It doesn't, and it isn't.
Only the likes of you think the Union flag has an implicit association with the BNP, etc.
People who aren't buried alive under their white (British) guilt, just see the flag of this country.
Must suck to be so brainwashed that you see right-wing bogeyman everywhere you look.
You do love to throw the insult around. The BNP, Britain First and the other extremist groups made sure they covered themselves in the Union Flag, it was a major part of their identity. I clearly remember from my childhood the chant "there ain't no black in the Union Jack". Don't try and pretend it didn't/doesn't exist. I'm not "buried alive under my white (British) guilt", I have nothing to feel guilty about, why would I feel guilty for being white or British? I've always strived not to be a horrible racist **** and to actually speak up when I see people being that. That really is a ridiculous insult to throw around, its like calling someone a snow flake and expecting them to feel insulted.
I don't see bogeymen everywhere but I don't see the Union Flag everywhere either because we aren't a country that feels the need to fly it everywhere. What I mean by that is people don't fly it from their houses. It is on government buildings and other various buildings but not on people's homes. It seems some of you want to push for people to have the flag flying from their homes? Why exactly do you think people should do that? What purpose does it serve? Does it make them more British, better citizens? Its such a superficial act, it means nothing. Anyone can do it, the fact knuckle draggers wrap themselves in it when they are horrible scum bags who do nothing for society as a whole, who in fact are a stain on society does nothing to make me want to join them in adoration of as piece of patterned material. If you want to put a flag pole up and fly the Union Flag go for it. Its a free country. It doesn't mean you love this country any more that someone who doesn't though. Britain or what I think makes Britain great isn't a piece of cloth or what you might think that piece of cloth stands for. I see the Union Flag and think meh.
While we're on the Union Flag, our national anthem is terrible! So boring. The Italian, French and even the Spanish anthems have some pomp, the Welsh is one is amazing when sung by a large crowd. Ours is enough to put you to sleep. Maybe when we ditch the monarchy we can update it so make it enjoyable to sing and get the crowd going.