Flag shaggers

[Tom Joad]

I say again, and I'm not wanting to defend the potential actions or motives of these people, but have you actually thought that in ridiculing them you're confirming everything they believe to be true. It just adds to the us vs them mentality that is causing more harm than good across the country.

And as someone that tries to argue against those swayed towards division, I find I'm fighting a battle uphill. One day B'ham council announce they will remove all the Union flags from lamp posts and council property and the next say they will light up the central library in green to celebrate Pakistan's independence day. (Not related, I know, but) try and point out the nuances or optics there to someone that believes they are being ignored.
Insulting people's concerns does not make those concerns go away, it reinforces the belief they are being overlooked or worse, being disadvantaged.