Rip the flags down! A call for action!

[Ilovemychocolate]

The sudden appearance of the English flag hung on lamp posts, railings etc has absolutely sickened me, and my dd.
I am proud to be British, but the misappropriation of the flag by thugs, intending to intimidate, is absolutely not acceptable in a diverse society.
So tonight myself and my adult dd ripped them down in our area, and tomorrow we will be going on a flag hunt, to rip down any more we find.
I would strongly urge those of you that feel the same way, to also remove them, as long as you feel safe and comfortable to do it.
Posting in AIBU for traffic.

I can absolutely assure you it isn’t, they are in my wheelie bin right now.

As per, first post nails it.

Well you sound smug and self righteous.

😂👍🏼

Good luck with that.

Show us a photo.

Well I never !

Go on then, pics or it didn’t happen. 👀

Yes, of course you did 🥱

There aren't any by me, but yes I would take them down.

They're a calling card for rascists.

Did you take a ladder out with you?

How have you already ripped them down tonight?

There you go

I hope you aren't going onto people's property to rip down ones in their gardens or on their houses.

Why? I'm in Scotland and we have flags everywhere. Are English people not allowed to fly the English flag? Genuinely curious. If you ripped down a flag in another country you could face jail time.

They were at shoulder height on the lamp posts

Well aren't you marvellous. Not

They are only a calling card for racists while decent people are afraid to fly them.

The way to solve this is for decent folks to fly the flag.

''Ripping down flags'' just ties into more mob mentality.

People like you are reinforcing the notion that “we aren’t allowed to fly our flag” and perpetuating the problem.

The more you tear down the more you are proving them right.

Obviously not, we took them down from public areas.

Why does a flag sicken you? That seems like a very disproportionate and extreme reaction.

How do you know that the display of flags constitutes “misappropriation of the flag by thugs”?

I don’t agree with what the flags represent but it is highly emotive. I certainly wouldn’t go ripping them down, especially with my daughter. You are potentially putting yourself and your daughter in a dangerous situation if people see you doing it. Maybe think about your daughter’s safety before you start playing at being a cop!

I’m trying to word this politely.

Are you aware of the sensitivities around flags in certain parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

Do you have any idea what happens to people who rip down the other side’s flags?

In that case, well done! 👏

But I’d suggest the people that are displaying flags are not the type you might want to upset, what with the single figure IQs and all.