Neighbour has put up huge Unite the Kingdom flag

I was thinking more about the potential implications for her of having shared such a public platform with such high profile racists. Hopefully people will recognise that she was just a child and will blame the parents, but it can be hard to break those associations once they are made.

You don't seem to be aware what de-colonization means. It's the removal of 'dead white males (and females)', it's the 're-balancing' of history so all the bad bits are taught, some of it untruths (for example a wide-spread popular belief that England introduced both slavery and the Triangular Trade), some of it twisted. Almost anything written about Britain or Europe lately includes these tropes and variations on them, agreements that de-colonization is needed, though de-colonization only applies to European colonization not Ottoman, nor the colonization of the Levant from the 8th century by Arabs following Mohammed's injunction to spread Islam by both word and the sword.
Everything that Britain has done is blameworthy from the Agrarian Revolution to the ending of the slave trade - economic reasons for doing this are prioritized over the known moral ones to make it look as if ending the slave trade cost Britain nothing but gave it economic advantage.
Of course, that much wealth comes from the use of slaves is true in that many in the UK had plantations in the West Indies (like Sir Thomas Bertram in Mansfield Park - which adds a layer of meaning to that novel many do not pick up). Everything Britain ever did: imposing parliamentary democracy, introducing the rule of law and equality before the law in places we traded with or colonised. Everything given a gloss that it was done out of self-interest only and was always exploitative - that Britain (and Europe) raped the resources of the world and gave nothing back.
Our univerisities and our schools are teaching this with no qualification in many cases. Where do you think young people got the idea that 'globalising the intifada' (destroying Israel, that means, and Jews in general from Hamas' pov) is a good idea or that all other cultures are superior to that of Europe and that to be a white European is something to apologise for?

He was found guilty contempt of court due to interfering with the trial of a sexual grooming gang. He's just a rabble rouser and trouble maker. He couldn't give a fuck about the victims.

Resorting to condescension because you don't understand what you are reading is not a good look.

You thought I was making a false equivalence, but there was no equivalent to be had. I offered up an example of the dichotomy that can exist within people and how we can agree with certain aspects of a person's beliefs whilst disagreeing with others, or even despising the person in question.

The Hitler example was used because of the extreme duality of it. I thought this would convey the point in a simplistic way making it easier to understand, evidently this wasn't the case for you....

You know Hitler wasn’t actually a vegetarian, right?
That was a myth pushed by Goebbels to portray him as disciplined and ascetic.

But well done for showing just how effective propaganda can be and how stubbornly it sticks once it takes hold.

I'm sure there's a lesson in there somewhere.

More assumptions. Do you actually base any of your comments on tangible evidence.

The "poor child" was so happy and confident, reading out her letter in her British Flag dress.

I suspect she would feel very confused at your attitude towards her and her family on such a memorable occasion.

But there again, she already has experience of people with your way of thinking when she was banned from school for innocently wearing a British Flag dress.

Lol at all the posters claiming it's patriotic and cheerful, but dont fly one from their property.😆

Of course they don't as they dont want to out themselves as racist to their friends and neighbours IRL.🙈

You believe whatever you want to. I feel sorry for the poor child.

Bless. I understood what you were attempting to do, I just thought it was a rather pathetic attempt to draw a false equivalence between things that are clearly not equivalent.

At least you admit they are assumptions! I don't think people care about being called racist anymore because it gets thrown around so flippantly regardless of whether there is evidence to back up the accusation or not.

'Also, tommy Robinson did not expose the grooming gangs.' I suggest you watch the Triggernometry interview with TR if you are going to make a statement like this. The footage from his TV appearances raising this issue long BEFORE the grooming scandal became public knowledge is all readily available on YouTube.

I agree all races of people can be racist. I just find it curious how many people are comfortable calling attendees at these protests racist when they are standing shoulder to shoulder with different races of people who happen to be united by similar causes.

My mind doesn't go towards your type of thinking.
I was just happy that she got to wear her British dress and everyone supported her.

Her dad was lovely and ensured that she wanted to do it, which she did.
Good on that lovely family and well done to the girl.
🌹An English rose

I’d say for now the flags are flying in areas where the house prices are not high anyway.

It's not for you to tell me what assumptions I can make about other people. If you support tommy Robinson a lot of people will think you are racist. If you care about being called racist then don't support tommy Robinson or attend his rallies.

Also, tommy Robinson did not expose the grooming gangs. Do people really believe that? He just exploited the grooming scandal to further his racist views.

Black and brown people can be racist, xenophobic and islamophobic. And ignorant.

The fact that Elon Musk was speaking merely underlines the extremist nature of the event.

It is utterly shameful that they would exploit a gullible teenager to further their own political agenda. One can only presume that her parents must share TR's vile agenda as no normal parent would ever let their dc make the mistake of appearing on that kind of platform.

It wasn't only TR speaking. He spoke very little, others including Elon Musk, spoke more.

I watched to see the young girl who had been punished at school for wearing a British Union Flag dress.

She did so well on the stage and I was pleased to see the school injustice hadn't knocked her confidence one bit 😊

We’ve had a few and any on public property I’ve taken down if I am able to. You can’t do anything about people displaying things on their own property except question their taste.

I got a flags of all nations bunting and have decorated our porch with it. It doesn’t look amazing but I’ve made my point 🤣

It’s not a march in support of the UK. It’s a march hosted by Tony Robinson and you go to hear him speak. You are either racist or ignorant. I think a lot of it is ignorance personally. Ignorance is dangerous though.

Sources for these things you mention? Who ever said our ancestors never did anything good or worthwhile, for example?

Agreed.
As I keep saying, we're all entitled to different opinions but some people don't like that.
They seem to believe everyone should think their way only.

It isn’t a racist campaign, it’s a campaign to to remind people to be proud to be British, regardless of colour. I suppose it depends on your understanding of it.