[Dhaka Tribune] A balaclava wearing anti-EU activist has been filmed spectacularly failing to set fire to a European flag because of EU regulations on flammable materials.The man, believed to be a white nationalist affiliated with far-right group the Bolton North West Infidels, is filmed posing in front of the flag before launching into a rant about "forced mass immigration" eroding British identity.
"The European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
is corrupt to the core," he says in the clip. "It’s here to take away our nationality, our identity, our free speech and our illusory sovereignty.
"Its forced mass immigration is genocide on the British people. Its main aim is to wipe us and our country out. We want no part of it. Get us out now."
The man then attempts to set the flag alight with a cigarette lighter. But he appears to have forgotten European fire safety regulations and was soon thwarted by the fire-retardant flag as the flames flickered out.
Undeterred, the man tries to light it again ‐ despite it being draped over a wooden fence.
The painstaking efforts continue for two minutes, with the video eventually stopping when a small part of one corner of the flag had burnt off.
The video was initially posted on the Facebook page of the Bolton North West Infidels this week, but was quickly deleted. Its authenticity could not be confirmed.
The discovery of the film follows the move by Britannia on Wednesday, March 29, to formally serve the EU with notice of its intention to withdraw from the union.