Tag: Patriotism

Organizers of the Tommy Robinson demonstrations in London have welcomed all colours, creeds, and orientations to take part in what is meant to be a peaceful response to out of control, leftist thuggery. They have asked those who are looking to carry out violence to please stay away. Last Saturday, a day which marked the… Continue reading Patriotism Part 14

Tommy Robinson and the DFLA are expected to be joined by British patriots, servicemen from the British Armed Forces, and ex-forces. Together, they will defend British landmarks from leftist goons that would like nothing more than to see British history completely erased. The pro-British activists have planned to gather by the Winston Churchill statue and… Continue reading Patriotism Part 13

The dishonest, liberal press is up in arms after Tommy Robinson and the Democratic Football Lads Alliance (DFLA) announced plans to defend war memorials in London. The planned action comes after Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and other far-left thugs defaced and tore down monuments across Britain last weekend. These despicable actions didn’t satisfy the mob’s… Continue reading Patriotism Part 12

I would describe myself as a British Patriot, not a White Supremist as the Liberal Progressives like to think, but simply Proud of being British, being Part of the United KIngdom. That, to my mind, includes Everyone who lives in the United Kingdom, no matter what skin colour you are, as long as you Love… Continue reading Patriotism Part 11

British patriotism has something of an image crisis and each flying national flag is heavy with history and context which can be problematic. “It is interesting to see from our findings Britons would feel more comfortable representing their nation during a sporting event than, say, a patron saints holiday, as perhaps the context of sporting… Continue reading Patriotism Part 10

Of the 2,000 adults surveyed, one in two own something bearing the flag of their home country. Seven per cent have a tattoo of their country’s flag, patron saint or symbol on their bodies, while 48 per cent wish there were more flags bearing their home country flying in their local town or city. https://vk.com/video503532632_456240514

The World Cup was named the occasion where Britons feel most comfortable indulging their patriotic side, followed by the Olympic Games and Armistice Day. Generally, older Britons feel more patriotic than younger generations, with 40 per cent of those aged 55 and over describing themselves as “very patriotic”, compared to 18 per cent of those… Continue reading Patriotism Part 8

Britons are increasingly afraid to show their national pride in public for fear of ridicule or abuse, a poll has found. Many of those surveyed believed national pride is on the wane, with younger generations placing less importance on patriotism than ever before, The 1940s was the decade when patriotism was at its height, when… Continue reading Patriotism Part 7

In most contexts today, nationalism is “the policy or doctrine of asserting the interests of one’s own nation viewed as separate from the interests of other nations or the common interests of all nations.” In short, nationalism is a kind of excessive, aggressive patriotism. Modernnationalismis rooted, in part, in French and American revolutions that fought… Continue reading Patriotism Part 6

Patriotism could be politically subversive, allowing groups to believe that they, rather than the ruling powers, actually had the best interests of the country at heart. This was true for Jacobites opposed to William III and his successors. It was also true of the ‘patriots’ who fought the British in the American War of Independence… Continue reading Patriotism Part 4