"Flag-signalling" - the practice of ostentatiously using a flag ostensibly to signify one's patriotic character, when its primary function is to encourage acquiescence from "the people" in passively accepting their own subjection & exploitation by manipulative opportunist elites.
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I'm actually quite proud of aspects of Britain eg our bands & authors, National Parks, gay-rights, inventions like the web, our #NHS, & helping defeat the #Nazis. But I'm revolted by other aspects eg growing far-right terrorism, & the Govt's use of grotesque populist nationalism.
But seriously...
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