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Originally Posted by Popeye
what worries me is if
you even say 'British'
or display a union jack
it is immediately pounced on as being 'racist'
in some quarters
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I think the reason the Union Jack causes so much debate is the fact that is it viewed by many as an imposed "Union".
Many Welsh, Scots and certainly a large proportion of Irish people living in Northern Ireland do not wish to be a part of this union. I think the mistake that many union flag flyers make is that they think it is an English flag. Of course the St George flag is the flag of England. The Union flag is a flag of the British "union"
I find it amusing that many people who fly the Union flag and are ultra defensive in defending the imposed "union" are often the most vocal about NOT joining a European union.
Anyway i agree with earlier comments that this situation has gone too far. Of course the Old lady is bang out of order like, but did this really need the police to intervene?
I dont think so. IMHO it will only serve to increase tension and feed the right wing element who will twist it round.
An apology and forcing the two people to sit down for a cup of tea would have been a better answer.
