Neighbour has put up huge Unite the Kingdom flag

[UrticaDioca]

I am gutted. I haven't seen a single flag in my town, and suddenly this union jack goes up two doors over with the words 'Unite the Kingdom' printed on it in capital letters. The flag is huge and flying from a pole on top of their shed, but it's in their own garden so nothing can be done.

I am the daughter of an immigrant mother and therefore mixed race. Now I have to see this fucking flag waving at me every time I look out of my kitchen or living room windows.

https://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/one-in-five-homebuyers-would-be-deterred-from-viewing-a-property-flying-a-st-georges-flag.html

I know people who went on it and I don't think they are racist. I've known racists, I know even more people who are borderline racist and struggle to not lapse into lazy racist tropes when trying to verbalise how they feel about certain things, even though I know they are good people at heart. And I know some extremely intelligent people, more than capable of critical thinking, who are not racist but still support the basic principle behind the marches and the burgeoning movement we are seeing sweep the country.

I’m not Labour and as working class as they come. I’m the only person in my family to go to university, full stop. I also used to live in Birmingham. I currently live on a street with a few HMOs.

I still think Tommy Robinson is a racist, I think people are very racist/bigoted about Muslims in particular and this idea that our country is over run with immigrants is just total bollocks.

I know when it is being used to intimidate and divide. I object to it being used like dog piss marking territory on lampposts.

I would say it's kind of the opposite. Think of the comedy shows from the 1980s/90s that have been given trigger warnings. I think people have got much more sensitive within the last 30 years and a great many things just aren't allowed to be said anymore. That doesn't sound like progress to me.

Look, I cannot analyse the beliefs and motivations of every single person who went on that march, but I can say with confidence that anyone who genuinely cares about opposing racism would not go on a march organised by one of Britain's most famous racists. They just wouldn't.

Oh come on.

This is why I wear pin badges and a wristband. People can get wound up at the sight of badges all they like (if rainbow lanyards are anything to go by), but lay a hand on me and that's just plain assault.

Oh look, a number 88 bus just happened to be driving past!

This will just create a sort of immigration Ponzi scheme - who looks after the immigrants when they get older? Or are you thinking they will all be having loads of children? In which case it's not surprising people are worried about becoming a minority group in their own country.
Instead of trying to find short term fixes, we need to take a long term view and manage the reduction of our population to a more sustainable level.
We need to find ways to increase productivity, reduce the numbers of younger people who are economically inactive, make it easier for women to have more children if they want them, and if necessary allow short term working visas for young people.

If people are flying a Union Flag with the famous racist Tommy Robinson's slogan down the middle, then they are either racist or deluded.

I'm not talking about the behaviour of public broadcasters or things that would be acceptable in a professional environment. I'm talking about experiences of the people that I care about, and the racism that they encounter on a daily basis. And it has been getting worse.

Your children are English and you should be teaching then to be proud of their English and British flags.

Seriously?

Who are you to tell others what they should be teaching their children.

I'm British, and I have taught my dc to be ashamed of those who appropriate our national flag for racist purposes that are at odds with traditional British values.

Hey, let's listen to Tommy Robinson shall we? Or even just take a look at his twitter account?

What a lovely guy he is that I have had to mark his twitter comment as a sensitive image as it is so horrendously offensive.

Unite The Kingdom was Tommy Robinson's slogan for his recent rally. The Union Jack and the Cross of St George are definitely contentious in the UK right now, but there's not much doubt what that flag means.

I suggest you watch the news....

Or just have their own sensible opinion.

No, flying flags is not racist. But supporting Tommy Robinson is racist.

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Oh do shh telling people they should be proud of a flag that is being flown to incite hate at the present moment.

People post pointless unlikely responses here all the time, that they would never do in real life. It’s just daft and clogs up the thread with various ‘hilarious’ posts 🤷‍♀️

Even though people who attend are not racist they know what those Marches represent and are adding weight to it.

So to me you are just as bad but hide behind 'but I'm not a racist'.

Supporting Tommy Robinson is NEVER sensible! It's at best stupid, and at worst UTTERLY EVIL!!!!

And as a British citizen, I resent having my flag co-opted by those vile creatures,