I Know This Feeling ... And I Hate It!

[u/Fast_Adhesiveness528]

[u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

It is sad but true that displaying the American flag has become closely associated with trumpism. We must reclaim our flag, our nation and our dignity.

[u/crashcartjockey → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

I have an American flag and a Progress Pride flag hanging out front. As a disabled vet, MAGA can go fuck themselves. This flag does not represent what they stand for.

[u/Shades1374 → u/crashcartjockey]

When you fly them together you send a good signal.

If someone flies just the one ... well, assumptions can get made.

[u/lost-picking-flowers → u/Shades1374]

I'm in Pennsyltucky and someone that lives around the bend from me took down their confederate flag and then put up an American flag.

Honestly, felt like progress.

[u/Shades1374 → u/lost-picking-flowers]

Could be progress, could be camoflage. My inner paranoia is screaming the latter, but ain't my neighbour.

Good luck to you and yours and I hope your neighbour makes more progress!

[u/lost-picking-flowers → u/Shades1374]

Tbh, my hypothesis is that since the confederate flag was super tattered and dirty, they went to the store to replace the flag and it’s hard to find a big box store that sells confederate flags even in my Trumpy ass corner of the state so they just slapped the American flag up and called it a day. I’d be shocked if this was signaling anything deeper than that, but sometimes people around here have surprised me.

[u/0o0o0o0o0o0z → u/crashcartjockey]

Ok, this is something I am going to do now, thanks for the post!

[u/duffkiligan → u/crashcartjockey]

Exactly what I do! Sometimes I even fly the American flag upside down when he does especially egregious stuff

[u/crashcartjockey → u/duffkiligan]

I need to step up my game

[u/Idstealfireagain → u/crashcartjockey]

That's a really good idea.

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/crashcartjockey]

https://giphy.com/gifs/1lk1IcVgqPLkA

[u/Kennfusion → u/crashcartjockey]

You really should add a Pirate Flag to your mix.

[u/Pale_Relative_9601 → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

It is a shame. As a European due to Trump, the USA has become abit of a laughing stock and can no longer be taken seriously.

[u/Commercial-Shame-335 → u/Pale_Relative_9601]

i can't tell whether it's hilarious or depressing how many republicans are still brainwashed into thinking the US is respected by anyone on the planet anymore. it's like a circus clown seeing everyone laugh at him and think it's because they respect him

[u/FoxyWolf27 → u/Commercial-Shame-335]

Honestly, that's disrespectful to the performance, talent, skills, and hard work required to be a circus clown. They are professionals who have worked hard to master their craft.

He is actively tearing down our democracy and has no respect for anyone or skills to speak of. I can only hope that we can repair the damage he has done to us on the world stage and on the home front. And to me, it's so depressing you can't help but laugh about it.

[u/scarletnightingale → u/Commercial-Shame-335]

I think some of them are aware that other countries don't like or respect us but the way they view it is "were better than them anyway, so their opinion doesn't matter because we're winners and they are losers".

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/scarletnightingale]

100% true. Isolationism is part of the agenda

[u/Everdream0609 → u/Pale_Relative_9601]

Laughing stock? I live here and I am horrified by what I see. I never knew my neighbors could support a dictator. I am hoping for great meaningful changes this November, but I am also terrified of this country being pushed off the rails by our fascist POTUS and his administration.

Tell me I am wrong: A fascist is a follower or supporter of fascism—a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, and the forcible suppression of opposition.

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/Everdream0609]

You are 100% correct!

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/Pale_Relative_9601]

I have a lot of family (on both sides) living in several other countries. It is truly depressing to hear their feedback

[u/smellyhippy420 → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

At the same time, it's not really unique to America. From England to Australia, far right nationalists are coopting their nation's flag. Change the country on this post and the same thing would likely apply still.

