As slavery was outlawed in England andWales in 1772 and througout the British Empire in 1807 and fully enacted in 1833 doesnt the Union Jack have a better claim to be the 'Flag of Freedom' ?
2007-01-24 23:57:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Union Jack is the Flag for Britain's freedom
2007-01-25 00:46:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 14⤊ 0⤋
The Union Flag [Jack] has very little to do with 'freedom'. Its origins are obscured by history however in simple terms it started life back in the middle ages when the English and the Scots decided to join forces as it were. The flag for this union in England showed the cross of St.George laid over the cross of St.Andrew. The Scots did not like this so created a flag showing the cross of St.Andrew laid on top of the cross of St.George.
Needless today the flag was never really accepted by anyone so was left on the drawing board or back burner as the Americans say.
The history of the Union Flag [Jack] is complicated in that it became, following the union between Scotland and England about three hundred years ago, the national flag of the Union (the two nations, Scotland and England).
In effect the Union Flag [Jack] became the battle standard of the British Army. Meanwhile, in Ireland, the Union Flag was given a new name, 'the butcher's aprson', because it simoblised the cruelty of British troops in their actions against the Irish.
The rest is history. As to the ownership of the Union Flag [Jack] this is still in dispute and no one can agree upon it so the issue is still in open court as it were.
As for the real flag of freedom; it is better to think either of the American flag or French flag in this context. Both flags are 'people's flags', where as the Union Flag is not of the people, by the people and for the people.
The Union Flag [Jack] is a 'battle standard' and not a flag of liberty - although you could argue that after a 'battle' the people on the winning side would be liberated and therefore free.
The Union Flag only really represents a union between Scotland and England and later that of Ireland with the cross of St.Patrick included.
2007-01-25 03:50:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A flag is just a flag, in this case freedom has nothing to do with it, when you think about it what freedom do we have ? OK they haven't taxed air, we can say almost anything we want, and we are free to leave anytime we want, other than that, that's about it. In every other way we are taxed or spied upon at least 15 times a day. Oh and judging by my tax bill that has to be paid by the end of this month, I'm a slave to the flag, Thank you Gorden Brown, it was a pleasure working for you all year !!!
2007-01-25 05:50:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well put ! The Union Flag represents Great Britain which has been a real force for good in the world over the last three hundred years.
2007-01-25 00:25:10 · answer #4 · answered by pwei34 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought the Union Jack was made up from the individual flags of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
2007-01-25 00:14:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Union flag is made up by 3 crosses.
The st George cross represents England,st Andrew's cross represents Scotland,st Patrick's cross was later introduced to the flag to represent Ireland.
I dont think Wales is represented in the flag at all,they have their own dragon flag.
I dont know about the flag of freedom,many Arabs seem to like burning it !!
2007-01-25 01:15:11 · answer #6 · answered by thefoolofthewheel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,because the flag and all those who served under it in those empire days and now have all been betrayed, the union flag of britain is now like the lonsdale belt of a long retired boxer, its an ornament of days long gone, if you fly it now you are aqccused of racism.The flag of the politicians treason is the real flag a circle of twelve stars on a blue background. the jack is all but done for.
2007-01-25 05:28:07 · answer #7 · answered by trucker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The union jack has little to do with the slave trade been outlawed. It represents the countries union with each other-though I could be totally wrong. It symbolises different things to different people:progress, repression, peace, economic domination, friendship and unity, and of course football.
2007-01-25 00:10:14 · answer #8 · answered by divisions_weaken 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"byebyename" seems to have no concept of the difference between slavery and working for a living.
Its an insult to those who went through slavery to say maids and butlers are the same.
As for our flag, it think its great and happy to be called a member of the United Kingdom flying under the Union Flag.
2007-01-25 00:11:12 · answer #9 · answered by Michael H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it's a flag of forced union
2007-01-25 00:00:34 · answer #10 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