Flax_vert
@Flax_vert@feddit.uk
Fediverse Advocate
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 4 hours ago:
Then unwarp it. Our forefathers fought and many died for what that flag truly represents.
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 4 hours ago:
In most cases it’s not cultural intimidation, it’s pride and celebration. There are cases of paramilitaries using it to mark their territory, but in those cases it’s specific paramilitary flags, not national flags.
Also it’s not “haven’t given back yet” Given “back” to whom exactly? Dublin? The Republic of Ireland was never sovereign over Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is in fact older than the Irish Free State / Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland belongs to the people of Northern Ireland. That was exercised in 1912, 1922, 1973 and 1998. On these occasions, Northern Ireland specifically moved to remain a part of the UK. Since 1998, it’s been a constitutional matter that the UK has to remain sovereign over Northern Ireland unless the majority of it’s voter base votes to leave. With a majority in the elected assembly being against leaving, that’s not going to happen anytime soon.
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 22 hours ago:
In him lies all of the power. He is our head of state. He is a vital instrument. Our country literally cannot function without him.
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 22 hours ago:
Nah, best part of the UK
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 23 hours ago:
They’re not your taxes, they’re his taxes.
Also he mainly lives off of a portion of the income from his own estate, which most of which goes back into the treasury anyway
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 1 day ago:
Because you live and work in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is a Kingdom with a King and the flag is the Union Flag. If you are a citizen, you are a subject of His Majesty The King.
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 1 day ago:
The public space is in that fanclub though, the fanclub being the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Should all public spaces just be bland concrete squares to just not force any kind of heritage on anybody?
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 1 day ago:
So there’s no problem with there being crowns and jacks everywhere then? Especially if put up with good intentions
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 1 day 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.
- Comment on Reddit is putting more limits on Old.Reddit.com 1 day ago:
That’s how I found my instance as well.
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 1 day ago:
The difference is, the Union Flag and St George’s Cross represent the they’re placed in. The Nazi flag represents Nazi Germany. The problem is that mainly right wingers are using the national flag. I think everyone should be using it.
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 1 day ago:
Depends where you live tbf
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 1 day ago:
That’s why everyone should use the national flag. It’ll take it back. A good example is the Labour Party beginning to prominently use it.
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 1 day ago:
Ideally we should have flags and improve people’s lives imho
Flags on lampposts is a common thing where I live. They’ve specially adapted the lampposts to accommodate them in some places, to make it look nice and tidy. Works well.
- Comment on 'Criminal' flag-raising causing alarm and distress, court told 1 day ago:
It sounds like this issue is the anti migrant groups and not the flag raising itself
- Comment on Galop urges action for trans abuse victims after Bridget Phillipson says she would not allow trans access to women's refuges 1 day ago:
Ah, fair
- Comment on Galop urges action for trans abuse victims after Bridget Phillipson says she would not allow trans access to women's refuges 2 days ago:
I wonder how many actually exist, if it’s low could renting out accommodation on an individual basis be functional? That way everybody is happy
- Comment on Is gender affirming care for cis people a thing? 4 days ago:
Would saving someone’s life technically be affirming their gender
- Comment on Realistically, what do people plan to do on the Moon and Mars that requires a permanent, or long term human presence there? 5 days ago:
It may be possible to harvest fuel on the moon itself. Also the amount of work to keep that in orbit, etc, the moon may be more promising.
- Comment on Realistically, what do people plan to do on the Moon and Mars that requires a permanent, or long term human presence there? 5 days ago:
The Moon has the benefit of possibly being a refuelling or assembly spot for spaceships. Due to the lack of atmosphere and low gravitational pull, it may be more feasible to launch larger and heavier spacecraft from there (an alternative is assembly while in orbit).
Also for the clout of being an interplanetary species.
- Comment on NHS boss says staff suspected of snooping on patients’ records should be suspended immediately 6 days ago:
I wonder why this happened
- Comment on Greek PM urges Burnham to return Elgin Marbles permanently 1 week ago:
nah mate, we bought them. cry about it.
- Comment on NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments 1 week ago:
…why?
- Comment on Baroness Cass wants to push age for starting transitioning to 25 (NHS Adult Gender Identity Clinics) 1 week ago:
God save The King!
- Comment on Baroness Cass wants to push age for starting transitioning to 25 (NHS Adult Gender Identity Clinics) 1 week ago:
There’s a bit of an echo chamber…
Apparently I’m a transphobe again for just asking questions
- Comment on Baroness Cass wants to push age for starting transitioning to 25 (NHS Adult Gender Identity Clinics) 1 week ago:
I know several people who identified as transgender before they were 18 and didn’t get treatment and no longer identify as transgender. We’d have more of these detransitioners if we did what you suggested. I could have possibly been one of them.
It seems the issue here is suicide. Suicide can be prevented with methods that aren’t giving children life changing medication because they suspect they might be transgender.
- Comment on Baroness Cass wants to push age for starting transitioning to 25 (NHS Adult Gender Identity Clinics) 1 week ago:
I never claimed to be talking for the transgender community. I was being transparent with my sources. Why is it impossible to have a respectful conversation about this subject?
- Comment on Baroness Cass wants to push age for starting transitioning to 25 (NHS Adult Gender Identity Clinics) 1 week ago:
I’m starting to get cussed at a lot in this post and labelled a “transphobe” because apparently I disagree with giving kids life altering hormones.
I feel like people are watering down the “transphobe” label, which actually could negatively impact trans people.
As you said puberty blockers are a slippery slope, I would disagree with you if they aren’t life altering. Some say that when you stop them, puberty just sets in as normal, so if that’s the case, I don’t see an issue. I don’t know if you have a different point though or disagree. The NHS seems to disagree but others are claiming that it’s been infiltrated by political activists.
- Comment on Baroness Cass wants to push age for starting transitioning to 25 (NHS Adult Gender Identity Clinics) 1 week ago:
What about harming cis kids?
And why hormones and not puberty blockers? Aren’t hormones more irreversible than the purported affect of puberty blockers?
- Comment on Baroness Cass wants to push age for starting transitioning to 25 (NHS Adult Gender Identity Clinics) 1 week ago:
Or am I vsauce music