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What is going on with people painting the red cross on the roundabouts to make the flag of england? (lemmy.ml)
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And why is this being related to rascism? It's not like people are burning the flag of other countries in videos.

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[–] rah@hilariouschaos.com 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

why is this being related to rascism?

Displaying a nation's flag is, by definition, a nationalist act. Nationalism and racism are very strongly related. A venn diagram of racists and nationalists is very nearly a circle.