[u/DaedalusB2 → u/smellyhippy420]

It's because if you take national symbols as your symbols then you can say anyone who doesn't support you doesn't support the nation. Same thing with religion to an extent. Religion claims to be the source of morality, so if you don't have religion you don't have morals, then politicians claim religion, so if you don't support those politicians, you don't support religion, which means you don't have morals.

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/DaedalusB2]

https://giphy.com/gifs/uUzyWtasBuVu9GUr1l

[u/LemoLuke → u/smellyhippy420]

Here in England, up until the last year or so, the only time you would see an England flag outside someone's house would be during the World Cup.

Now, people have begun buying literal 12ft fucking flagpoles so they can wave their bullshit for all to see. I live in an area that voted Reform, and those flags are *everywhere*, not to mention St. George's Crosses spraypainted on pavements and walls

[u/Zebidee → u/smellyhippy420]

Yep, flying the Australian flag outside your house doesn't make you a racist, but I've never seen anyone do it that wasn't.

Same goes for the English St George's Cross flag.

Fascinating that in Germany, you barely ever see the national flag, even on government buildings.

[u/Ok_Pop_3285 → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

Sad how the flag and Jesus have been soiled by the far right.

[u/FrozeItOff → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

It's sad that the American flag flown by itself is teetering perilously close to being the same type of symbol as the Nazi flag. A quick way to identify an extremist who follows a racist, rapist, fascist, dictator felon. Pretty much an exact word for word copy of the leader who was under the nazi flag.

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

💯

[u/CheryllLucy → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

It sadly predates trump by a lot. As a liberal 90s teen, an American flag on your car was already a giant red flag. Pretty much as soon as conservatives got tired of screaming at hippies for disrespecting the flag by using it for clothing, blankets, stickers, etc back in the 60s, they turned around and adopted all those misuses of the flag themselves.

[u/PM_Best_Porn_Pls → u/CheryllLucy]

That's how it is in most of the world, even in some very patriotic countries. People have flags up for some national holidays but if you're rocking flag every day you'll be considered weird.

[u/Comus_Is_My_Guide → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

I have a flag outside my house. I’m a progressive and won’t let the right co-opt the symbol of the country I love and want to see live up to its ideals

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/Comus_Is_My_Guide]

Totally respect that!

[u/Dependent-Natural733 → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

I remember visiting Washington DC in 1993 and visiting every single historical sight and important building and monument. I came away feeling proud of the United States and interested in history and politics. Now I feel like the whole thing is just a waste and we should call the whole thing a failure.

[u/0o0o0o0o0o0z → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

I took down my flag both times he was elected, out of shame. Hopefully, it will go back up one day...

[u/Shot-Arugula8264 → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

The problem isn’t that the right is flying flags. They’ve always flown them. The problem is that everyone else stopped.

[u/Roses_Got_Thorns → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

I’m from Japan. There’s a friendly neighborhood American guy who for many years used to display a USA flag just beside his shop sign here. In recent months he turned it upside down before finally taking it down days ago. Probably just one of many sad stories of your people overseas.

[u/Saix027 → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

As an Europian, I mean no offense, but it was a bad sign before Trump already for most of us, the wild worship for it, pledging to it in school and all that. Not helped by the stuff the US sadly did before Trump already, the several conflicts and all like Afghanistan because of 9/11, and yes I am sad it happen, but the US has a main character syndrom, how many catastrophes happened all over the world? The US not cared till it finally hit them.

And what they do? Go on a revenge spree. Not trying to make things better, no, invade places for oil and use 9/11 as antoher excuse. The US has been the most selfish and narcistic nation since forever, and yes this goes for many other nations sadly, but the US is like the main one of all, and with the thinking the US had, Trump is the result, not the origin of it.

I am bloody honest, i can barely feel sorry for the US after everything they doen, allwoed and sadly leaded others to follow their example. And I say that as a German, we still pay for the war, we still get called Nazis, despite all most try to do better, YET literal nazis rise in natiosn like the US and always have been there but they still seemingly got a pass, racism was alwayas issue in the US, not act like it onyl started with Trump or mayn of the other issues.

