Would you put up a flag somewhere?
Would you put up a flag somewhere?
I'm not talking like 10 of them, just one. Even for historical reasons.
Edit: I suppose you could answer any way you like it, but fwiw I meant like an American flag. 🇺🇲
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I'm a recently retired military veteran who was gifted an American flag as part of my retirement ceremony.
If I fly any official flags on my property, it'll likely be the new Minnesota flag, demonstrating pride in my home state that has stood up against bigotry and hatred in recent years and is currently pushing an amendment to our state constitution that will guarantee equal rights for absolutely everyone, including protections for abortions and LGBTQ+ citizens. Plus, the new state flag was made in an effort to move away from the perception of racism and colonization that our traditional flag previously displayed.
Heck, I might even fly a Norwegian flag, demonstrating pride in my family's heritage and a nation that's rated one of the top countries to live in globally (They're usually #1, but I believe Denmark occasionally snags the title from them). I still have relatives living in Norway, and that country is my bug-out location if America ever becomes inhospitable.
I will NOT fly the American flag. I am very disappointed in my nation currently. I served during Trump's first term and it was a complete shitshow for the US military, not to mention the awful changes he made that affected the civilian population. He's determined to burn it all to the ground this time around and I'm glad I'm no longer in the military, dealing with the fallout.
If anything, I will fly the American flag upside down, the sign of distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
Go Minnesota! Some of the contender flag designs I liked a bit better, but it is really recognizable and stuck it to the racists and didn't the back off making the unreadably bad "flag with a seal on it" go away!
Thank you for your service, and yeah I completely understand.:-(
Conservatives often go much farther, showing the flag not left to right but up and down, and in all black and gray to indicate corruption, or even outright altered like showing the thin blue line.
Edit: adding picture of the above:
I wonder if there's a way for people to respect our nation's past even if not agreeing with the future direction, like a Betsy Ross style flag or some such?
Can't go wrong with classic red white and blue.
All thin lines are cringe no matter the color. I don't mind the black/transparent decal stickers of flags. I think some people read too deep into those, it's just the easiest to match any car paint scheme. Not a fan of the distressed ones like what you showed though.
I mostly see the black ones on people's clothing. Some have been fitted into the punisher skull shape. The distress is very much the point that they are trying to convey: that liberal America is destroying the once great USA and now we have only what's left. I wonder if those will now fall out of fashion after Trump's election? Although they didn't seem to last time so I dunno.
Yeah I don't like the insertion of any lines whatsoever for any purpose, since it seems to fly in the face of the wording of the law pertaining to flag, according to my reading of it. Like I get the sentiment but that's a slippery slope and surely there's a better way to convey that, like taking a whole flag and adding something adjacent to it, without disrupting the internal integrity of the shape.
Yeah fuck anything punisher skull. And honestly I think the artificially worn look is just a vibe some people like, like pre ripped jeans I guess lol. I mean the national anthem is about a flag going through hell and still flying so it's not totally unpatriotic from that angle. But def not my style
I feel like if your cause or support group or whatever deserves a "line" flag then it should probably be it's own flag anyway. Like I know some fire department guys that would wear thin red line stuff and I like the fire community and what it stands for but leave the american flag alone
That's a good way to put it: I support the cause (of honoring firefighters) but not the execution of that idea.:-)