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[UK Politics] So. The UK government is encouraging schools to take part in an event on Friday to celebrate "Britishness".
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Government encourages schools to host 'One Britain' ...
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"One Britain, One Nation" Day, apparently. Which is dumb because the island of Great Britain is three recognized countries. Should be four, but the English keep claiming Kernow/Cornwall.
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And it's especially dumb because most schools in Scotland will have broken up by Friday.
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And the song...I'm trying to find it. It's...it's something.
Shan-aconda
/smells like nationalism/
Shan-aconda
or at least by the name
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OBON: OBON DAY 2021 Campaign Song.
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Shan-aconda
: But, Shan. The government HATE nationalists!
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Well. The ones that are Scottish nationalists or Welsh nationalists or Irish nationalists...who want independence and fairness for their people.
Shan-aconda
sad cackle
PokeFan Anzy
Every time someone from England wonders why everyone hates England I just have to sigh
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PokeFan Anzy
: Most of them are in government at the moment.
Tad Cooper
Mm. Maybe if they hadn’t thrown their fucking weight behind Johnson’s Britain for white people from England shtick they wouldn’t have to try and stir up happy British thoughts
PokeFan Anzy
James Acaster On The Absurdity Of The British Empire
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That said. Wales is playing Denmark on Saturday in the Euros and posted this today: 
Wales 🏴 on Twitter
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Wording's a little clumsy, but it gets the message across. 
PrincessBatty
Tad Cooper
Oh my god Britler Youth
PrincessBatty
holy shit that's good
kaylin
'Britler Youth', omg
kaylin
also, I'm pretty sure that there are people in Scotland who'd deliberately call an unofficial holiday from school to avoid "celebrating Britishness"
Roach
wow, it's 'colonialism good actually' the song.
Sharkleberry
All I'm saying is that if I lived in Scotland or Wales I'd be the most Scottish or Welsh person to ever person.