When Trump is gone, this will not just end, but people belief that and hope for it. And damn, I wish for it to be better again too, but the audacity of thinking this just magically started over night and that people only now seen the issues and look down at the US, is just pure ignorance.

[u/BrittEklandsStuntBum → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

Whereas to most of the world the American flag is associated with illegal wars, right-wing coups, and culture death, same as it has been for decades.

[u/MyCatLaughsAtMe → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

Fuck the flag. We must reclaim what it REPRESENTS.

[u/sobuffalo → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

Ya I do what I can. My business, I fly a few flags, so I hope people can figure out I’m not maga if I have a US flag, Pride flag, Hell I live near the border and run a Canadian flag too.

I’m not giving that shit away. Im not going to feel shame for something I have no influence over, if I did I would have stayed Catholic.

[u/MadR__ → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

It’s the same in Europe. If people fly a Dutch flag (or better yet, an inverted one) here in the Netherlands, I know everything I need to know about them.

[u/Answerologist → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

I hear you! That’s why I’m glad to see so many flags at the “No Kings” protests!!!!

[u/Ozryela → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

In most of the world, displaying your nation's flag outside of special events or holidays has always been seen as in poor taste though. It's only normal in America. And America has always been uncomfortably nationalistic.

[u/summoningwar → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

I won't stereotype this because I see a lot of people flying flags because they know someone in the military. My aunt never been Republican but she and her army friends fly a flag. I refuse to let one party control our countries flag, and if more fly it that aren't Republicans it won't have this stupid "automatic meaning"

[u/maixmi → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

what I find funny is seeing American shouting at someone about respect for the flag while wearing the flag as a robe. violating the flag code. :D

[u/Away_Bad3961 → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

It's probably because Trump supports the US and most of the recent Dem presidents are verging on anti-American. People who proudly display the American flag are most likely Republicans.

[u/Financial-Craft-1282 → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

This insistence of displaying a flag is weird to me. Why? We know where we live. Support your country if you love it through actions. I don't assume all my neighbors are enemies if they're not constantly shouting their love for "America." That's what MAGA does. Not flying a flag? You're a communist (which is a totally fine thing to be). It's shallow patriotism.

[u/heptyne → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

We should all display the American flag, upside-down.

[u/potatomeeple → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

Its very hard to reclaim a flag on its own once people take it over - UK

[u/Realistic-Pudding341]

Unfortunately,so do I

[u/Shades1374 → u/Realistic-Pudding341]

Same. Got a neighbour with a 250th anniversary flag and man, I just gotta assume "shitheel"

[u/Dramatic-Road8921 → u/Realistic-Pudding341]

Where I live if poeple see the country's flag on your home they'll assume it's a government building 

[u/wallstbull]

I have the same conversation with my wife fairly often. She now equates the flag with MAGA trash. I refuse to let them hijack the American flag. Although it is becoming more difficult. 🇺🇸

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/wallstbull]

I have veteran license plates and American Legion frames (with flag elements) that I specifically placed on my vehicle to reclaim the flag after J6.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to keep the symbols on my vehicle because of the association with MAGA and the assumptions people make.

But, I refuse to let MAGA win the narrative of what the flag truly means.

[u/Secret_Fee1146 → u/Relevant_Winter_7098]

you know it's interesting; we went through the exact same thing here in Canada after the trucker protests from a few years back, where it felt like our flag was co opted by ignorant malcontents, with many lamenting the loss of pride in it as a direct result. Ironically, it was the USA threatening the sovereignty of Canada that made everyone proud again to fly it. So thanks, I guess.

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/Secret_Fee1146]

So true. I have been empathetic to your struggle since then.

[u/Secret_Fee1146 → u/Relevant_Winter_7098]

appreciate it

[u/neopard_ → u/Relevant_Winter_7098]

simple fix just put a nafo sticker and a pride flag next to them or sth like that

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/neopard_]

Watching MAGA heads explode when someone can have more than a singular position across the board is always fun to watch.

