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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 137 points 2 months ago (5 children)

In England we only really put them up for football and racism.

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 75 points 2 months ago (2 children)

In the US, we have our own special flag just for racism.

[–] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 47 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And the yellow one with the snake on it, I think it's called the bootlicker flag or something idk

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Then there's the thin blue line flag, not to mention the regular flag, and more and more these the straight up nazi flag.

[–] zaphodb2002@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget the Confederate rag. Especially in Kansas and Ohio and Wisconsin.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Trump flags too

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Don't forget the gay up nazi flag

[–] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hey it's for hockey and racism in Canada, too!

[–] Sway_Chameleon@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you see a truck in Canada with our flag on it, high probability it's also got an 'F Trudeau' sticker and an asshole driver.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Signs of overcompensating for a small dick IMHO. I've never seen a woman driving a vehicle with either a flag or FucK Trudeau on it

[–] Sway_Chameleon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Lol, yup generally true. Though I'll say I've seen one or two driven by women out west here.

[–] Poop@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I saw a lady driving a big red Dodge Ram the other day covered in you know which stickers and there were 5 full sized flags on the truck bed.

As I saw it in the distance I said to my gf "oh, check it out, pp compensation truck ahead" and was shocked to see a woman driving.

[–] lath@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She wants to have one badly, so the overcompensating is running full speed.

[–] Poop@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Good call, she's possibly just looking for "Mr. Right"!

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

can you explain the racism part of it to a non brit? like I'm five /stupid american pls

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 2 months ago

The EDL often used the England St George Cross flag. The National Front used the British Union Jack flag.

I think the only other time you see our flags apart from sport, is for royal family related days off work, which about all they're good for.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Not OP, but British, seems you only really see them on house for football as previously stated and on the houses of people that tend to be ignorant and/or racist so they fly the ~~Union Jack~~ St George Cross Flag as a means to be patriotic to this shit hole.

Edit: Put the wrong flag, as evidently I’m a moron today.

[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Worse if it’s the St George Cross imo. I’ve never understood the “away with immigrants” argument from a nation of immigrants. Do they think life evolved in the UK?

That’s the flag I meant. I’m just a moron today apparently.

They’ve just been conditioned to target their frustrations at the wrong people by the media they consume.

[–] Baggins@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

Yes - just like the American ones as well.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago
[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

So ... every day?