>> More to the point, what the heck is an American flag doing on the wall
>> of a pub somewhere in a village just outside Northampton?
>
> The same thing that, for example, you might find a Guinness sign in a bar
> in the middle of New York state:  Nostalgia, decoration, or something
> like that.

That explains the flag next to it, which is an image of a bald-headed 
eagle and a guy in some sort of motorbike. (WTF?)

>>> Some people are still proud of the fact that their ancestors fought to
>>> the last breath to keep slaves, and many feel they never should have
>>> lost in the first place.
>>
>> I suspect if people thought that's what it really stands for, they
>> wouldn't have put it on that wall...
>
> Well, you *do* have the BNP over there - which perhaps demonstrates there
> are likely people who believe that crap there just as much as here.

The BNP are just nuts. Unfortunately, democrasy apparently means that 
even people who are stark raving mad get to stand for election...

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