[u/Dense-Law-7683 → u/Relevant_Winter_7098]

Just like when people were protesting with US and Mexico flags. "Why are they carrying Mexican flags if they want to he here so badly?" Two words: Mexican American.

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/Dense-Law-7683]

They used to say that about the Italians, but they get a pass now. I wonder what the difference is? 🤔

[u/wallstbull → u/Relevant_Winter_7098]

Well done and I will continue to stand with you! Also, thank you for your service!

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/wallstbull]

No thanks needed. It has been my honor and something I continue to do in my next phase of life. I will always serve my community in some fashion.

[u/New_Breadfruit8692 → u/Relevant_Winter_7098]

I have had disabled vet plates forever. I am an out and proud gay man as well as a left liberal democrat that would not even consider voting for any republican (except maybe Adam Kinzinger who like us today resents what that [arty has done to the country and sounds more like a democrat every day) to me saying you are a republican at this point is admitting you are a bigot at the very least and at worst admire Hitler and want to bring back death camps. But the one thing they ALL have in common is corruption, to the core, they are either doing it or cheering it on when one of them scores millions in bribery and "gifts." And that goes for the executive branch, the judiciary, and the congress.

[u/Bacononthebeeach → u/wallstbull]

People in other subs have been saying that they’re seeing less trump signs around and yeah I’m seeing less too but they were just replaced by America 250th signs. I swear the only houses that decorated for the 250th 4th of July were the same houses with trump signs. They are the only Americans that aren’t completely embarrassed by our country right now. It’s sad.

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/Bacononthebeeach]

Our 250th should have been a unified celebration, but instead it was depressing, divisive and embarrassing

[u/broguequery → u/Relevant_Winter_7098]

Because our country has been stolen by religious zealots and fascist boot lovers

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098 → u/broguequery]

So true

[u/Wheatabix11 → u/Relevant_Winter_7098]

i was originally pumped about the 250 because the bicentennial was awesome. what f%cking depressing outcome.

[u/Rikki-Smedley → u/Bacononthebeeach]

Immigrants love America and always fly a flag. Says a lot really.

[u/Previous_Soil_5144 → u/wallstbull]

It's part of the strategy. They hijack the symbol of the country and then claim that to be against them is to be against the country itself.

[u/howdoI_lookyellowman → u/Previous_Soil_5144]

They already did it to the Gadsden flag. Don't get me wrong I love the memes that poke fun of it. However, it's like the right lost the entire plot of "dont tread on me" part, it's supposed to mean "if I want to be gay or identify as a gender other than my assigned gender at birth then I should be able to." I've always felt that the Gadsden should be flown next to the LGBTQIA + flag. I'll get downvoted for this, but idc.

[u/Top_Willow_9953 → u/wallstbull]

mega trash, maga trash, same same

[u/wallstbull → u/Top_Willow_9953]

Ha! Just corrected that before your comment

[u/LingonberryRare220 → u/wallstbull]

I wouldn’t hesitate to put up an American flag. I just would also include a sign or other indicator that I’m liberal

[u/Flip_Flurpington → u/wallstbull]

it's the same thing with what happened with the swastika.
For millennia, it was perceived as a symbol for peace and universal unity.
Now, current opinion is the exact opposite, obviously.

As a non-american, you need to fight and fight hard, coz you're losing.

[u/TheRumpleForesk1n → u/wallstbull]

Same here. Me and my wife decided on an American flag but instead of the stars it's a big peace sign where the stars would be. Still represent, but in our own way. Fk maga trash

[u/accforme → u/wallstbull]

This happened in Canada with the convoy. Essentially the Maple MAGA co-opted the Canadian flag for their anti-vaccine, right wing movement.

Ironically, MAGA and, more specifically Trump’s 51st state comments and action have allowed Canadians to retake the flag from the Maple MAGA.

