CT talks about the St George's English flags on cars, over on the blogFootball server: "I was just wondering if there was something a bit more deep and meaningful to this"

I have to say, as a non English person, I find it insulting, aggressive jingoism. I'm sure that's the message that is meant to give out to other non-Englisers like me. I mutter, "fascist" to each one I see. Flag waving national pride like this is one step away from uniform wearing, strutting, blind patriotism. They say, I'm better than you, and I show it with my flag. I've yet to see a flag on a non-English complexion.

From the BBC's page on the issue:
I expect the British National Party are happy about it.
Used to declare annoyance against immigration issues.
Could be used by some to incite racism.

It's not about being English, certainly nothing to do with football. It's about flaunting nationalism. In the US, such flag waving is the norm, their flag doesn't have the racial meanings that St George's has. If it were the Union Jack, I'd think different.

God knows why MI5 is interested in these 'loyalists.'

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Other title(s) for this story: English Car Flags Part II