Flags

 

For reasons as yet unknown, someone planted this bunting opposite the house last week.  Possibly this had something to do with the protest re asylum seekers based in the village further up the road, or it may be an attempt to remember VJ-Day long after the day has passed, or it was just lying around and someone made use of it.

Who?  Why? And for what purpose remain unknown.

Sunday: I noticed a man with a dog, possibly Alsatian, ripping the flags from the fence.  Why?  He did not look like a protester, he had his shirt on, and he looked irked by the flags, so he is no royalist, so why?

I have no idea who he is, he is a stranger, as is the dog.  

Life is like this, things happen and we do not know why or understand them.  Then they are taken from us and we still understand nothing.  A lesson in life.

The idiot protestors are revealing their lack of thought day by day.  As in the USA a large number, small in comparison to the population mind, are wandering from protest to protest, wearing English St George Cross flags, or Union flags, and you know what I think of them, and visiting various asylum seekers haunts and shouting names at buildings.  

On the way many are erecting such flags in the streets, to show their nationality, and that 'this land is ours!'  They have also painted flags on mini roundabouts, and on mostly white information boards and elsewhere.  This is having an effect.

In areas where the flags fly from lampposts, estate agents are informing the world that houses cannot be sold, as the flags indicate the area is full of troublemakers and louts.  Such unsavoury types are bringing down the prices of houses with every paint job.

The media also, even the 'Daily Mail,' are questioning the damage caused by wee boys with paint spray damaging street furniture to prove they are English.  If only such as they had listened while at school they could have had a job, one now being down by a well educated asylum seeker perhaps?  Instead, they shave their heads, close their minds and chant 'send them home,' as this is the only cause they have in their life bar drinking poor lager.  The English working class do not wish to make an effort, so lets just blame the foreigners.  It is an old story.

Lucy Connolly and Robert Jenrick

Lucy Connelly has been freed on Licence from prison.

You will recall that she was sent down for a post she offered on Social Media, a right-wing backlash followed based on what they called 'free speech.' 

This incident occurred because three young girls were killed in Southport.  Social media went into overdrive blaming an immigrant for the murders.  In fact it appears he had been living in the UK for some time, and had not come off a boat.  Nevertheless, many encouraged hate against immigrants, a and the 'Farage Riots occurred because of his incitement, for which no action was taken, and yet many of his supporters went to jail.  

As an aside, it would be interesting to know how many who went to jail actually had 'domestic violence' convictions?

At that time Lucy, married to a local councillor, posted this.  

“Mass deportation now. Set fire to all the fucking hotels full of

the bastards for all I care. While you’re at it, take the treacherous

government and politicians with them. I feel physically sick

knowing what these families will now have to endure. If that

makes me racist, so be it.”

Lucy Connolly was arrested, charged and convicted.  She was given 32 months in prison.  Today, she was released early yet on licence.  She made no comment.

Not unnaturally, she became a token of 'free speech' for the right wing.  

'Free speech' for the right wing means 'free speech' for them to attack whom they like, usually immigrants blacks, Pakistanis, etc, yet they block you on social media when you indicate faults with their reasoning.  Maybe 'free speech' is not what they really wish for?

Many from the Conservative Party and Reform, not that there is much difference today, offered her support, or at least made use of her for their own sakes, grumbling about 'two tier justice.'  What they really mean is, lock that lot up, not us.'  Politicians making use of this woman, amongst others, for their own advantage ought to be locked up themselves.  They care nothing for the people, all is for their advancement.  

We all have a right to our opinions, and they differ widely today.  However, there is a manner in which that opinion is expressed, depending on the time and the circumstances, that must be taken into account.  Calling for hotels full of people to be set on fire does not reflect thoughtful free speech.

The point is not that this woman went to prison, the point is why do leading inciters, such as Farage and Robinson, avoid prison?  Who enables them to avoid prosecution, who is protecting them? 

Talking off shit-stirring rabble rousers, take a look at Robert Jenrick, he of the absurd PR stunts.  Today he is up a pole flying a flag.  He was doing this he said to 'oppose Britain hating councils.'  This because right wing dafties have been erecting St George's flags in several towns and cities to reflect their nation and their craven stupidity in following this anti-migrant flow.  St George as you know came from Cappadocia and his knowledge of an England that did not exist during his time was limited.  His opinion on the closed minds flying flags will be the same as yours. 

It is noticeable that those flying flags chose the England flag, the St George's one.  It is also noticeable that Jenrick is flying the union flag, a flag rejected by the majority of Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish, and misunderstood, it is usually flown upside down, by most English.  Why did Jenrick do this?  He will have had no idea, a flag is just a flag to him, the cheap publicity is what matters.

So far, social media response was not enthusiastic in his favour.