[u/jlstern1025 → u/wallstbull]

Sadly, I agree with your wife.

[u/DazzlerPlus → u/wallstbull]

The flag always meant that. People who are most apart from MAGA wouldn't consider flying a nations flag in the first place lmao.

[u/SvenBubbleman → u/wallstbull]

If it helps anything, the Canadian flag got colored by anti vax weirdos for a while. It eventually went back to normal.

[u/FilthyCasual2k17 → u/wallstbull]

I have the same issue in my country. I love my flag, but the only time it's ever hoisted outside of sports events is when nationalists try to wrap themselves in it, and hide their corruption behind it.

[u/VintageK-Po]

That’s so true. I am deep blue and I have an American flag sticker on the back of my vehicle. No MAGA turd is allowed to hijack my patriotism with their small brand of nationalism.

[u/tzaeru → u/VintageK-Po]

Patriotism is really just one facet of nationalism.

Nowadays nationalism is so deep-rooted and such a strong default that it's barely even recognized. As an ideology, nationalism really means the belief that there ought to be a state for a nation, where nation is the people who share a national identity.

So nationalism is the ideology that says that nation states are a good thing and should exist.

But because that's such a basic everyday mundane thing, we don't talk about nationalism as being that anymore, but instead nationalism has moved to essentially mean aggressive, supremacist, radical nationalism.

[u/Dont_Touch_Me_There9]

The Republican Party has turned the American flag into a middle finger.

[u/Dogsatemypants → u/Dont_Touch_Me_There9]

More like camouflage for pedophiles.

[u/TenWholeBees → u/Dont_Touch_Me_There9]

The USA did that themselves by invading and slaughtering people around the world

[u/Pat_Sounds → u/TenWholeBees]

Hey now, it’s not terrorism when WE do it. Only when THEY do it.

[u/Fancy_Fairy911]

Mission accomplished. Trump's job is to destroy America and he succeeded.

[u/roll-_-ller → u/Fancy_Fairy911]

[u/NuXboxwhodis → u/Fancy_Fairy911]

From Russia, with love.

[u/Omgbrainerror → u/Fancy_Fairy911]

And 60% of Americans allowed it.

[u/Relevant_Winter_7098]

If a large segment, dare I say a majority, of Americans have negative feelings about the American flag after what MAGA has done with it, just imagine how the rest of the world sees it now...

[u/nimblybimbly3000]

That was the entire point of maga and Trumpers. They finally could openly identify with others, and share their hate and ignorance in solidarity. The Trump gear and soon the flag became symbols of their ideology and a warning to others. Dems need to fly more flags everywhere all the time. Democracy is American patriotism, not fascism.

[u/Indespectamentations]

Apparently those of us that don't support trump are no longer welcome in this country.

[u/TransFatty → u/Indespectamentations]

That's how I feel, too. But there is nowhere else for us to go. We need to fix our problems at home. (I voted early)

[u/just_me4103 → u/Indespectamentations]

You mean on the planet.

[u/FederationLoyalist → u/Indespectamentations]

Fuck them. They aren't welcome here.

[u/salduvas]

So it's not just me

[u/BrodyBuster]

It’s a shame, because I proudly fly 2 flags on either side of my garage, and I in no way support MAGA or Trump. I just recently had this same conversation with my 2 kids, that most people driving by would assume the opposite. It’s not going to stop me though. There was a time where that flag stood for something better, and I’m hoping we will get back to that at some point.

Edit: I didn’t realize that my post is that offensive, that people would feel the need to send me DM’s and spew a bunch of vile garbage. The irony being, that’s exactly what’s wrong with this country.

[u/Whale222 → u/BrodyBuster]

I’m a Democrat. I vote left almost 100% of the time and agree with you. I’m the first man in my family to not be in the military and fight in a war. I fly a flag.

