No One can insult our flag

**Dodge** · 18/05/2004, 3:21 PM

Careful now max, you're in danger of saying something worthwhile...

**lopez** · 18/05/2004, 4:12 PM

Originally Posted by max power

lopez i guessed you'd say that, a person from a country has a right ( a basic human right ) to be proud of where they are from and show that....

My point was that nationalism is not restricted to one's place of birth. But point taken about respecting other people's countries where you find yourself resident in. I do this already by 1. Paying my taxes. and 2. Not breaking any laws. Shame a few more of the native patriots who hang out the butchers' apron or the Libyan's cross or whatever it is this year, come June, don't follow these simple rules.

Getting back to flags, where you run into trouble is in the commercialism side. A lot of people were p*ssed off a few years back when a certain Irish fan with a well known greeting by his good self on his flag was desecrated by the addition after his name of '...and 747 travel.' That to me is out of order.

**Xlex** · 18/05/2004, 4:16 PM

Originally Posted by Peadar

That's correct. There's a special way to fold it so that the green and the orange never touch. I was also thought that if the flag ever touched the ground it should be burned.

all of the above true...
then again I suppose that's why you told us...

**liam88** · 18/05/2004, 8:43 PM

In America they have special factories to send your flag off to if it touched the ground-burning it yourself is illegal.
To be honest if I looked out my window and saw the lad next door burning the tri my immediate reaction would be "hang on a minute-why the hecks he burning our flag" not "oops, must have dropped it on the gorund again".
Anyone know why the rule about the Green and Orange touching is? Someone raised a good point because it represents unity.
In England you see loads of SJC's with the team name on at all the matches-and union flags (it's only a 'jack' whens it's on a boat) but not as many.
I have a combined tricolour/starry plough flag-what do you think of this?
I certainly wouldn't deface another flag.
In talk of national anthems some people suggested turning our backs during the Isralei national anthem at Landsdowne-isn't this disrespect? What if people did during ours throughout the troubles?
Not making and statements-just asking.

**NJTom** · 19/05/2004, 2:41 AM

Is it me or are the two "Sinn Feiners" holding the Union Jack upside down?

**Plastic Paddy** · 19/05/2004, 7:31 AM

Originally Posted by NJTom

Is it me or are the two "Sinn Feiners" holding the Union Jack upside down?

Well spotted. They most certainly are. It's only flown that way officially when the monarch carks it. What's the betting the lads knew what they were doing?

PP

**Jim Smith** · 19/05/2004, 8:31 AM

Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy

Well spotted. They most certainly are. It's only flown that way officially when the monarch carks it. What's the betting the lads knew what they were doing?

PP

Its also flown upside down on a ship as a sign of distress so I'd say they knew exactly what they were doing

**max power** · 19/05/2004, 9:49 AM

davros calm down, its simple discussion and my orignal point boils down to time, no matter where your from, national pride is normal and no onw should be put down for it, no matter where they are from.....

i've just had a meeting with someone from isreal, not i don't agree with their political policies etc but i respect their pride in the nation they are from, if we all did that the world would be a nicer place all round....