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Rainbolt is unbeatable (lemmy.world)
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[–] 165 points 2 years ago (72 children)

Isn’t putting up flags an American thing too? Don’t really see this kind of nationalism in other coutnries.

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  • [–] 138 points 2 years ago (25 children)

    In England we only really put them up for football and racism.

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  • [–] 75 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    In the US, we have our own special flag just for racism.

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  • [–] 47 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    A few, actually.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    You mean the white one?

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    And the yellow one with the snake on it, I think it's called the bootlicker flag or something idk

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Then there's the thin blue line flag, not to mention the regular flag, and more and more these the straight up nazi flag.

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  • [–] 43 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Hey it's for hockey and racism in Canada, too!

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    If you see a truck in Canada with our flag on it, high probability it's also got an 'F Trudeau' sticker and an asshole driver.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Signs of overcompensating for a small dick IMHO. I've never seen a woman driving a vehicle with either a flag or FucK Trudeau on it

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I saw a lady driving a big red Dodge Ram the other day covered in you know which stickers and there were 5 full sized flags on the truck bed.

    As I saw it in the distance I said to my gf "oh, check it out, pp compensation truck ahead" and was shocked to see a woman driving.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    can you explain the racism part of it to a non brit? like I'm five /stupid american pls

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    The EDL often used the England St George Cross flag. The National Front used the British Union Jack flag.

    I think the only other time you see our flags apart from sport, is for royal family related days off work, which about all they're good for.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    Not OP, but British, seems you only really see them on house for football as previously stated and on the houses of people that tend to be ignorant and/or racist so they fly the Union Jack St George Cross Flag as a means to be patriotic to this shit hole.

    Edit: Put the wrong flag, as evidently I’m a moron today.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Worse if it’s the St George Cross imo. I’ve never understood the “away with immigrants” argument from a nation of immigrants. Do they think life evolved in the UK?

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    I've seen it in just about every country I have visited physically and in Geoguessr. Maybe not quite as prevalent as the US but I wouldn't actually say the difference is as big as people probably think.

    What's funny is that beyond knowing you're in America, the flag doesn't help a lot with location guessing. USA is one of the tougher countries to pinpoint within in GeoGuesser. It's probably harder to distinguish Vermont from Ohio from Oregon (depending on the photo) than it is to tell Albania from Austria even with no flags or signs.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Complete opposite of my experience. While you do see flags in other countries they are usually only at governme t buildings, it's rare to see people flying flags themselves. Whereas in America they are everywhere and also buildins will often have multiple. Like I went to a mall and the outside had at least a dozen flags on sides.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Turkey also has lots of flags everywhere.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago

    I went to a hardware store in the states during a trip. Turns out they had a patriotic corner there, full of flags and banners. I've never seen anything like that before in any country. In a lot of countries you have to search for even a tiny souvenir flag.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    In Finland we have plenty of national "flag days" every year. I don't see people putting up flags on their porch or anything but many has flag poles on their yard and flying a Finnish flag has no racist implications to it or anything like that. It's a traditional thing to do and especially the elderly are pretty strict about it.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    That was what the US used to be, but now flying a flag has too many negative connotations. Don’t let your nationalist nut-jobs ruin it for you too

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    If it doesn't have a blue stripe, you can absolutely still fly the flag at your house. It's when you have it on your shirt and car that it gets weird.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I make a lot of assumptions about people flying regular US flags in their yard, and I can't really say any of them are positive. Could be a regional thing? I'm in a pretty heavily left-leaning area and the people that are that outwardly patriotic are typically far right. Not universally, but enough for the assumptions.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    I am proud of my country and most of the ideals we stand for: that’s why I do what I can to help it live up to those ideals, to be even better. It is our patriotic duty to constructively criticize, to correct its mistakes, to rebel against the status quo, to invest in all citizens and a better tomorrow.

    For example, look at all those immigrants fleeing into our country looking for a better life: it’s our duty to make this country work like the ideal they are coming for.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I think I'm probably less proud of the US than you, but I generally agree with your sentiment. Although I don't think that sentiment necessitates a nationalistic action like flying a flag in a yard or on a car. Especially when that type of nationalism tends to be associated with a mindset that is anti-immigration.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Common in Canada.

    Where do you get the notion that it’s an American thing from?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Where is this common? I have family in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC, and we rarely see flags on people's lawns/whatever. I'm in Vancouver and there is ONE flag within a 20 minute walk in any direction. In fact, my kids refer to it as 'the flag house' it's so out of place.

    Hell our Prime Minister had to ask us to be more patriotic for the olympics in 2010.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Depends on which part of the country. In Spain some places are full of Spanish flags, others have none, and others have regional flags (Catalonia, basque country).

    My guess is they're more common in rural areas, independent of the country.

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