tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post4123876308020048723..comments2023-05-27T12:03:28.241+01:00Comments on Five Chinese Crackers: Distortions, doublethink and urban legendsFive Chinese Crackershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09395982651352498540noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-77689913747936076842010-07-01T13:37:39.449+01:002010-07-01T13:37:39.449+01:00Sadly, of course, all this works - only last week ...Sadly, of course, all this works - only last week had a colleague post on Facebook about the fact that she "as gonna wear an England flag on her t-shirt and let them try to ban me then!" (whoever 'they' are, I've no idea... probably the marauding political correctness and diversity police, I guess.EtonMesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864019018421162002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-43679924183350168212010-06-18T12:18:06.070+01:002010-06-18T12:18:06.070+01:00I must say I do find it comforting that your mum g...I must say I do find it comforting that your mum gets taken in by some of these things too.<br />A few years back mine said to me, 'They tried to ban the town Christmas decorations in case it offended the Muslims. They did.'<br />My uncle had told her about it, and so therefore it was unquestionably true.Jon Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016578728618010183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-34839452539945684672010-06-16T14:16:59.765+01:002010-06-16T14:16:59.765+01:00Clearly there is a need to either ban all flags an...Clearly there is a need to either ban all flags and make people appraoch each other shiftily in the street and whisper "are you, you know, <i>english</i>?" or make us all learn new hand gestures to signify nationality.<br /><br />Or we make everyone tattoo their forehead with the flag of the country they most identify with.<br /><br />I am of the mind that there should be no middle ground. Paul Dacre's with me, who else?Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410203672733934883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-45209094040226414242010-06-16T13:44:07.498+01:002010-06-16T13:44:07.498+01:00Could be an interesting one, that. As Ray points ...Could be an interesting one, that. As Ray points out, the ban was in response to someone complaining.<br /><br />What would be good to know is what country the flag that was complained about came from. In the Daily Mail article I link to, the ban was in response to a complaint about an <i>Irish</i> flag.<br /><br />Do we have some people complaining that they're offended about other countries' flags moaning about made up people that might be offended by the English one?Five Chinese Crackershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395982651352498540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-14375296090384742202010-06-16T13:18:34.585+01:002010-06-16T13:18:34.585+01:00It is indeed a proper ban. But the story has the r...It is indeed a proper ban. But the story has the rationale:<br />"Atlantic Estates sent residents the letter also warning them that flying the flag from windows and balconies would <b>breach their leasehold agreements</b>. "<br /><br />and<br /><br />"But Andrew Strong, managing director of Atlantis Estates, stood by the decision. He said: “We have been trying to get that flag down for two or three weeks. <b>This is not about offending other people but is part of the leasehold agreement which some residents have asked us to act on</b>. If we were to allow this there are 80 or 90 flats that could have lots of different flags flying. "<br />(my emphases)<br /><br />So they had some complaints and decided to enforce part of the leasehold agreement which is their legal right as landlords. The quote gives the impression that if they hadn't received complaints, they would have turned a blind eye, but once a complaint comes in they have to act on it.<br /><br />Would be interesting to see if they do this with all breaches of the leasehold agreement or just with this one.<br /><br />I am not affiliated with blah blah blah by the way,Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410203672733934883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-39200106703463762902010-06-16T13:02:10.412+01:002010-06-16T13:02:10.412+01:00Sadly, there does seem to have been an isolated ca...Sadly, there does seem to have been an isolated case of actual ban that's genuinely because those imposing it fear the flags could be offensive, here in Cambridge:<br /> http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Take-down-your-flags.htm<br />Though it mainly seems the company are just arsey about flags, they did include the words "could be offensive to others" in their letter.<br /><br />Which is clearly bonkers, given the flag-bedecked supermarket pretty much next door.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817806128052425511noreply@blogger.com