Another example of Western culture committing suicide: the Flag of St George is unPC - in ENGLAND??? - Granite Grok

Another example of Western culture committing suicide: the Flag of St George is unPC – in ENGLAND???

Flag of St GeorgeThe national flag of England is not the Union Jack but the Flag of St. George (see, left).  In one town in England, the town council has declared that its own national flag is too offensive to fly over the town (emphasis mine, some reformatting):

The flag of St George will not be flying over Radstock any time soon after town councillors decided it was inappropriate.  The town council decided not to buy a St George’s flag after a discussion about repairs to the civic flagpole to ensure a Union Jack could be flown on Armistice Day.  Among the concerns expressed were the offence that could be taken by Muslims.

You know, I look at this kind of stupidness (and yes, it IS stupidity on steriods squared) and just sigh.  A country that cannot be proud of its history, its role in the world, is willing to lay down and roll over?  Making itself a sacrificial lamb just because somebody is guilty for what happened centuries ago?

Councillor Eleanor Jackson (Lab, Radstock), a university lecturer and teacher, said its use during the Crusades of the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries could mean the English national flag could be seen by some as offensive.

She added: “My big problem is that it is offensive to some Muslims but even more so that it has been hijacked by the far right. My thoughts are we ought to drop it for 20 years.”

The question is, would there be a nation in 20 years with this attitude?  There is that phrase ‘if you aren’t proud of your country, why would you be willing to fight for it“?  Even if it just a fight in the cultural arena?  Could it be a Britain that goes forward is but a mere hollow stalk of a once proud country that could endure anything with a “stiff upper lip”?  I look at this next part and go “Wussies – just make it all white to show your true colors and attitude are!”:

The council will also be flying the In Bloom flag at the Miners’ Memorial Garden to celebrate the town’s achievements in the gardening competition and the rainbow flag, the symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender pride movement, at “appropriate” times of the year.

John Clements, vice-president of national patriotic group the Royal Society of St George, branded the decision “nonsense” and said “censoring” of the national flag played into the hands of the far right.

Sadly, the story ends by leaving it to a Muslim to actually bring the flag’s real meaning to the fore – and actually stand up for the representation of the past British ethos:

Nasima Begum, a spokeswoman for the Muslim Council of Britain, said it encouraged the flying of the St George’s flag.

She said: “St George needs to take his rightful place as a national symbol of inclusivity rather than a symbol of hatred. St George actually lived before the birth of Islam and should not be associated with any hatred of Muslims.

What can you say for the case where Western civilization is all too willing to debase itself for no reason at all? To put a sense of senseless guilt upon itself for nothing that anyone alive has done?   And don’t worry, the US has its own examples of putting America last.

(H/T: The Corner)

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