My first thought after reading is that I fear for the author's safety. From the outside, this does not appear to be a safe time to express nationalism or cultural pride in the UK. The Internet is not free in the UK and decreasingly so in the rest of the world.

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jowsie 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

There's a rather large and easily understood difference between wanting to preserve your Britishness in the face of the Americans, and joining Lennon-Yaxleys band of gammon faced flag shaggers (though flying the flag is less of a signal while the footies on).

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dofm 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You fear for his safety!?

> From the outside

You should try visiting the inside.

More generally, we Brits draw a measure of distinction between cultural pride and nationalism: the former is good, and we have plenty of it; the latter is viewed with suspicion, for good reason.

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		Their comment is even funnier considering the sudden rise of Farage and Friends. Their attempts to claim culture is governed by strong borders is also hilarious when an hour's drive in any direction from London would expose them to people they probably wouldn't even realise are speaking English. I've always wondered why people who so proudly claim to not be from here speak with such authority about how it is to live here. It's Fox news claimed no-go zones and Sharia law cities all over again. Utter bullshit.
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BigTTYGothGF 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> From the outside, this does not appear to be a safe time to express nationalism or cultural pride in the UK.

From outside this dimension maybe.

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edent 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

OP here.

Fuck off.

Yours etc,

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