[Albion] The Japanese imperial flag in the away end at OT

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

For goodness sake please stay on track we are talking about a Japanese flag and it being seen as offensive to potentially another Nation

On track? Why would anyone want to stay on track? The track is a railroad to nowhere, and it is much more pleasing to leave the track and explore the nearby undergrowth.

 

[Questions]

You see once again no comment from the club.
Why oh why, what with all the media attention we are getting, have we not employed a Vexillologist who understands all flags and their historical meanings.
Barbar out

 

[Questions]

On track? Why would anyone want to stay on track? The track is a railroad to nowhere, and it is much more pleasing to leave the track and explore the nearby undergrowth.

Yeah and if we come across any critters, we’ll deal with them.

 

[Blue3]

But it's not the wrong flag. It's a flag still in use in Japan and, apparently, not because they have expansionism intentions. The cross of St George or Union Jack is offensive in some areas but that doesn't mean we're going to stop waving it just because on tv someone might see it and be offended. I think if we were playing a friendly in Korea then that would be a different matter.

Come on Drew try and not conflate a discussion we are only talking about one flag that another nation takes offence at

 

[Mr Bridger]

You see once again no comment from the club.
Why oh why, what with all the media attention we are getting, have we not employed a Vexillologist who understands all flags and their historical meanings.
Barbar out

They’re too busy going back through the records seeing if Russell Brand attended any games at Withdean.

 

[Blue3]

On track? Why would anyone want to stay on track? The track is a railroad to nowhere, and it is much more pleasing to leave the track and explore the nearby undergrowth.

If only a few would get off the train things might be a lot simpler

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

If only a few would get off the train things might be a lot simpler

Tricky, if you've been no-platformed.

 

[Questions]

So we’ve gone from Japanese Imperialism and it’s cruelty to railways…..,,
Did I say my dad fought in Burma……
My dad hated the Army Catering Cotr more than the Japanese he said.
Anyway who linked Japan and railways ? It was Harry Wilson Tackle not me.

 

[Horses Arse]

I just had a click through to see what people were saying and lo and behold there are a couple of Japanese nationalists in the comments. Probably most of you are unfamiliar with these types but they will appear whenever they feel Japan might be being slighted in any way. They then unintentionally show everyone why it is some people might get upset with the kind of attitudes linked with that flag.
(And no, for the perpetual supporters of free speech, well my kind of free speech anyway, I'm not suggesting the people who had the flag at OT meant anything other than a show of support for Mitoma)

Flag wavers are the same the world over it seems.

 

[Horses Arse]

Brighton never invaded Nanking.

Well if they never invaded nanking, they must have invaded sanking.

 

[Horses Arse]

So we’ve gone from Japanese Imperialism and it’s cruelty to railways…..,,
Did I say my dad fought in Burma……
My dad hated the Army Catering Cotr more than the Japanese he said.
Anyway who linked Japan and railways ? It was Harry Wilson Tackle not me.

My grandfather was a PoW, held by the Japanese and missing presumed dead for a couple of years. Brought back a wooden cup the guards used to drink out of.

I'd ask him about flags but I never met him. Cool cup though.

 

[Scappa]

So we’ve gone from Japanese Imperialism and it’s cruelty to railways…..,,
Did I say my dad fought in Burma……
My dad hated the Army Catering Cotr more than the Japanese he said.
Anyway who linked Japan and railways ? It was Harry Wilson Tackle not me.

How did Imperial Japan's cruelty to railways manifest?

 

[Questions]

How did Imperial Japan's cruelty to railways manifest?

Well there you go.,,,,,, Good question.

 

[Bakero]

How did Imperial Japan's cruelty to railways manifest?

It's difficult to gauge.

 

[Giraffe]

As an aside. I really enjoyed the Tenko series back in the day.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Basically this. always someone getting offended on behalf of someone else.
Classic on Saturday during the minutes silence, heard someone shout out UNITED at the other end of the ground, and a few in our end started ssshhhh’ing . Adding to the noise.

One ssshhhhhh was loud and exaggrated it actually made most people laugh

 

[taz]

I'll have to be waving my pilot skull and crossbones kamikaze flag just for the pleasure of offending all the wet wipe wokey woke wokes

 

[Mr Bridger]

One ssshhhhhh was loud and exaggrated it actually made most people laugh

Phew, I’m glad it was laughing and not booing.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

I'll have to be waving my pilot skull and crossbones kamikaze flag just for the pleasure of offending all the wet wipe wokey woke wokes

That’s just suicidal

 

[sparkie]

We’ll stop doing this when you stop eating dogs!

Not a great comment.