You Can't Make This Up: Dublin City Council Opposes Flag of Ireland

AP Photo/Isaac Brekken

I remember the first time I heard a liberal complain about my flying the American flag. It was hateful, and they complained that they knew a person was a Republican if they flew the American flag.

Advertisement

Of course, I was not surprised in the least because one of the great dividing lines in our society is whether you believe America is good or not. Liberals are, for the most part, internationalists who believe that pride in one's country is atavistic and that "diversity is our strength."

This view is held universally among liberals throughout the Western world. If you push them, you will find that pride in one's country or culture is not inherently bad, because people from other countries or cultures often exhibit the same sentiment. Liberals are fine with protesters waving Mexican or Palestinian flags, but they are beside themselves when, let's face it, white people do it. 

You see this in the reaction to the flag protests in the UK, and it is the same phenomenon as what I and others experience here. 

You get the same "diversity is our strength" BS, the same anti-nationalism, and the same contempt for the people who exhibit pride in their country or culture. 

Advertisement

When the Dublin City Council comes out in opposition to flying the Irish flag, you know something has gone terribly wrong with the Establishment. While it is certainly the case that there is such a thing as dangerous nationalism, opposition to all nationalism is a symptom of a suicidal impulse that is hollowing out the West. 

By now, we all know what has sparked this upswell in the UK--the preference the government has shown for illegal migrants over ordinary Britons. This is not an exaggeration--the Home Office just went to court arguing that migrants have rights that override those of UK citizens. 

The backlash against migrants is not motivated by mere bigotry. Migrants have caused a huge upsurge in crime and exacerbated a housing crisis. Britain is now the rape capital of the Western world, with a staggering increase in sexual violence that has been caused by "South Asian" migrants. The government has long been aware of that, and they spent decades covering it up. 

Advertisement

The Epping Council tried to close a migrant hotel after yet another sexual assault of a young girl, and the Home Office fought them and won. When forced to choose between allowing young girls to be raped or removing illegal migrants, the government is choosing the latter. 

The flags are being flown to remind the elite who they are supposed to represent, and that, indeed, there is a meaningful distinction between citizens and illegal migrants. 

Is it hateful to oppose the Islamization of your country? The same people who decry "settler colonialism" will tell you that it is, when you are demanding that your country not be colonized by people who believe that they can rape your sister or daughter. 

Advertisement

Who, exactly, is inciting racial hatred? 

I have been writing a series of these pieces, not because I am obsessed with what happens in Dublin or London, Scotland, or Wales. But because this is a vision of our future, we must prevent it from happening here. 

We will be called names for opposing the Islamization of our country, just as we are called names for fighting crime and the degradation of our cities. We are called Nazis, "phobes," and every name in the book. 

Just as the people of Dublin are being told that pride in Ireland is offensive. 

And indeed, we should resist becoming what we despise--it is tempting to fight hate with hate. We needn't descend into racism to oppose the Islamization of our cultures. 

Advertisement

But we must be resolute that it cannot happen. 

There will be no satisfaction in saying "I told you so," as we have been reduced to with the destruction of some of our great cities. We must prevent it. 

  • Editor's Note: The mainstream media continues to deflect, gaslight, spin, and lie about President Trump, his administration, and conservatives.

Help us continue to expose their left-wing bias by reading news you can trust. Join Hot Air VIP and use promo code FIGHT to get 60% off your membership.

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Trending on HotAir Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Ed Morrissey 7:00 PM | August 30, 2025
Advertisement