‘Don’t call this racist’ say flag-shaggers
‘Don’t call this racist’ say flag-shaggers
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hidetheelephants

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31,063 posts

210 months

Wednesday 20th August
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Moronic flag-shaggers littering the environment with stty flags imported from the far east; if they genuinely feel patriotism and want to make things better they could do a litter-pick, tidy up some derelict land, stand for elected office, volunteer at any number of community organisations who would welcome the help and could spend the money wasted on stty flags more productively.

milesgiles

2,926 posts

46 months

Wednesday 20th August
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Stop with the drugs

Gecko1978

11,763 posts

174 months

Wednesday 20th August
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The flag is not racist....some people who display it are.

ScotHill

3,749 posts

126 months

Wednesday 20th August
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The world would be a better place if flags were banned.

Apart from race tracks, of course.

Furbo

1,823 posts

49 months

Wednesday 20th August
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ScotHill said:
The world would be a better place if flags were banned.

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We'd all have to have tarmac patios.

BikeBikeBIke

12,235 posts

132 months

Wednesday 20th August
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ScotHill said:
The world would be a better place if flags were banned.

Apart from race tracks, of course.
It really wouldn't. Britain is the only place that hates our flag. Everywhere else I've ever been has zero problems with their flag. Banning flags world wide because of our hang up would be a overkill.

Vanden Saab

16,522 posts

91 months

Wednesday 20th August
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hidetheelephants said:
Moronic flag-shaggers littering the environment with stty flags imported from the far east; if they genuinely feel patriotism and want to make things better they could do a litter-pick, tidy up some derelict land, stand for elected office, volunteer at any number of community organisations who would welcome the help and could spend the money wasted on stty flags more productively.
Seems to be working even better than we thought.

NDA

23,495 posts

242 months

Wednesday 20th August
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I've recently driven right across France a couple of times - every tiny village has numerous French flags flying, as they have done for years. I am not sure why we seem to find it so divisive.

90CHPAXL

1,148 posts

120 months

Wednesday 20th August
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That fact you’re this upset about people wanting to be able to display their countries flag speaks volumes.

Perhaps councils should leave them flying high and proud and stop pissing off their locals more than they already have, then the thugs won’t turn to vandalism in response, perhaps?

My neighbour flies his Ghanaian flag outside his window proudly and has done for the 4 years I’ve been here. Nobody has asked him to take it down, nor should they.

Square Leg

15,470 posts

206 months

Wednesday 20th August
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OP, triggered rofl

So many more serious things to get wound up about but has to be annoyed by bits of flapping material.

768

17,490 posts

113 months

Wednesday 20th August
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This topic's taken a while to get posted. Now we're here, some suggestions from Birmingham to motivate your local council:




119

13,667 posts

53 months

Wednesday 20th August
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Vanden Saab said:
hidetheelephants said:
Moronic flag-shaggers littering the environment with stty flags imported from the far east; if they genuinely feel patriotism and want to make things better they could do a litter-pick, tidy up some derelict land, stand for elected office, volunteer at any number of community organisations who would welcome the help and could spend the money wasted on stty flags more productively.
Seems to be working even better than we thought.
laugh

Sheepshanks

37,879 posts

136 months

Wednesday 20th August
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NDA said:
I've recently driven right across France a couple of times - every tiny village has numerous French flags flying, as they have done for years. I am not sure why we seem to find it so divisive.
There's always loads of stars and stripes flying in the US. Even in school classrooms - wouldn't be allowed to have the Union flag in classrooms here.

egor110

17,548 posts

220 months

Wednesday 20th August
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Sheepshanks said:
NDA said:
I've recently driven right across France a couple of times - every tiny village has numerous French flags flying, as they have done for years. I am not sure why we seem to find it so divisive.
There's always loads of stars and stripes flying in the US. Even in school classrooms - wouldn't be allowed to have the Union flag in classrooms here.
Go to turkey and there flag flies everywhere

Portofino

4,834 posts

208 months

Wednesday 20th August
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Not going to plan this thread OP….?

hidetheelephants

Original Poster:

31,063 posts

210 months

Wednesday 20th August
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BikeBikeBIke said:
It really wouldn't. Britain is the only place that hates our flag. Everywhere else I've ever been has zero problems with their flag. Banning flags world wide because of our hang up would be a overkill.
It's hard to take seriously this belief in flying flags as being intrinsically worthy when it's invariably the sttiest, cheapest garbage that is bought and flown, Crappy printed rubbish that fades in weeks and flogs to rags in the same time. If anything it displays contempt for the flag, treating it as worthless and disposable, the same vacuous behaviour as those who put up bunting or daubed bedsheets for a retirement or birthday and never take them down.

vindaloo79

1,155 posts

97 months

Wednesday 20th August
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768 said:
This topic's taken a while to get posted. Now we're here, some suggestions from Birmingham to motivate your local council:



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Chris Peacock

3,319 posts

151 months

Wednesday 20th August
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"flag-shaggers"

Are you 12 years old?

fido

17,927 posts

272 months

Wednesday 20th August
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Two-tier vexillophilia from the left again. UK/England flag bad. Palestinian flags everywhere fine.

Leon R

3,504 posts

113 months

Wednesday 20th August
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Portofino said:
Not going to plan this thread OP….?
It’s because the usual suspects are not here yet, just wait and they will turn up eventually.