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Fucking flags

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xmaspud3 · 09/09/2025 15:01

I know this has probably been done to death on here and there will be lots of threads about it already but I cant be bothered to trawl through the site for them so here I am.

I’m so irritated by the England flags popping up everywhere. There has been an influx put up in my area over the last week, it seems to be increasing by the day. I don’t hate the flag, but I hate the fact it is being used to send a clear message by racists. People aren’t doing it to be patriotic they are doing it to be hateful towards those that they don’t feel ‘belong’ in their country.

I don’t want to see all of these flags in my area. If people are entitled to put them up then why am I not entitled to go and cut the fuckers down? And don’t get me started on the spray painting of public roundabouts and road signage by people who allegedly love their country so much that they are vandalising it at the expense of public money.

If I see one more person give a ‘big well done to whoever has erected the flags on xyz street’ on Facebook I will explode. Does anyone else feel ragey over it?

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CaptainMyCaptain · 09/09/2025 19:26

Petitchat · 09/09/2025 19:23

This is reminding me about the trans thing, and just as insulting.

If you didn't want men dressed as women in ladies toilets, you were nazi, transphobic.

Now, if you object to the extreme numbers of immigration, you are racist.

So sick of this shit.
I'm glad that most of the old 'uns who fought in the wars to keep us free to ERECT OUR BRITISH FLAGS, are no longer here to see this.

You should be ashamed OP...

They fought AGAINST Fascism and Nazis. My dad would have hated this nonsense.

Oioisavaloy27 · 09/09/2025 19:27

HonestOpalHelper · 09/09/2025 18:21

Blame the government, for years this country has had no functioning immigration control, they come, unchecked, some of course legitimate, others not, but illegal all the same.

Slowly the numbers increase, people start to get jittery, the far right seize on an opportunity, suddenly its not illegal immigrants, but all immigrants, and before you know it legal migrants to this country are feeling uncomfortable.

Its the governments fault that this has happened, or in fact successive governments, failure to control illegal migration is giving the right, and more concerningly the far right a foothold.

You do know that because Faragge fucked up Brexit and the returns agreement that Immigration has been higher than ever? If not have a look into it, Farrages wife is also an immigrant and he has two passports they guys is an absolute hypocrite the highest standards and also read into Reforms policies properly they hate the disabled the country will be screwed and fucked up even more than he did Brexit

Nestingbirds · 09/09/2025 19:27

BlueLimes · 09/09/2025 19:26

The OP has nothing to be ashamed about.

the posters who don’t care that others feel intimated and scared however might want to do a little self reflection.

Stop projecting. Feeling scared?? It’s a national flag. Everyone has one. Honestly. Get a grip.

VanillaImpulse · 09/09/2025 19:27

EasternStandard · 09/09/2025 18:37

No flags here so it’s not really something I’m focusing on at all but I did just see a pic of the white horse with red ribbons in the press, which the op might want to swerve.

Not a bad paint job to be fair

Fucking flags
catmothertes1 · 09/09/2025 19:27

Wynter25 · 09/09/2025 15:07

Proud to be born in England. Makes me happy seeing them :) why shouldn't they be every here. Other countries have them up 🤷‍♀️

Other countries do not have flags in every street on a normal day.

xmaspud3 · 09/09/2025 19:28

Petitchat · 09/09/2025 19:23

This is reminding me about the trans thing, and just as insulting.

If you didn't want men dressed as women in ladies toilets, you were nazi, transphobic.

Now, if you object to the extreme numbers of immigration, you are racist.

So sick of this shit.
I'm glad that most of the old 'uns who fought in the wars to keep us free to ERECT OUR BRITISH FLAGS, are no longer here to see this.

You should be ashamed OP...

Definitely not ashamed of disliking public displays of blatant racism and intimidation.

Trans debate is something entirely different.

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Uricon2 · 09/09/2025 19:28

Petitchat · 09/09/2025 19:23

This is reminding me about the trans thing, and just as insulting.

If you didn't want men dressed as women in ladies toilets, you were nazi, transphobic.

Now, if you object to the extreme numbers of immigration, you are racist.

So sick of this shit.
I'm glad that most of the old 'uns who fought in the wars to keep us free to ERECT OUR BRITISH FLAGS, are no longer here to see this.

You should be ashamed OP...

Well, it's WW2 really if you look at the history and plenty of the "old 'uns" as you so diminishingly put it in my family fought to keep people who think like Stephen Yaxley-Lennon out of our country. Some died though.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 09/09/2025 19:29

Petitchat · 09/09/2025 19:23

This is reminding me about the trans thing, and just as insulting.

If you didn't want men dressed as women in ladies toilets, you were nazi, transphobic.

Now, if you object to the extreme numbers of immigration, you are racist.

So sick of this shit.
I'm glad that most of the old 'uns who fought in the wars to keep us free to ERECT OUR BRITISH FLAGS, are no longer here to see this.

You should be ashamed OP...

Utter bollocks and you are being obtuse.

