Dear Wayne,
The Westboro Baptist Church is the example I was thinking of. They are certainly not Conservative, nor are they Baptist, and are democrats, friends of Al Gore, and ambulance-chasers. Yet, when they disrupt a funeral and carry evil signs, people ASSUME they are people like you and me, Conservative, Republican, Religious, or whatever. THAT is their intent. And it is VERY hard to disabuse people of the idea that they DO NOT represent you or me.
I was merely entertaining the possibility that the egregious antisemitism displayed in these fliers may be an attempt to discredit the people in the UK who are upset about the influx of Muslims and other foreigners who are destroying the very fabric of society. What better way to discredit them than to depict people who care about their culture and country as vicious nazis, white supremacists, and antisemites? The UK has a visceral reaction to nazi symbols, so it made conservatives look much worse than a mere anti-muslim pamphlet.
I was just “thinking out loud”. I am sorry if I offended you in any way.
I agree with you. This seems too over-the-top and doesn’t pass the smell test. Sure looks like trolling for me.
No offense. Thank you for the explanation.
“False flag” is also used to describe operations which are run by the very organization that appears to be the victim of the operation.
I was hoping that was not the context in which you were using the term, and am happy that it was not.