Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told

• Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The term “flag shagger” is so uniquely British because for whatever reason we are one of the few countries in the world that seems to hate ourselves. They felt the need to neuter the coronation to cater to the whining of people who weren’t even going to watch it in the first place. So it creates a reactionary response.

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  • Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The people doing this use the flag intentionally because it makes it almost impossible to complain about it. They’ve highjacked the flag and warped what it stands for.

    There is also an element of 90’s football hooliganism. Before this recent right-wing stunt, when I see a st Georges flag raised my first thought is the person raising it is a football idiot.

    So I don’t think it’s people hating their country or the flags specifically, it’s more about disliking the morons who use it and what they think it stands for.

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    • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Then unwarp it. Our forefathers fought and many died for what that flag truly represents.

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      • Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk ⁨45⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        And many have killed while bearing the flag.

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  • davetortoise@reddthat.com ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Nations are dumb and I don’t care about the monarch or have any strong feelings, positive or negative, toward the flag. Sue me.

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    • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      So there’s no problem with there being crowns and jacks everywhere then? Especially if put up with good intentions

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      • davetortoise@reddthat.com ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        No, because thats people forcing their dumbass fanclub into public spaces. I’d take issue the same way with people putting football flags everywhere

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