A quick thing

British identity is kind& #39;ve up for grabs right now. A lot of people are trying to equate it with displays of flags and stuff, which is really dumb (esp when you consider how many of those flag-botherers are genuinely fascist)
British identity is a really weird thing to try and pin down.

It& #39;s kind& #39;ve a thing in that a lot of people relate to it, but at the same time, every effort to verbalise it seems to end up tying itself in knots.
So, I could go on about & #39;official& #39; definitions, but that& #39;s been done, many times, and by people much better known than my Twitter rando self.

Anyone remember those definitions?

I& #39;m guessing no
There is no official definition of Britishness that British people think is important enough to bother remembering.

Do correct me if I& #39;m wrong.
It& #39;s actually important.

The government tries to use a notion of "britishness" as a political tool - to attack those not "british" enough and to appeal to those who have an idea of what "britishness" means - despite the fact that their definition exists only in their own heads..
That& #39;s how fascists get away with it.

It& #39;s like all those pricks you see going on about "Londonistan" and "London has fallen"

They don& #39;t know wtf they& #39;re on about.

Don& #39;t believe me? Start asking them for details.
I& #39;m a Londoner. I& #39;ve got a better grasp of what& #39;s going on here than most people, definitely better than any right-wing asshole who doesn& #39;t live here.

No-go zones don& #39;t exist, dickheads. You& #39;ve been duped.
"Britishness" isn& #39;t a fixed thing. That& #39;s the beauty of it. It& #39;s always been about taking on-board new people, new ideas..

If there& #39;s been one constant in British history, it& #39;s acceptance. That& #39;s what we do. We accept people.
The law might be slow to change, but the people here are pretty cool. On the whole, we change things, for the better. We& #39;re not perfect, there& #39;s still plenty of injustice, but we& #39;re working on it. Overall, there& #39;s room for improvement, but we& #39;re kind& #39;ve getting there.
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