Flags..

Knew I could count on you to pop up with some anti flag evidence

you didn’t seem to be able to google so that poster stepped in 🤷🏻

’pictures or it didn’t happen’

pictures provided

’anti flag, against patriotic people, downplaying peoples concerns 😭’

Why are people who are against racists putting up flags not real life concerns?

I'm fed up of these people talking about 'real concerns' of 'normal British people' as if they hold the monopoly on what a 'real' British person can feel.

No, you're not speaking for 'normal' British people and not 'every' British person thinks like you

hanging flags from railway bridges is dangerous.

disrupting trains is being an arsehole

hang flags on lampposts or benches or on flagpoles or on the sides of buildings or wherever else that itsnt dangerous or disruptive

Knew I could count on you to pop up with some anti flag evidence. Do you spend all your time compiling a dossier of facts and figures against patriotic people? Perhaps if you spent less time doing that you might actually see what is really going on in our towns. Enjoy spending your Sunday trying to down play people's real life experiences and concerns.

Thank you.

I did see a picture when I read the story. I'm on holiday and I can't be bothered to to look for it again. I couldn't care less about whether you believe it happened.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq58nl2846jo

https://harboroughfm.co.uk/warning-after-train-services-disrupted-by-flag-hanging/

Pics or it didn't happen

I think I read yesterday that rail services were disrupted by people trying to hang flags from bridges. I don't see how anyone can endorse that behaviour.

May I present… a painted St George’s Cross. A flag. With some superiority racist graffiti.

Well. It’s supposed to be anyway.

I did read your post. The flag people are not politely expressing a love for their country, they’re expressing that they don’t wish to share it.

I thought we were discussing flags not racist graffiti? You also clearly didn't read my post.

Offended by a flag 🥴

As I've just said nobody is offended by a flag.

They're offended by racist simpletons on a ladder up a lampost

Who is this mythical 'the left' you speak of?

I'm sorry to tell you (well not that sorry) that NOBODY is bothered about the English flag flying. They have flown on town halls and municipal buildings and on private property for years. Decades.

Nobody is offended by a flag. It's just laughable to suggest so.

Stop listening to Uncle Nigel and do some thinking for yourself because you sound ridiculous.

People never were offended by the flag, It’s a myth that racists have got into their stupid heads.

But now those racists are full of hatred and going round flying the flag (and vandalising) in an aggressive display of anger, so people are now feeling a bit scared of the flag rather than offended. We’re not scared on the flag, we’re scared of the racists and what they’re capable of next.

I think the England flag is very boring, the Union Jack less so. I think we really got the raw end of the deal when it comes to flags. Would be a lot cooler seeing them everywhere if they had a big dragon on like the Welsh flag.

As for the reason people are suddenly putting them up, it feels like it's to show they're anti immigration rather than patriotic. That makes me uncomfortable about it, which is probably gonna get me lynched on here since it seems a lot of MNers are right leaning but hey ho. If all these people just wanted to fly a flag, they would have been doing so for years.

I find it very annoying because it's not patriotism it's racists thinking they are clever by weaponising our flag ,it's awful small minded uneducated people .

I'm guessing, if people weren't so 'offended' by our national flag in the first place, this takeover wouldn't have happened.

Bbc on YouTube. A bit of NI fleg humour

What makes you think I’m lovely, kind or compassionate?

They don’t feel uncomfortable wearing it, they aren’t idiots, stupid, far right or racist

i have probably missed this but has anyone actually said this about the union flag

i bought a handbag today with it on 😀….well its black on black but it’s supposed to be the union flag 🤔

Nobody has a problem with either the St George’s flag or the Union flag. Which has repeatedly been said. The Union flag especially which is very symbolic of the nation, royal events, jubilee, Olympics, etc. but it’s the meaning behind the current campaign of raise the flags, started by Tommy Robinson’s mate.

Seen a video of a march through a nearby town near me, most marchers waving a St George’s flag while shouting “immigrants out”, etc. that’s not supporting anything other than hate and intolerance.

Amen to that! Well said @pinkstripeycat 👏And on that note, I'm off to bed.

Most people probably won’t know that the emergency services often wear the union flag on their uniforms.

They don’t feel uncomfortable wearing it, they aren’t idiots, stupid, far right or racist.

They ARE patriotic and proud to be British or support Britain if they aren’t British themselves.

And there we have the lovely, kind, compassionate left. ^ Never fail to disappoint. I rest my case! The hilarious hypocrisy is breathtaking. Can't help yourself can you?

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