by Monsoon » Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:35 pm
Ah now this links straight back to our Political Correctness topic we had, St. George's day is challenged pretty much by the same people who want to cancel Christmas and Easter. I didn't read many of the comments on the link but it became obvious that the people who are so anti St.George are people who don't understand or don't want to and have adopted the wrong impression. It is true that the flag and concept of killing the dragon was adopted some time ago by far right extremists and i think this is what they are confusing normal English people celebrating the day with. It's certainly news to me that the average English person runs wild on this day!
I could debate here that i am not English because i am a Celt and come from the duchy of Cornwall which i am proud of, but i consider myself to be just as much English and i am proud of the cross of St.George, so should all people living in this country whether their origins are Viking, Norman, Roman, African, Celt or wherever.
What i'll also say is that if i ever emigrated to another county such as Canada, Australia or New Zealand, then i would respect all their traditions and adopt their flag as my own, because after all it would be my choice to be living in that country.
While a tiger eyed its prey and an eagle raged in a thunderous sky a river of darkness fell upon a burning sun and the wolf cried tis a time to die, thus did the angels weep as power and triumph in those golden eyes did creep.