Fly The Union Flag

[naomi24]

I’m fed up with people knocking this great country of ours so in the spirit of patriotism I reckon it’s time to fly the flag on all public buildings, schools included, and anywhere else people would like to fly it. I’m searching for a flag pole and someone to install it in my garden as I type. What say you?

[naomi24]

If it wasn’t for patriots, Allen, this country that you so despise
would have been trampled under the shiny boots of the oppressor. Perhaps you’d have preferred that?

[Sunk]

As a very small child I used to delight in seeing the Union Jack flying on the town hall. Sometimes we used to get other flags, Saint George’s, Andrew’s and my favour the Welsh flag with a dragon on it.

The Government recently stipulated that all public buildings must fly the Union Jack. I actually disagree with that. I would prefer 75% of the year, and other flags for the other 25% of the time. Flying the UJ 365 days a year means that public buildings would have to have 2 flag poles for other occasions, and I reckon that isn’t necessary.

A neighbour across the road flys a flag everyday. It currently has the Union Jack on it. But at the weekend it had the Ferrari flag. And last week the Man Utd flag flew. If I had a flagpoles. I would do the same.

[Bobbisox1]

This is our village church, it flies the Saint George’s flag all year round

https://ibb.co/f0FXYH5

[davebro]

I think flying an appropriate flag on a pole is fine but I hate to see them just draped out of a window.

[david small]

I have a flagpole flying the Union Flag most days of the year, except for Christmas, Easter, and Nov 11th Remembrance Day.

[Atheist]

At the risk of being divebombed by the patriots, I have to ask why you all feel that flying a flag means anything other than what the sparrows do every morning apart from waking up and squawking their heads off to frighten away any rivals.

[jim360]

By all means, fly the flag proudly if you so choose. Just don't be offended if others choose not to, and, in particular, don't make it an effective obligation. I'm sure you wouldn't want a situation where it's a choice between flying the flag or coming under suspicion.

[burlyshirley]

^ Who the hell's offended ??

[jim360]

Perhaps "offended is too strong a word. But there's more than a little righteous anger, or indignation, in this thread, and I'm not sure that's a healthy motivation for patriotism.

There's something so... un-British, I guess, about this approach to patriotism.

[burlyshirley]

Oh Gawd if you say so .....

[maggiebee]

I happily fly the Saltire.

[THECORBYLOON]

"still not found a Scott who knows!" Who or what is a "Scott"?

[Sunk]

The Union Jack is a brilliant design. Iconic, one of the most recognised, and extremely popular outside these isles. It often wins the poll of best flag.

And I like it because it is a super piece of graphical design.

[gulliver1]

Biggest problem is , when foreigners on holiday see Drunken English yobos walking along with the Union flag wrapped around a massive shirtless couch potato gut,and a six pack of lager in tow. Thats how they see the Union jack.

[Maydup]

Fly the flag on the main public building in each town or city by all means, but I can't think of anything more ridiculous than flag poles in gardens. I just about tolerate them when our national teams are playing in important sporting events, but otherwise they couldn't be more out of place.

[gulliver1]

18.01 Britain did not win ww2 single handed , without the allies, you would have been trampled under shiny boots.
Just saying.

[ToraToraTora]

so no Scot knows the origin of the saltire? You lot sure you are worthy of EUSSR subjugation?

[naomi24]

gulliver, //18.01 Britain did not win ww2 single handed //

Blimey! You've progressed from the Beano. I'm impressed.

Atheist/Jim, some unwittingly - and unsurprisingly - self-destructive thoughts going on there. What do 'they' say? You don't know what you had until it's gone. :o)

[jim360]

Don't see anything self-destructive in what I'm saying. Projection, perhaps? Or probably not. In either case, it's just a different view of patriotism. I don't need to prove to anybody what I feel about the UK by permanent flag-waving.

[naomi24]

:o)