" but I'm still unclear why flying a flag vertically from your car renders you "abnormal" or is indeed anything to get worked up about."
I'm not getting worked up. The post I replied to couldn't see any problems with these flags. My observation was of one driver who was flying them horizontally. i.e. they were sticking out sideways on both sides. Possible problem?
"Surely if you were a closet rascist it wouldn't be a good idea to announce your racism by flying a flag from your car window . Our local pub is completely festooned with England flags. Is it a hotbed of BNP activity?"
Come on. Most racism bubbles beneath the surface. Whether in joke form or encounters day to day with certain groups in society. And I'm not only talking about white people. Seeing a pub festooned with flags and stuff brings such feelings to the surface in a "legal" way. No laws are broken and the closet racists know this. Try driving with these flags through certain areas of Scotland or N. Ireland and see how it is on the receiving end of racism, or even certain areas of England.
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