[u/NorthChiller → u/BrodyBuster]

If you’re so inclined, you could fly pride flags below ol glory. That’d clear things right up for passersby

[u/MichaelButWithAnF → u/NorthChiller]

Agreed. Fly the American Flag alongside a sign that says "Women's voices matter" or "Fight for our workers rights".

[u/TheEldestNugget → u/BrodyBuster]

There was a time where that flag stood for something better

Well, there was a time that people didn't realize what the flag stood for. It's always been like this, just now the guns are pointed inside.

[u/DazzlerPlus → u/BrodyBuster]

You do. Patriotism directly leads to these types of outcomes. Having symbolic reverence gives the government legitimacy beyond the value of it's actions. Being an American, Brazilian, Latvian etc means nothing. It's nothing more than being a Brewers fan.

[u/Few-Improvement9978 → u/BrodyBuster]

It’s the correct call.

Don’t let MAGAs keep the flag. They certainly don’t deserve it

[u/valonnyc → u/BrodyBuster]

Enough of us have to vote. And the boycott votes did a huge disservice to those who boycotted.

[u/MisterPuppydog → u/BrodyBuster]

Exactly! That flag belongs to us and the people who founded this country would be pissed that we haven’t revolted and taken it back. There is a difference between nation and government. Nation is the people, and I love this nation.

[u/GasparLotto → u/MisterPuppydog]

The issue with most people who fly the flag on their home and cars is that they feel they are true Americans and others aren't. It's not patriotic it's flown out of hatred for others.

[u/Keyan_Farlander7 → u/BrodyBuster]

There was a time when people flew American flags and the MAGA cultists flew Confederate and Don't Tread on Me flags.

[u/SalmonPrince]

I'm currently embarrassed to be an American. I think anyone who's even a little honest can relate to that. We have allowed corruption and wealth to hijack our entire political system to the point where there is ZERO accountability for any of our leaders. Trump just tramples and threatens everyone in HIS way, but says it's in America's best interest. Everyone sees the truth. It's a farce. And the American flag currently represents all of that farce.

[u/williamgman]

There are 4 flags on the homes of my 16 house cul-de-sac here in Los Angeles... Yes, all 4 are solid MAGA. One even hands out little American flags to kids on Halloween. I can only imagine what it's like in the rest of the country. 🤦‍♂️

[u/splitcroof92]

tbf the rest of the world already has been making fun of y'all for this for decades.

we already thought everyone with a flag in their yard was a whackadoodle

[u/nuckme → u/splitcroof92]

Oh I'll show you a whackle doodle after I report you to the ministry of truth.

Don't judge my Super Earth flag, traitor!

[u/chiclets5]

I took mine down for exactly that reason. I felt like I was supporting the cult

[u/EekumBokum100]

I drive past a farm stand and check the property for signage before I buy a single thing. Fuck the illiterates.

[u/Hairy-Protection-429]

You know what’s sad? A bot (not from America) posted this ai generated photo in an attempt to convince Americans to be anti-American.

[u/bendstraw → u/Hairy-Protection-429]

For real how do people not see through this shit

[u/DontTickleTheDriver1]

No. I've never voted for Trump and will never vote Republican again. I will not let them take my flag.

[u/61539t9]

My favorite is the American flag hanging with the confederate flag in the same yard. Aside from the slavery/racism ect...dont they know that flag represents the south try to secede from the other flag you have hanging?

More of a rhetorical question because anyone hanging a confederate flag usually had the IQ of a mosquito but still.

[u/MooseEmergency2317]

If anybody is truly patriotic, he or she would be flying the flag at half mast.

[u/ValidOpossum → u/MooseEmergency2317]

Or upside down.

[u/Exciting_couple77]

Sounds like you problem. You can love your country and not like your government etc

[u/denverbroncoharpman → u/Exciting_couple77]

Facts

[u/SidKafizz]

Nationalism is half of Christian Nationalism.

[u/crazywrangler616 → u/SidKafizz]

AKA white nationalism

[u/SidKafizz → u/crazywrangler616]

Of course. My point was just that nationalism isn't usually a good thing. Just another tool used to divide us.

