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How the Welsh flag has been hijacked by the far-right in Brittany (nation.cymru)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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When the current affairs magazine, Le Peuple Breton, published its 60th anniversary edition recently, the front cover, designed to be a cause for celebration, ended up at the centre of a national scandal.

“Un peuple vivant” (a living nation) read the headline alongside a photo of a young boy holding a Breton flag.

When it was posted on Twitter, it was met with a barrage of abuse of such ferocity that it is now being investigated by the police, and subsequently led to a huge outpouring of support for the magazine.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Excited to learn about this in the next episode of “fun with flags”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I would absolutely be here for that haha

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hasn't the English flag been a dog whistle for years now?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That and the UK Flag these days, with what is essentially a far-right government at it's head.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Bretons have some balls being anti-immigrant.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I was honestly thinking this exact thing when I first read the article, a strong sense of irony here.