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Ongoing situation in the western world
at 08:44 31 Aug 2025

“Flag waving is a sign of insecurity” I’m sorry this is definitely wrong. Nobody actually believes this. It’s not flag waving they have an issue with, it’s waving certain flags, namely the union flag/Union jack, St George cross/ensign.
There have been many times in recent years when I have seen the Welsh fans waving the Welsh flag at sport events, and I have never been so proud to be Welsh seeing this. People with passion and pride in where they live regardless of race and religion.

I was brought up in a time when people still had pride in being British. When the national anthem would be played at the start and end of everyday on TV. Where buildings would fly the Union flag proudly with politics not involved.

When I was younger I joined the Royal Navy where I spent 10 years in service, each day saluting the Ensign. Never even thinking of politics. It was a matter of unity and pride.
During this time I travelled to many countries with so many being proud of flying their nations flag.
For example when I was in Asia, countries like Thailand where the people flay their nations flag everywhere you look. And are proud to do so. The TV service is stopped several times a day to play the national anthem. At events such as cinemas it starts by the national anthem being played and everyone standing. No matter were people come from everyone stands as a matter of respect to that nation and the people of that nation.

Our nations flag “the Union flag” is from 1801 when it was re designed to include Ireland and meant to unite Britain.
Under the flag Britain in 1807 Britain was one of the first nations to abolish slavery, stood up for woman's rights. Was the only country to stand up to the Germans twice, and the only country to enter the war without first being attacked. We did it because it was the right thing to do. Even though it almost destroyed us as a nation and left us with huge debts we have only recentl finished paying.
Under this flag we gave back our empire that we built over centuries, granting independence to the majority of countries that Britain called theirs.
I know that there were bad things that also happened during this time though I prefer to look to the positives.

I believe that nation flags represent the people of that country not the politics of that country. We need to bring the people of Britain closer together, not cause more division.
There are too many people who wish to cause division in this country and in the world. Everyone should be proud of where they come from and keep politics aside. The flag of the nation represents all people of that that nation.

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