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Anonymous User
September 24, 2001 02:48PM
<HTML>Kat,

> >>I'm afraid I'm not very up on British politics ..... why
> would flying the flag have negative connotations?

It's basically because the Union Jack has been hijacked in the past by British nationalists. BNP supporters, racists and other nationalists leave them draped outside windows as a display of nationalism and hence its usually interpretted as highly provocative in multiracial communities. It has the effect of saying "I'm proud to be British so lets get rid of blacks, asians, gay people etc." Try to imagine if the KKK used the stars and stripes then I doubt whether many racial minorities or the liberal minded would also like to associate themselves with that image.

Claire,

> I'm still not sure that I understand how come to be
> really pro-Scottish is positive and to be really pro-Welsh is
> positive, but to be really pro-English is negative....

I'm not sure where you get that idea from. I've got nothing against anybody being proud of their country but I really dislike the promotion of stereotypical imagery and the very negative attributes of nationalism. Scottish and Welsh nationalism is no less unnerving than British or English nationalism is.

Cheers,

Duncan</HTML>
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Subject Author Posted

Beyond bin Laden

Claire September 23, 2001 05:24AM

The Stars and Stripes

Anonymous User September 24, 2001 11:34AM

Re: The Stars and Stripes

Claire September 24, 2001 12:00PM

On this subject........

Katherine Reece September 24, 2001 12:34PM

Re: On this subject........

Claire September 24, 2001 12:44PM

Re: On this subject........

Anonymous User September 24, 2001 01:11PM

I even managed...

Katherine Reece September 24, 2001 01:58PM

Re: I even managed...

Claire September 24, 2001 02:10PM

Re: The Stars and Stripes

Anonymous User September 24, 2001 12:59PM

huh?

Katherine Reece September 24, 2001 01:53PM

Re: huh?

Claire September 24, 2001 02:07PM

Re: huh?

Anonymous User September 24, 2001 02:48PM

Re: huh?

Claire September 24, 2001 02:54PM

Re: huh?

Katherine Reece September 24, 2001 03:20PM

Re: huh?

Derek Barnett September 24, 2001 03:29PM

last night of the proms ?

Katherine Reece September 24, 2001 03:54PM

Re: last night of the proms ?

Claire September 24, 2001 04:04PM

Re: last night of the proms ?

Anonymous User September 24, 2001 04:36PM

Re: last night of the proms ?

Derek Barnett September 24, 2001 05:48PM

Re: last night of the proms ?

Katherine Reece September 24, 2001 04:38PM



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