‘This is not patriotism’: Readers clash over St George’s Cross flag displays

Independent Readers are divided after a line that sees the flags of St George in Birmingham, which sees the flags of the lamps and painted on several intersections.

Some have seen the use of flags as part of the extreme right of national symbols, but others insisted that it should not naturally be considered as xenophobia.

Some commentators argued that patriotism was better expressed by defending British institutions such as NHS, BBC, the superiority of law and libraries, rather than connecting flags to lamps or destroying public property.

Others warned that the association of St George’s cross with groups such as EDL or Tommy Robinson is at risk of deepening the division in communities.

The comparisons were drawn by Switzerland where national flags fly widely without discussion, rather than political -minded, rather than political.

A series of readers wanted to recover the flag as a positive symbol of the unit, while others warned that vandalism and unauthorized screens are not a way to do so.

Here is what you have to say:

Saint George’s flag and forgotten date

If they knew something, they would remove Saint George’s flag in the Palestinian case, including Palestinian cases, including solidarity. As it is a legend about Saint George, it is surprising how many people assume it, then he must be a completely legendary figure. Not that. Saint George’s grave has become a shadow of his old self in his mother’s hometown, which is now known as LOD and is the location of Israel’s main airport. But what the involved insisted is a place of birth against the more powerful Cappadocian claims, once a great focus between Christians and Muslims, Palestine, Lebanon and Egypt’s boss and the boss saint of England and many other places. However, three -quarters of those who follow this commitment were violently deported in 1948.

Before the Euro 96, almost everyone was wrongly called something else, but the English union saw the flag of the union as the national flag. It wasn’t even a question. In my childhood, no one would have an idea that Saint George’s flag was uncertain even in the 1980s, but I grew up around some of the religious circles I grew up.

The 1966 World Cup final is probably on Youtube. Check which flag of most British fans shake. The current medieval revival was launched after 30 years.

David Lindsay

Patriotism is not about flags

Here is the thing. When I see that the st George flag is flashy, I see that such people don’t actually know much about this country, she loves it much less.

The flag is just a symbol, there is no point in being loyal to a symbol. If you want to show your patriotism, you may want to try to defend the principles of this country. You may want to defend unique British institutions and institutions that are the personality of this country.

NHS is unique British. The right wing hates NHS because it represents British values. They say ‘not copied’. If this is true, then it means that it represents the summary of our culture: without paying its ability to pay, providing the best possible health services financed by general taxation.

The BBC was uniquely created on British and British values.

You can also try to defend libraries.

You can defend vaccines.

The superiority of law.

Parliamentary democracy.

Our legal system.

Our role in creating the ECHR. Our education system.

Our policing system.

Flags in street lamps? This is not British. When did we have flags in the street lamps? When did we adopt the respect of the echoes for the flag?

Real patriots are not supported or participated in Lynch gangs. Real patriots support vaccines and recognize climate change as a threat. This country is not a flat land conspiracy theories, but a paradise of science.

Nobody is affected by connecting a flag to a lamp. Everyone can do it.

Jim987

Keep up with the government

Flying the flag has little interest in dividing communities, but more to keep up with the unilateral views of government/councils. It is more to show that people are tired of being treated as those who constantly mistaken in their own countries where minorities and laws are tolerated on ourselves.

Kris4r2

Double standards on flags

As a Scot, we must fly the flag of ‘unity’ since we lived in England.

Why is Scots condemned, EDL and Spin-offs ‘English’ equivalent and claiming that they are only ‘patriotic’ …?

I think ‘double standards’ apply here.

Scoobythedog

Galli proud pride

Wales flags all over Wales. It does nothing, it does not help to bring national pride and a sense of community. The British should similarly blow their flags away.

TWBBALL

Rules and regulations

Is the “flying of flags” that causes discussion or removal?

There are rules and arrangements about which flags can fly and cannot fly.

Councils are moving correctly when downloading the “breaking arrangements” flags.

Some of them may debt to explanation as to why they have been removed faster than others.

Dblenkinsop

Reclaim the flag

Strangely forbidding, there is a vicious council circle that forbids the British flag that develops this belief. We must request the flag back. After all, the flag of the country of England. Why don’t you fly next to other flags or… You stop all the flags completely.

Plumber

National Culture first

I lived in a few districts and to embrace unity and culture to fly the national or country flag.

It has nothing to do with racism or xenophobia. This is about bringing our identity back to our national pride in our UK. Britain, Wales, Scotland and the flag of unity – we must fly all flags and people should be proud of our nation and history.

If people from different cultures coming to England do not like it, they should ask if they are in the right place. No council should demand the removal of our flags – this is a national cowardice act on the government side. It’s time to put our native cultural history first.

We invite other cultures to our curvature, but first they need to respect our ways. Our weak political leaders are afraid of putting England in the first place – that should stop. Just as we should stop putting the problems of other nations in front of us.

GreeBO2

Flag kidnapping and extremism

This is not patriotism. The mass abduction of the St George flag, which took us back to national front days. Being proud of our country does not mean fear of people from other countries. Loving England does not involve attacking immigrants.

Avidmidlandsreader

This is our flag

This is our flag. Not about xenophobia, but about immigrants. This is just our flag.

Do you oppose Northern Ireland and make a word with them? Or Scotland? Or Wales? Good luck to you if you try it!

As for the intersections … Vandalism? Are you kidding me? Why do they need to be re -painted? A doner junction you know what it is, right? You will not get confused because there is some other color paint on it.

When you look at the fading path quickly, they will all wear out soon.

In the meantime, enjoy the flag of your country. And I mean everyone. If you live here, even if you have been or many generations for a while, your flag as it is.

Nobody List

Flags all over Switzerland

Flags all over Switzerland – national flag plus cantons. If he does a country of eight million, why can’t we do it with our great history?

Here is an idea. Stain the Cross, Saltire, Gal Dragon, Northern Ireland Cross in a pit near you and follow the council’s rotation and repair within 24 hours.

Vonkenschler

Swiss difference

My wife and my family are Switzerland. Many flags in property or legal buildings. First, the Swiss flag was never associated with football theft or the likes of NF or BNP in Switzerland.

Secondly, the Swiss community rules and contracts strongly fit. Lamps with public property – cable bonds or dyeing intersections – are notified by the community and fined. It is seen as a local non -democratic action and vandalism.

Perceiver

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