BlueLimes · 09/09/2025 19:29

Nestingbirds · 09/09/2025 19:27

Stop projecting. Feeling scared?? It’s a national flag. Everyone has one. Honestly. Get a grip.

Don’t be ridiculous- it’s being used to intimidate people. I don’t need a grip thanks. I didn’t say I was intimidated but I sympathise with others who are.

Nestingbirds · 09/09/2025 19:29

If you are THAT affected by some flags you really need to get some professional help.

rockstarshoes · 09/09/2025 19:29

Nestingbirds · 09/09/2025 19:27

Stop projecting. Feeling scared?? It’s a national flag. Everyone has one. Honestly. Get a grip.

And yet people are posting here on this thread to say that they do!

Why are your feelings more valid than their’s?

Nestingbirds · 09/09/2025 19:30

BlueLimes · 09/09/2025 19:29

Don’t be ridiculous- it’s being used to intimidate people. I don’t need a grip thanks. I didn’t say I was intimidated but I sympathise with others who are.

And you speak for who exactly?? And how fuck do you know?
You are just making huge sweeping racist assumptions.

VanillaImpulse · 09/09/2025 19:30

Mumtobabyhavoc · 09/09/2025 18:52

There is no hate filled left.

Well that’s not true as the left do nothing but insult anyone with an opposing view to their own and just call them names and uneducated

Nestingbirds · 09/09/2025 19:30

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Figgygal · 09/09/2025 19:31

The england flag is not being shown to show patriotism, at the present time and tensions, it’s being used to demonstrate Nationalism and Racism.
Noone is stopping anyone flying their flag on their own property though even then question why this sudden patriotism

Uricon2 · 09/09/2025 19:31

Use the St George's cross like a swastika and people will be scared and upset. Is that surprising?

Oioisavaloy27 · 09/09/2025 19:31

Nestingbirds · 09/09/2025 19:27

Stop projecting. Feeling scared?? It’s a national flag. Everyone has one. Honestly. Get a grip.

You have obviously never been racially abused! Why is the flag being painted onto mosques?

Dangermoos · 09/09/2025 19:31

VanillaImpulse · 09/09/2025 19:30

Well that’s not true as the left do nothing but insult anyone with an opposing view to their own and just call them names and uneducated

No hate filled left. Did I read that correctly 😆 🤣

Judellie · 09/09/2025 19:32

Not RTFT but the second you tell anyone they MUST or MUST NOT do something, they will go and do the opposite.

Donttellempike · 09/09/2025 19:32

Petitchat · 09/09/2025 19:23

This is reminding me about the trans thing, and just as insulting.

If you didn't want men dressed as women in ladies toilets, you were nazi, transphobic.

Now, if you object to the extreme numbers of immigration, you are racist.

So sick of this shit.
I'm glad that most of the old 'uns who fought in the wars to keep us free to ERECT OUR BRITISH FLAGS, are no longer here to see this.

You should be ashamed OP...

The “ old uns” as you patronizingly call them, were principled and brave in the main. And many died fighting fascism.

And many many black and minority ethnic men died on the side of the UK, fighting fascism.

Those putting up flags all over the show have one intent, to stir up hate and to intimidate black and minority ethnic people.

The thick racist scum are being encouraged by Frog face and his fellow fascists. The “old Uns” would be disgusted

FirstNationsEnglish · 09/09/2025 19:32

I love my nation's flag being flown in its own country. The only thing that makes me fearful is the Xenophobia being shown by those who hate anything English.

SauvignonBlanche · 09/09/2025 19:33

Couldn’t agree more.

Fucking flags
Nestingbirds · 09/09/2025 19:33

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R0ckandHardPlace · 09/09/2025 19:33

Petitchat · 09/09/2025 19:23

This is reminding me about the trans thing, and just as insulting.

If you didn't want men dressed as women in ladies toilets, you were nazi, transphobic.

Now, if you object to the extreme numbers of immigration, you are racist.

So sick of this shit.
I'm glad that most of the old 'uns who fought in the wars to keep us free to ERECT OUR BRITISH FLAGS, are no longer here to see this.

You should be ashamed OP...

Now, if you object to the extreme numbers of immigration, you are racist.

Nobody is saying that. You are free to object to the immigration figures (while also hopefully noting that ours are a lot lower than most European countries). That is not necessarily racist.

But if you claim that all immigrants are rapists, you are racist.

If you congregate outside asylum hotels and shout abuse, you are racist.

If you graffiti George crosses on mosques, Chinese restaurants or other establishments owned or frequented by immigrants, you are racist.

If you have chosen to fly a George cross in the past couple of weeks, for the first time ever, to display your support for this racist, far-right campaign, you are racist.

Petitchat · 09/09/2025 19:33

Mumtobabyhavoc · 09/09/2025 19:25

People have a completely different reason and history of flying their flag there. The current obsession with flag flying is a particular political comment.

And if the Swiss started using theirs as a "particular political comment"?

Would the Swiss public call them racists?
No.

Only in England....

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