The Union HiJack

Ah, the Union Flag, the true symbol of Unionism (which I proudly stand for), our national heritage, and um, according to some, white nationalism. But we'll get to that little abomination later on. For now, let's look at the positive aspects of this flag, and while we're at it, a quick history lesson.

The beginnings of the flag date back to the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when King James the 6th of Scotland inherited the thrones of England, becoming James the 1st of England. This was what set the foundations of the United Kingdom. In 1606 Jamesy boy said he wanted a flag to represent both his kingdoms, to fly from ships of both the Royal English Navy and the Royal Scottish Navy. The flag that resulted was the first incarnation of the flag we know today, the primary different being that there is no red saltire to represent Ireland, which had yet to become part of the Union. Originally it was just flown from ships, hence the term Union Jack (a jack is a flag that's flown off a ship). In 1707 when the United Kingdom of Great Britain officially became a nation in it's own right, the Union Flag because the official British flag, becoming one of the most recognized symbols in the world. In 1801, when Ireland became part of the Union, the flag was changed to incorporate the St Patrick’s cross, and this is the flag that we know today. There has been some complaints coming from the mouths of the Welsh, moaning about the flag not having any representation in the flag, which is untrue, since Wales was annexed by England during the union of the crowns, it is represented by the St George flag. There has been some edits of the flag to include the St David's Cross or the Red Dragon, but hopefully nothing with ever happen with this. Nowadays, the flag is still under fire from a few thousand angry Welshmen, some Scottish Nationalists who want to destroy Scotland with Independence, and of course, the Political Correctness people, who seem to be able to turn anything into a symbol of oppression. Sadly, this is what the flag seems to have become these days. If you go to America, you see everyone proudly flying the Stars and Stripes without shame. If you did that in Britain you would be labeled as an extremist. Terrible isn't it?

There are two reasons for this. The first being that many recognize the Union Flag to be a relic of the colonial days, what with all its cruelty and slavery and the works. I obviously don't agree with cruelty and slavery, but I do take pride in looking back at the British Empire, and being proud that I come from what was at one time the largest power on the entire planet.

The other reason is of course, the National Front, who claim that to be British you must be white and of Anglo-Saxon ancestry. They believe that by returning anyone with different bloodlines to the lands their ancestors' ancestors came from they are "protecting the British race". This of course, is nonsense, but I won't go to deeply into that. What I will go into though is the NF's logo, which is the letters N & F conjoined, leaning to the right, and of course, with a Union Flag in the background. This is one of the only British parties that actually have our national flag in their logo, another one is the BNP; exactly. Thanks to the flags association with the far right, other parties are now terrified that if they include the Union Flag in their logo, they'll be labeled as being racist bigots. It's appalling.

Me? Well, I’m proudly conservative and I stand against oppression, and I will proudly flay my country's flag where ever and whenever I want. If you want to label me far right, go ahead. All your doing is insulting your own country (unless your not British, in which case, your not insulting your own country).