Viewpoint wrote:vaughanwilliams wrote:In the UK there is the Union flag representing the nation and at the same time there are the "regional" flags of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, not to mention the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Everyone is very proud of their own flags and they are often/usually displayed equally with the national flag. I would suggest that even if Cyprus were to be "reunited" individual citizens would want to keep their own identities and the symbols that they feel represent them.
Totally agree.
Fine, if we're talking regions, let's have flags for the Paphos, Larnaca, Limassol, Famagusta, Kyrenia and Nicosia regions which all Cypriots from these regions, regardless of ethnic or linguistic background can fly with pride.
But you're not talking regions here, you're talking races. And when vaughan shows us the flag the Pakistanis have for Bradford, or the Turks have for Hackney, or the West Indians have for Brixton, or the Indians have for Southhall, or the Jews have for Golders Green, or the Cypriots have for Winchmore Hill, or the Greeks have for Bayswater... and explains what the reaction would be in Britain, then we'll talk.