To be devasted the roundabout in my town has a crappy 'flag' painted on?

[Liesmorelies]

I nearly threw up when I saw it this morning - what a horrible shock.

It's a very small town in the Midlands near a city. Yes it's ex-mining but does reasonable ok now, not deprived eg no contextual offers for my dc for uni, but not massively desirable or trendy. Has a Labour MP now but hasn't always in recent years. Voted for Brexit but only just. In 2019 more people voted against Tories AND Brexit than for them - split the vote so we still got a Tory, but still.

In other words, I did not expect this. It's horrible - looks ugly and badly done even before you get started on the thinking behind it. AIBU to ring the council on Tuesday and ask when they are going to deal with this vandalism?

I did a four hour round-trip on the motorway today too and the amount of flags on bridges was shocking - just make it stop.

We all know it’s not about the actual flag.

It's about the INTENT behind the flag displays and who is behind the ‘campaign’ 🙄 No prizes for guessing who. Flag twats.

I’m Scottish but I think the English have every right to plaster their own country’s flag wherever they want. If some people associate it with something negative that’s on them. We flag our flag proudly and so should England without fear of being called names.

Whereas you're doing yourself proud with your spamming of this thread.

Well it seems to be winding up the obnoxious hard left maniacs no end so I’m all for it.

Ooooh I forgot about that one! 😆

Exactly this!

😂

You'll have to check twitter/x/Facebook. Also, saw the best insult "yer da paints roundabouts"

Love it

No no, get the left-wing thinkspeaking right. It's flagshaggers! 😆

It would be just a national flag if it wasn't being obviously weaponised.

All this "patriotism" is just a cover for vitriol with an easy target.

I've just seen a video on Facebook showing two self proclaimed "geezers" painting crosses above a parade of shops that included a takeaway. They were telling a small child they were doing it for "their country" and their future. Almost surprised they didn't break out into a chorus of "tomorrow belongs to me". When a woman in her national dress passed by they openly mocked and abused her. They also directed something aggressive at a kid of a out 10 perhaps, who wasn't "white".

So be as "patriotic" as you like, but if you're in favour of this movement, whether you like it or not, that sort of behaviour is what you're sanctioning.

Maybe people who feel they are entitled to try to close down conversations by saying anyone who disagrees with them is thick, are the thick ones? Like people who say 'end of'.
Says who?

You throwing up at this @Liesmorelies ?

OP you should stay at home so, how on earth do you get through life normally? Eejit

I don't have to check anything. If you saw what you claim you saw, then show it here. I haven't seen it. As I said, pic or it didn't happen.

What website??

If a flag nearly makes you throw up then for God's sake don't ever go to the Sistine chapel...

OP, I'd quit if I were you. Your post about NI is doing you no favours. We don't need a history lesson.

It's a good job they only have to paint a red cross. I doubt they have the brain power or fine motor skills for anything more complicated.

You can be English and not white though

Or like my dad , White and not English lol

And in some parts of Scotland (particularly in Glasgow) the Union flag is displayed to convey another message.

FULL HOUSE! 😆 Honestly, so unbelieveably predictable.

Oooh, get you. Yer Da paints roundabouts

So you agree with Farage spouting racism mmm

yeah my mum remembers that speech to and had to give shelter to her neighbours at the time cos of that damn speech. It caused untold damage and horror but you agree with it bloody hell

So is the Palestine flag.

No no, both can be used interchangeably.

Either way they’re obsessed with flags. They make meaning out of them. They stick-it-to-the-man with flags. “Power to the People!” ✊