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…
Its the flag of England, racists have been hanging them up all year.
They're half mast because the racists are too stupid or too scared to get a longer ladder.
No idea why they're shredded but they tend to use cheap Chinese made flags that don't hold up to the weather.
Do you think they sell them pre-distressed? Like designer jeans?
No. The only thing distressed here is their warped ideology.
They've been put up by racists to support the systematic demonisation of migrants and people they see as "foreign"
We don't like racism in this country but the flags help the racists normalise it so when it comes to an election it can be a talking point instead of the blatant racism that it is.
The flag idea was sponsored by a certain party of people who have REFORMed themselves into a political party.
It's the flag of St Georgios of Palestine, Patron Saint of Ukraine. I would assume it's to show our support for Ukrainians and Palestinians against the aggressive wars of Russia and Israel.
The flags are decaying, likely as a symbolic gesture by the artist, to remind us of the destruction and decay caused by these wars.
There's a small chance I might be incorrect, of course.
It's the official flag of Freiburg im Breisgau
Oh, it's an interesting story, this one! It's actually the flag of Genoa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genoa#Flag
There's a fairly large community in the area descended from Genoans who fled to London when Napoleon invaded. Those Genoans brought their flags with them to prevent Napoleon from capturing them, to sort of say "you've got the land, but you'll never get Genoa". Their descendents today still fly those same historic flags each year on the day that their first ship landed in London
Also, of course, lying is a popular hobby on the internet
Asian here, I see no reason to distrust you.
You can keep your horses and recurve bows to yourself!
They’ve been at half-mast ever since Mr Bean drove the princess of our hearts into a pillar in that Paris underpass. NEVER FORGET.
Got them round here too, look like complete shit. Get a proper flag and flagpole you bellends.
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