This was not even a question. In my childhood, no one had an idea that St. George’s flag was outside some eccentric circles that were also unclear in the 1980s, but around which I was to grow up.
The 1966 World Cup final is probably on YouTube. Check which flag most English fans used to wave. The current medieval revival was started 30 years later.
David Lindsay
Not about patriotic flags
Here is the matter. When I see St. George’s flag provoking, I often feel that such people do not really know very much about this country, love it very little.
The flag is only a symbol, there is no point in being loyal to a symbol. If you want to show your patriotism then you can try to defend the principles of establishing this country. You may want to defend the institutions that are uniquely British and individualization of this country.
NHS is specific British. The right -wing hate NHS as it represents British values. They say ‘it has not been copied’. If this was true, it would mean that it represents the symbol of our culture: funded by general taxation, despite the ability to pay, to provide the best possible healthcare at the point of need.
The BBC is uniquely British and is built on British values.
You can also try to defend libraries.
You can defend vaccines.
Rules of law.
parliamentary democracy.
Our legal system.
Our role in creating echr. Our education system.
Our policing system.
Flags on streetlights? He is not British. When did we ever have flags on streetlights? When did we adopt the reverence that the vehicle is for the flag?
True patriots do not support or participate in Lynch mob. True patriots support vaccines and recognize climate change as a threat. This country is a shelter of science, not the principle of flat earth conspiracy.
No one is affected by tying the flag to a lamppost. Anyone can do this.
Jim987
Stand for the government
Flying the flag is very low to divide communities, but more to stand for unilateral views of the government/councils. It is more to show that people are tired of being treated as always wrong things in their country, where minorities and their laws are tolerated on us.
Kris4r2
Dual standard on flags
As a scott, I think the flight of Salveer is regularly criticized as ‘unavoidable’ and zenophobic, in which we should blow up the ‘union’ flag instead of staying in the UK.
Why Scots are condemned, while the choice of EDL and its spin-offs fly equal to ‘English’ and claims that they are just ‘patriotism’ …?
I think ‘double standards’ apply here.
Scobiythedog
Welsh pride in flag
Welsh flag score in Wales. There is nothing, but helps in bringing the spirit of national pride and community. In the same way, English should fly your flag far and wide.
Mistake
Rules and regulations
Is this a “flag flight” that has caused controversy, or their removal?
There are rules and regulations that can do flags and cannot be flew.
Councils are working properly in taking down the flag of “breaking the rules”.
They can give an explanation why some were removed more immediately than others.
Prankinsop
Flag back claim
There is a vicious cycle of councils banning the English flag – seen as racist – which actually, by restricting, actually enhances that belief. We need to claim flags. This is the flag of the country of England after all. Why not fly it with other flags or… restrict all the flags on full stop.
Thespycatcher
National culture first
I live in many counties and are about to embrace unity and culture about blowing up national or country flags.
This is nothing to do with racism or zenophobia. This is about bringing back our national pride in our identity, our United Kingdom. We should fly all the flags – England, Wales, Scotland and Union Flag – and people should be proud of our nation and our history.
If people from different cultures who have come to Britain, they do not like it, they should ask if they are in the right place. No council should demand the removal of our flag – this is a work of national cowardice from the government. This is the time to keep our indigenous cultural history first.
We welcome other cultures, but they must first respect our methods. Our weak political leaders are afraid to put Britain first – it has to be stopped. The way we have to stop the issues of other nations before us.
Greebo2
Flag kidnapping and extremism
This is not patriotic. It is a massive kidnapping of St. George Flag that takes us back in the days of the national front. Proud of our country does not mean to be afraid of people of other countries. Loving does not involve attacking migrants in England.
Avidimidlandsreer
This is our flag
This is our flag. It is not about zenophobia, it is not about immigrants. This is just our flag.
Are you popping in northern Ireland and have a word with them? Or Scotland? Or Wales? Best wishes to you if you try!
For roundabouts … barbarity? Are you joking with me? Why do they have to paint again? You know what a roundabout is, what are you not? You are not going to be confused because it has a little other colored paint.
Given the way they fade quickly, all this will soon be spoiled anyway.
Meanwhile, enjoy the flag of your country. And I mean everyone. If you live here, even if it is just a while, or for many generations, this is as much as it is mine.
Any
Flags are everywhere in Switzerland
Flags are everywhere in Switzerland – National Flag Plus Cantone. If a country of eight million does this, then why can’t we do with our great history?
There is an idea here. St. George Cross, Salter, Welsh Dragon, Northern Irish cross paint in a pit and round the council and repair it within 24 hours.
Wongsher
Swiss difference
My wife and family part is Swiss. Lots of flags on properties or legal buildings. First of all, the Swiss flag has never been associated with the choice of NF or BNP in football thugs or Switzerland.
Secondly, Swiss follows strongly by community rules and conferences. If you have started attaching unpublished flags for public property – lamppost or roundabout painting with cable relationships – you will be reported and fined by the community. It will be seen locally as an undemocratic act and barbarity.
Grass
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