KKK flags flies in Belfast

Sunnyisland

A Ku Klux Klan flag has been placed in an area of Belfast at the centre of a recent surge in racist attacks in the city.

There has been a spike in racist attacks in Belfast, with the Police Service of Northern Ireland confirming its officers are investigating up to three racist incidents every day. A large proportion of racist attacks and intimidation is taking place in the loyalist east.

The Alliance party MP said the appearance of a KKK flag off Island Street in the east of the city gives "an even more sinister edge" to xenophobic attacks in the area.

Long said: "Yet again we see those who wish to bully anyone different from them use flags and emblems to assert dominance and control over a community. To put up these flags in broad daylight shows just how brazen the culprits are.

"To use flags hailing a hate group such as the KKK is sickening and lends a further menacing element to recent events. It is essential that every right-thinking person unites against those who engage in racist, bigoted or otherwise intolerant behaviour and does so with consistency."

Over the last year Northern Ireland has become one of the worst hot spots for racist crimes and race-hate-linked incidents in the UK, but the authors of the report say the region is home to only 1% of all the non-EU/EEA migrants who have come into the UK.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/01/ku-klux-klan-flag-erected-east-belfast-racist-tensions


As well as every other flag we now have the KKK flying here !

I suppose it's just a one off as there is never much trouble up here about Flags or banners before ! ! !

jellyboy

Time to invest in washing powder shares…

whisky_galore

realies wrote: »

I suppose it's just a one off as there is never much trouble up here about Flags or banners before ! ! !

It's actually a 'fleg'.

iDave

A large proportion of racist attacks and intimidation is taking place in the loyalist east.

Find that hard to believe. Its not like they have a history of intolerance to other cultures :rolleyes:

Rhys Essien

Christ,the irony here is gas.Blow-ins not wanting other blow-ins.

shruikan2553

Are they Catholic foreigners or protestant foreigners?

bilston

Rhys Essien wrote: »

Christ,the irony here is gas.Blow-ins not wanting other blow-ins.

I think everyone in the history of the world is a blow in to be fair.

There seems to be people driving this disgusting racism in East Belfast, probably elements of the UVF involved in a power struggle and who are exploiting people to do their dirty work. I've said it before and have been shot down by others here who dont actually live in the area but the majority of people in East Belfast want nothing to do with this nonsense.

The flags were taken down pretty quickly but they should NEVER have been put up in then first place. Any form of racism is disgusting and any connotation with the KKK is all the note sinister.

SEPT 23 1989

Is it the Southern Cross flag Cork people use?

Philo Beddoe

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Is it the Southern Cross flag Cork people use?

The American Confederate flag used to be fairly popular with Cork GAA fans (perhaps it still is), but probably more to do with the fact that it's mostly red and they are known as the Rebel County, rather than any association with the racist connotations.

FYI The Southern Cross is the name of the constellation depicted on the Australian and New Zealand flags. I'm not sure the phrase is ever used to identify the cross of stars on the Confederate flag.

Omackeral

Bigotry in July? Well I never.

whisky_galore

Philo Beddoe wrote: »

The American Confederate flag used to be fairly popular with Cork GAA fans (perhaps it still is), but probably more to do with the fact that it's mostly red and they are known as the Rebel County, rather than any association with the racist connotations.

FYI The Southern Cross is the name of the constellation depicted on the Australian and New Zealand flags. I'm not sure the phrase is ever used to identify the cross of stars on the Confederate flag.

To be a pedant, it's the Confederate Navy Jack that's most commonly used.
There used be (prob still is) a smattering of WW2 era Japanese Rising Sun flags by Cork GAA fans, they're probably oblivious to the dark history of both designs...they're just considered 'cool' flags I suppose.

The flag in Belfast is a blue KKK design based about a Nazi type 'Reichsadler' eagle. Def. not cool.

BeardySi

whisky_galore wrote: »

It's actually a 'fleg'.

Only if it's being flown upside-down

Herb Powell

Well, at least they're finally being honest about what they stand for.

