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Purpose of the shredded flags hanging half mast in London? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/61310474

Visiting London for a few days, and noticed a lot of half-mast flags: red cross on a white background (reminiscent of some crusaders, Templars?) any symbolism behind them being shredded? Its a lot of them, must have cost a ton of money…

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[–] 4 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I'm 99% sure there aren't City of London flags tied to lampposts on an industrial estate near Heathrow. It'll just be the usual England flags you see across the country.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (6 children)

    The only difference is a tiny sword and city of London flags are all around historic London, just not greater London and Heathrow is like 3 miles away from historic London.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Raise_the_Colours

    So could be either and the reason is far right douchebaggery.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Do you mean the City of London? Heathrow is over 20 miles from the City.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    No I mean historic London.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    You are an American who just got your alternative potential answer from Wikipedia, right? Decent rapid research skills, well done.

    But you need to keep going to contextual information. "the Historic City of London" is what it says on the page you linked, but click on "City of London" for its definition, perhaps.

    And if you're doing a bit like other posters, you need to keep the format roughly the same to convey that metatextual information.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (1 child)

    That’s such a vague term as to be meaningless. The City has historic parts, but lots of modern parts. So does Westminster. So does most of Greater London. Even the Heath Row goes back to at least the 15th Century.

    And no, the Flag of the City of London would mot be seen in any of these places except the City and (for roundabout reasons) Epping Forest.

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  • [–] -3 points 5 months ago

    I offered two solutions homie, nuh uh is nice and all but a better answer seems like it would be better. They wanted to know what the flag is, either city of London or England. Why are they there location or far right right chucklefuckery.

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