The flag

By valiswaverider
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You may think differently to me
we need to talk about the flag
and it's symbolism
But let’s work towards the benefit of all
you are not my enemy
Let us not out source empathy
To an AI or other entity of any sort
There has been an erosion of common meeting places
Replaced with discourse on internet echo chambers
Everything becomes a meme
A culturally transmitted idea
But were is the debate
Were is the rigour
The basis of Academic thought
But also statesmanship
Statesmanship starts from the position you have a right to your opinion and I have a right to mine
Which is logical and ethical
We are thinking creatures
We need to get the measure
Of one another
Not to score points
But to promote understanding
The flag
It is a flag of Union
Not of division
Four kingdoms
Enfolded into the singular
My heritage is diverse
My interests and friends diverse
From a 70,s primary education onwards
I believe in inclusivity
Please do nt see this as a threat
Or a put down because it is nt
Do not turn this flag into a thing it is not
A symbol of division
The kingdom was United
I know my history been part Welsh
I know the legacy of Owain Glyndŵr
And of resistance
The harrying of the north
And the highland clearances
Ours has never been an easy union
And yet it has endured
I hope it will continue to endure
Though trials and tribulations
Let us remember
Their finest hour
in honour
Of those who kept us free
And kept are isle a welcoming place
With in a turbulent world
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