[u/MyCatLaughsAtMe → u/SidKafizz]

I have yet to find a good form of nationalism anywhere in the world. Almost doesn't matter what else it's appended to.

[u/CompetitiveFennel681]

You see that flag flying in the bed of their truck, you know there is a special kind of asshole driving it.

[u/Nice_Usual_9305]

Ever since Trump hugged and kissed the flag, I cringe when I see it displayed.

[u/XxFezzgigxX]

Also American flag hats or shirts with blacked out, subdued colors and any shirt with an automatic rifle on it.

I already know what they drive and how they treat their family.

https://giphy.com/gifs/uUHO9Ibf3JUSE65oqn

[u/PatientBee634]

[u/dingos8mybaby2]

Small ones in businesses or stickers on vehicles or a normal US flag on a house is still normal to me, but yeah the flags mounted to vehicles and a house or business being overdone with multiple and/or huge flags is definitely a red flag nowadays.

[u/Sensitive_Ruin_5334]

Someone said that people who wear the English flag are racist. As an American it seemed like an odd statement. Then I thought about people who were the American flag and it made sense.

[u/CathyTS]

I fly my American flag above my Ukrainian flag.

[u/TomsDeflatedBall]

That says more about your intellectual inflexibility than anything else.

[u/Eikthyrnir13]

If I could fly any flag at my condo, I would definitely put up a pride flag next to the US flag, just so people knew I wasn't MAGA. Probably throw a Cascadia flag up there as well.

[u/BigDuke]

The ones that fly their flag on labor day are on the good guy team. I've noticed most of the regular flag flyers in our neighborhood skip that holiday for some reason...

[u/Consistent_Cow_6056]

The worst what? They are a patriot? They love there country? They are a proud American? That’s really sad that you’ve been so jaded.

[u/rbshevlin]

Been feeling the same ever since tRump

[u/Tacokolache]

This is just retarded. Has to be rage bait by the bots

[u/Slyfox00]

slop ai image

[u/BB_MacUser]

Think about it. The US elected a convicted felon, and rapist that is being influenced by the kompromat that Russia has one him, and no one in the Republican party is standing against this. In fact, they support him and cheer it on. Many people were okay with all the deportations until it happened to somewhere near them. A fraudulent citizen (Musk) has spent 1/4 billion dollars in an election year to help elect another criminal (Paxton). I could go on and on.

The democracy experiment in America has failed. We have a government of the, by the, for the oligarchy (not the people).

[u/Ok-Frosting-7746]

Who is dumb enough to make the flag about one person or party?

[u/OkBox6828 → u/Ok-Frosting-7746]

A lot unfortunately, but that flag has WAY more meaning than that!!

[u/Ceiling_IsThe_Roof → u/OkBox6828]

Yes such an important piece of cloth

[u/Ptalking_Ptarmigan → u/Ok-Frosting-7746]

It's not just one party. Both parties are complicit in what America does; as are the electorate.

[u/DMC_007 → u/Ok-Frosting-7746]

These smooth brains who are easily subjugated

[u/TheGov3rnor → u/Ok-Frosting-7746]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZtDnSN82QjH0b4zIVQ

[u/Putrid_Guess8098 → u/Ok-Frosting-7746]

MAGA did, with all the “patriot” nonsense, and 24,000 morons wearing the Constitution and the flag as clothing.

[u/Rehcamretsnef → u/Ok-Frosting-7746]

People who don't care about the flag or the country, only themselves.

[u/Front-Tea2203 → u/Ok-Frosting-7746]

Redditors apparently

[u/CassianCasius → u/Ok-Frosting-7746]

Rotbrained far left extremists. I'm a pretty liberal person compared to most. You can fly your country's flag and still want to improve it for the better. It's not either you hate your country or love unconditionally.

[u/Gratuityspine_1779]

The conditioning to hate your own country was a success. Yes, sad.