Davarus Walrus

Your life must really suck if you actually have to end up immigrating to Norn Iron.

keano_afc

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/linfield-shop-sign-tricolour-is-ivory-coast-not-republic-of-ireland-flag-30357592.html


This is caliber of people you're dealing with. Its backwards NI is going, I despair for it. I love Belfast and spend quite a lot of time up there. Vast majority just want to get on with their lives, but these knuckledraggers are adamant that a shared society is not the way forward.

cournioni

Davarus Walrus wrote: »

Your life must really suck if you actually have to end up immigrating to Norn Iron.

Don't you mean emigrating? :pac:

I don't mind Norn Iron, as a lot of people have said already, these people are very much in the minority nowadays. I'd much rather move to Belfast than Dublin anyway.

Philo Beddoe

whisky_galore wrote: »

To be a pedant, it's the Confederate Navy Jack that's most commonly used.
There used be (prob still is) a smattering of WW2 era Japanese Rising Sun flags by Cork GAA fans, they're probably oblivious to the dark history of both designs...they're just considered 'cool' flags I suppose.

I remember watching Cork games on the television when I was a kid and there were usually numerous examples of each. It was always seen as a positive thing, this being in the days before wearing county jerseys/hats etc was ubiquitous in the stands, so they added a bit of colour to the occasions. Never any question about the dark history of these flags as I recall.

whisky_galore

Philo Beddoe wrote: »

I remember watching Cork games on the television when I was a kid and there were usually numerous examples of each. It was always seen as a positive thing, this being in the days before wearing county jerseys/hats etc was ubiquitous in the stands, so they added a bit of colour to the occasions. Never any question about the dark history of these flags as I recall.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/gaa/rebel-fans-rebel-against-flag-ban-calls-160301.html

jimgoose

Philo Beddoe wrote: »

I remember watching Cork games on the television when I was a kid and there were usually numerous examples of each. It was always seen as a positive thing, this being in the days before wearing county jerseys/hats etc was ubiquitous in the stands, so they added a bit of colour to the occasions. Never any question about the dark history of these flags as I recall.

It's used to represent the underdog, as in The Lost Cause Of The Confederacahhh, as well as right-and-proper Southern sovereignty, y'all!

Son Of A Vidic

realies wrote: »

KKK flags flies in Belfast

Since KKK members have attended the 12th celebrations in the past, this should come as no surprise.

Rhys Essien

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Is it the Southern Cross flag Cork people use?

No,this is the flag they used.

http://www.thejournal.ie/kkk-flag-belfast-1549600-Jul2014/

Micky Dolenz

They do love a flag.

Duckworth_Luas

I suppose the flag of this anti-semitic organisation was flying next to the flag of Israel

neamhspleachi

It's the flag of the 'New Order Knights of the KKK', an even more extreme offshoot of the nefarious society

F7Z

Jaysus the north must be a right ****hole. The south east and west too but thats beside the point

Rhys Essien

F7Z wrote: »

Jaysus the north must be a right ****hole. The south east and west too but thats beside the point

Some say south eastern northern Ireland is a nice place.

bear1

F7Z wrote: »

Jaysus the north must be a right ****hole. The south east and west too but thats beside the point

There is always one :rolleyes:

The One Doctor

The IRA is sick of having no Protestants to attack so they've changed their agenda to attacking people with different passports.

They'll have to change their name to the Irish Racist Army now.

suicide_circus

Except its not the IRA, its the other ****

FTA69

The One Doctor wrote: »

The IRA is sick of having no Protestants to attack so they've changed their agenda to attacking people with different passports.

They'll have to change their name to the Irish Racist Army now.

Epic fail.

bear1

The One Doctor wrote: »

The IRA is sick of having no Protestants to attack so they've changed their agenda to attacking people with different passports.

They'll have to change their name to the Irish Racist Army now.

^^ wow

Celly Smunt

The One Doctor wrote: »

The IRA is sick of having no Protestants to attack so they've changed their agenda to attacking people with different passports.

They'll have to change their name to the Irish Racist Army now.

I agree, Bobby Sands should be the president of Northern Ireland again to stamp out the IRA.

Chucky our law.

Iwasfrozen

whisky_galore wrote: »

To be a pedant, it's the Confederate Navy Jack that's most commonly used.
There used be (prob still is) a smattering of WW2 era Japanese Rising Sun flags by Cork GAA fans, they're probably oblivious to the dark history of both designs...they're just considered 'cool' flags I suppose.

