I does give out the wibe of a cult.
I agree if that were the case but it is not.
I think you may be sensationalizing a quite a bit here Mr. G.
Firstly, Nobody salutes the flag every morning in our schools here in America that I know of.
Secondly if you don't want to sing the National Anthem while others do, you don't have to.
It's not a requirement.
I would place Lenka on left side of politics,
I consider her an intelligent woman and that is why I can't understand why she is so bull headed about the obvious sometimes.
I guess it is a British thing of hers.