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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/61310474
Visiting London for a few days, and noticed a lot of half-mast flags: red cross on a white background (reminiscent of some crusaders, Templars?) any symbolism behind them being shredded? Its a lot of them, must have cost a ton of money…
Seeing as theres no complete answer here ill give it a go.
The flag is the st george cross, the flag of england.
A bunch of racists have been using cherry picker lorries and metal hoops to put them all over the place on lamp posts.
Fulfilling the nationalist symbolism a little too precisely these flags that have survived since being first put up are now worn out rags only fit for the bin.
Perhaps these people with so much pride in their country will go out and buy new clean ones and put those up. But they might find, as councils have, that vandalising hundreds of lamp posts with tight metal rings is an absolute nightmare to clean up after.
The country looks like crap. Well done dickheads.