The flag in Belfast is a blue KKK design based about a Nazi type 'Reichsadler' eagle. Def. not cool.

Jesus Cork people are idiots.

My name is URL

Those protestants.. up to no good as usual

Celly Smunt

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

Jesus Cork people are idiots.

Sometimes I think we should just give them their republic for the sake of everybody.

Umadbrah?

The One Doctor wrote: »

The IRA is sick of having no Protestants to attack so they've changed their agenda to attacking people with different passports.

They'll have to change their name to the Irish Racist Army now.

It's in loyalist areas.

Iwasfrozen

Umadbrah? wrote: »

It's in loyalist areas.

Don't **** in your own back yard.

VinLieger

Typical sh1te coming from the Loyalist troglodytes

Plazaman

I thought the KKK were just as intolerent to Protestants as well as Catholics and that anyone from Britain and/or Ireland do not fit in to the upper class of Ayran they're looking for their ranks.

Memo to self, set up pillow case store in Belfast.

jimgoose

whisky_galore wrote: »

...WW2 era Japanese Rising Sun flags by Cork GAA fans, they're probably oblivious to the dark history of both designs...they're just considered 'cool' flags I suppose.

The Rising Sun flag is used as the Japanese Naval ensign, and for the military generally. It is true that it is considered offensive in some jurisdictions that were subject to Japanese war crimes, but I personally enjoy the fact that it pisses off the Chinese.

The national flag of Japan has the same Sun emblem but no red bars. It is also used in Caaark to indicate the presence of a curry-house.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Plazaman wrote: »

I thought the KKK were just as intolerent to Protestants as well as Catholics and that anyone from Britain and/or Ireland do not fit in to the upper class of Ayran they're looking for their ranks.

Memo to self, set up pillow case store in Belfast.

A lot of people would have been of Ulster scots extraction in the southern states when the Klan was at it's peak. Catholics weren't allowed to join until the 1970s when their membership began to rapidly decline.

Nodin

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

A lot of people would have been of Ulster scots extraction in the southern states when the Klan was at it's peak. Catholics weren't allowed to join until the 1970s when their membership began to rapidly decline.

You know things are bad when ye have to let papists in.

conor2469

Plazaman wrote: »

I thought the KKK were just as intolerent to Protestants....

Nope, once you're white protestant you're golden afaik.

Busted Flat.

Paisley made a tour of the southern states to raise money some years back, he spoke in the KKK halls and arenas, when the press got wind of it he cancelled the remainder of the tour and hightailed it back to the occupied counties.
Nothing new in the contacts between Loyal blood and the KKK. Let them fly their fleg, they are only making fools of themselves, which is nothing new.

Joe Duffy..

So the P.S.N.I take down the KKK flag, yet leave the UVF and UDA flags flying. Should of taken the lot down.

Cienciano

jimgoose wrote: »

The national flag of Japan has the same Sun emblem but no red bars. It is also used in Caaark to indicate the presence of a curry-house.

Because it's what your arse looks like the morning after one

Nodin

Just so everyone is clear, the fleg no longer flies.....
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-28103319

Elsewhere however, the welcoming atmosphere has become warmer...
https://twitter.com/kellynoelle0/status/484088407271174144

FTA69

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

Jesus Cork people are idiots.

Cork people are actually witty raconteurs who are unreal at sports and also attractive to women.

The flag stuff at GAA matches is a bit unfortunate though. I'm waiting for the day someone brings along a swastika flag "cos it's red and white like".

FTA69

Duiske

The One Doctor wrote: »

The IRA is sick of having no Protestants to attack so they've changed their agenda to attacking people with different passports.

They'll have to change their name to the Irish Racist Army now.

Am going to see Mrs Browns Boys tonight. Hope I haven't maxed out my lol quota for the day.

Omackeral

Duiske wrote: »

Am going to see Mrs Browns Boys tonight. Hope I haven't maxed out my lol quota for the day.

That wouldn't make the foggiest of difference on the quota front if that's what you're going to see. Absolute tripe.