Great read, but my take on the increased popularity of the England flag is that it is more of a reaction to the Scottish (and to lesser extent Welsh) devolution movements. I think most english would have happily focused on the the Union Jack. Unless we are talking football of course!
Interestingly, this has been brewing longer than one might think. When I lived in the UK from 2000-2007, all the English flags came out for the World Cup. A colleague of mine told me that all these England flags was a new phenomena and the English tended not to do the whole flag-waving thing.
When I was growing the flag was used at school assemblies and Australia Day and Anzac Day parades and that was it. I've not lived there for a long time but it does seem that these days people are wearing them like capes when they go to the beach. Definitely much more common now.
👏👏👏 All too true, Daniel! The English or St. George’s Flag really doesn’t represent Great Britain today at all. I’d be like if France started flying the flag of the old Kingdom of Burgundy or Germany brought back the black, white and red banner of the Imperial German Empire, it would be downright bizarre. Medieval England 🏴 while a fascinating place to study was nonetheless, an impoverished, backwards state led by tyrannical Kings and Queens that persecuted and expelled its Jews. Richard the Lionheart and his brother King John are great examples. Both were awful rulers. Richard was absolutely ruthless and possessed of a fierce temper and John was an incompetent, narcissistic and selfish ruler and a serial sexual harasser. St. George wasn’t English either, he was mixed Syrian-Turkish. Nor did he ever step foot in England. But the Union Jack 🇬🇧 on the other hand is a different story. Great Britain is quite different from little England.
Great Britain is the country that gave the world The Industrial Revolution, the abolition of slavery in much of the world, Sir Isaac Newton, Winston Churchill, the greatness of the British Empire, liberal democracy, human rights, free trade, the rule of law, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, tea and crumpets, Winnie the Pooh, Thomas the Tank Engine, Harry Potter, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Hercule Poirot, Fish and Chips, Alec Guinness, Sir Laurence Olivier, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Clement Attlee, Olaudeh Equiano, Learie Constantine, David Hume, Dr. David Livingstone, Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, and Early Railway Transport. Great Britain is the country that defeated Napoleon and Hitler.
But the English flag is a valuable weapon in the fight against the rise of an ugly banner the Palestinian flag. It at this time, represents terrorism, mass murder, genocide, racism, sexism, antisemitism, homophobia, hate, intolerance, and sin. We are seeing the rise of a Tenth Crusade. The Palestinians have come to conquer Britain and make it into their own personal caliphate and that’s not happening! The banner of St. George has been unfurled once again to take on the Islamic invasion. Whether it takes on the form of an invading army or mass immigration from the third world it’s all the same. At the the end of the day, the Union Jack belongs in Britain, the St. George’s Cross in England and the Palestinian flag belongs in the rubbish bin until the day comes it can be taken out, dusted off and redeemed.
Great read, but my take on the increased popularity of the England flag is that it is more of a reaction to the Scottish (and to lesser extent Welsh) devolution movements. I think most english would have happily focused on the the Union Jack. Unless we are talking football of course!
That might be true though the new movement encourages the flags of all the UK nations in its publicity.
First let’s define the EU
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fSNU-jlHkDs&si=LaErNnjASxFmVUxg
Let’s talk about the leader who deals with the EU shall we?
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Interestingly, this has been brewing longer than one might think. When I lived in the UK from 2000-2007, all the English flags came out for the World Cup. A colleague of mine told me that all these England flags was a new phenomena and the English tended not to do the whole flag-waving thing.
You can't imagine how weird flag waving is for us. How about in Australia?
When I was growing the flag was used at school assemblies and Australia Day and Anzac Day parades and that was it. I've not lived there for a long time but it does seem that these days people are wearing them like capes when they go to the beach. Definitely much more common now.
👏👏👏 All too true, Daniel! The English or St. George’s Flag really doesn’t represent Great Britain today at all. I’d be like if France started flying the flag of the old Kingdom of Burgundy or Germany brought back the black, white and red banner of the Imperial German Empire, it would be downright bizarre. Medieval England 🏴 while a fascinating place to study was nonetheless, an impoverished, backwards state led by tyrannical Kings and Queens that persecuted and expelled its Jews. Richard the Lionheart and his brother King John are great examples. Both were awful rulers. Richard was absolutely ruthless and possessed of a fierce temper and John was an incompetent, narcissistic and selfish ruler and a serial sexual harasser. St. George wasn’t English either, he was mixed Syrian-Turkish. Nor did he ever step foot in England. But the Union Jack 🇬🇧 on the other hand is a different story. Great Britain is quite different from little England.
Great Britain is the country that gave the world The Industrial Revolution, the abolition of slavery in much of the world, Sir Isaac Newton, Winston Churchill, the greatness of the British Empire, liberal democracy, human rights, free trade, the rule of law, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, tea and crumpets, Winnie the Pooh, Thomas the Tank Engine, Harry Potter, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Hercule Poirot, Fish and Chips, Alec Guinness, Sir Laurence Olivier, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Clement Attlee, Olaudeh Equiano, Learie Constantine, David Hume, Dr. David Livingstone, Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, and Early Railway Transport. Great Britain is the country that defeated Napoleon and Hitler.
But the English flag is a valuable weapon in the fight against the rise of an ugly banner the Palestinian flag. It at this time, represents terrorism, mass murder, genocide, racism, sexism, antisemitism, homophobia, hate, intolerance, and sin. We are seeing the rise of a Tenth Crusade. The Palestinians have come to conquer Britain and make it into their own personal caliphate and that’s not happening! The banner of St. George has been unfurled once again to take on the Islamic invasion. Whether it takes on the form of an invading army or mass immigration from the third world it’s all the same. At the the end of the day, the Union Jack belongs in Britain, the St. George’s Cross in England and the Palestinian flag belongs in the rubbish bin until the day comes it can be taken out, dusted off and redeemed.
Couldn’t agree with you more Noah and I love the list. Winnie the Pooh!
Well said!
Thanks Mark. Please spread far and wide!
Brilliant!
Thanks Anneliese. Please spread far and wide!
Protestant polity with eyes on the open seas???? 🤔
Blahahaha can you be any more diverted? I think not.
Defend your children you wretches then worry about what Banner.