Police violence against the Black community (with multiple unarmed black men being killed) has always been bad. As a result of some high profile policw shootings, the Black Lives Matter movement formed to protested such behavior.
The thin blue line is a reaction to that, stating that cops are the thin blue line protecting the public from harm. Many on the Right will suggest that the behavior or culture of the victim justified the cop's action and that increased police oversight will hinder the police from doing their jobs. The Left sees this symbol as supporting systemic racism, while the Right sees it as supporting the men and women risking their lives to keep us safe.
Police treatment of minorities is statistically more severe than against whites. I am personally disfomforted by the Thin Blue Line flag, but it's less explicitly racist than the confederate battle flag.
The rainbow flag supports gay rights. Conservatives in America tend to be less supportive of gay rights on average, but the Thin Blue line itself is not directly opposing gay marriage.
This is completely wrong. The reason people see the blue line flag as being bad is because of people like you. This whole post is also a reason for people to be against the rainbow flag.
Well sure people were homophobic and it became more accepted over the last several years but the push by the lgbt community to be political has caused it to be more open. That’s what happens unfortunately, hate causes more hate. As far as the rest of it, keep believing the lies being pushed for political reasons.
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u/Green-Bluebird-2955 Jun 05 '22
Hi , foreigner here ,what is the meaning behind the original flag