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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/outoftheloop@lemmy.world

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There must be dozens of the damn things cable tied up lamp posts lining a few streets around here (West Yorkshire). What the fuck happened?

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[–] Pumafred9@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a 'national pride' statement. It's been going on for over a week now.

People have been putting them up in protest to the channel crossing debacle that's going on at the moment.

Imo it's absolutely embarrassing, Xenophobic, and churlish.

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Nothing says "national pride" like ordering thousands of flags probably from China

[–] Palerider@feddit.uk 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And then putting half of them upside down.

There are so many Union Jack's hanging upside down round here...

[–] Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Someone should convince 'em to hang the English flags upside down

(they're symmetrical)

[–] Pumafred9@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Or from what I have heard about... Buying them back off people who have taken them down!