Thread: Welsh dragon call for Union flag
View Single Post
  #3 (permalink)     Quote this post in a PM
Old Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Errigal's Avatar
Errigal Errigal está offline
Member
  
Last Online: 9 Hours Ago 17:30
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,619
Blog Entries: 9
Errigal 's wisdom is sought by the gods.Errigal 's wisdom is sought by the gods.Errigal 's wisdom is sought by the gods.Errigal 's wisdom is sought by the gods.Errigal 's wisdom is sought by the gods.Errigal 's wisdom is sought by the gods.Errigal 's wisdom is sought by the gods.Errigal 's wisdom is sought by the gods.Errigal 's wisdom is sought by the gods.Errigal 's wisdom is sought by the gods.Errigal 's wisdom is sought by the gods.
Default Re: Welsh dragon call for Union flag
The Union Jack represents the union of three kingdoms: England, Scotland and Ireland. Wales is a principality. Three out of four provinces (plus three counties) of the Kingdom of Ireland are now a Republic, so the Union Jack is looking a little wobbly.

We already live in a culture obsessed with symbol over substance; this flag debate is just another symptom. I myself am not very interested in "flagism" or "mapism". I am most interested in the organic civil society of nationhood.

If the current UK wants to change its flag then it should also take a look at its political institutions. I myself would rather live in a representative state with an anachronistic flag than an anachronistic state with a representative flag.
Reply With Quote