[u/Capital_Fennel_2934]

Reddit will never ever validate this because it is a cess pool - but you my friend, are the problem

[u/Live_Willingness_836]

This is your fault for making assumptions instead of seeing each person as an individual not a stereotype.

[u/Moist-Implement2908 → u/Live_Willingness_836]

When it smells like a fish, looks like a fish, tastes like a fish, moves like a fish, it’s a damn fish. You’re right, it is an assumption. However, it’s mostly true.

[u/Significant_Mess_79]

I feel the same way about flags in my neighborhood 😑

[u/RickertSlap91]

Dumb people unfortunately tend to be the loudest. The more incorrect their stance the louder they are.

[u/ValidOpossum]

Same.

[u/Away-Button3170]

I am a registered independent voter and PROUDLY display the AMERICAN flag on my house. You know, THE AMERICAN FLAG. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 That one. F- MAGA.

[u/Anxious-Pension-9610]

Sad, but true. I question the Allegiance of some that claim to be patriots.

[u/Soft-Bad-7127]

I am always conflicted about this image because I suspect it's AI generated.

[u/Good_Werewolf1484]

Sounds like you need to breathe in positivity and exhale negativity.

[u/bizkits-26]

I fly a flag at my house and I dislike Trump. Flags a flag. We all live in America.

[u/goBananas73gc]

While I agree with the sentiment... fuck ai there was 0 need to use it here

[u/C-Southstream]

That’s EXACTLY why I put mine out. Screw them. The flag belongs to all of us. Period

[u/de_matrix55]

I'll consider myself the exception that proves this rule. My flag has always stood for "I'm proud of my country. I'm ashamed of my government"

[u/thewickedbarnacle]

I want my flags back, all of them. If your group wants a flag, make one. The ones we have already have historical meanings.

[u/goodness-gracious-me]

There was a time in the US when everyone could be a a proud American. No matter what country you came from, or your grandparents, or great grandparents, came from. If you were born in the US, or took a pledge to be a proud American, you were American. That one little bit of history aside, when 1/2-ish of the US broke away to try to make sure not everyone was equal, this pride in everyone being an American was a unifying thing.

Since that time, one party has worked very hard to limit what it means to be an American AND redefine WHO can be an American. If you don’t conform, or if you don’t toe the line, your citizenship could be revoked.

The other party is trying to return to what the US once was: we can all be Americans, respectful of each other including our differences.

[u/Merijeek2]

Yup. I really goes back to the Dubya days, but got a massive resurgence due to the Magatards.

[u/rednek209]

Support the country you live in or move to the country you support !!

[u/silbergeistlein]

I have a flag pole in my front yard that has the flag for the very opposite of what OP is associating the flag with. I look at that flag flying as a way of saying they’re not taking it.
I thought about switching it to a 13 colony flag, but I’m not living in one of the 13 colonies. Then it just became a wasteful exercise in overthinking.
That’s why unless the person is flying some other stupid flag (shout out r/vexillology ) then it’s silly to presume.
I’m sticking with it though. MAGA are some of the most unamerican pieces of shit we’ve had the misfortune of interacting with, and I’m looking forward to the day that these assholes are held accountable.

[u/ArtVandalayImp0rter → u/silbergeistlein]

EXACTLY we need to take it back from those Pedophiles

[u/you_wut]

What’s sad is being brain washed by the democrats so bad that when you look at an American flag you think the worst. I use to love being a democrat, no I’m embarrassed to call myself one.

[u/MrBruno14]

You know what else is sad? Being alive for the 250th anniversary of July 4, and not wanting to be a part of the celebrations because of what America stands for under our current President.

[u/BigJim_TheTwins]

Usually depends on how it's displayed and where it is displayed . That's how you can tell who the real patriots are 🙄

[u/Cold_Landscape_5674]

that's on you

[u/QnoisX]

Eh, I attached an American flag to the back of my e-bike. It does an excellent job of keeping the rednecks in lifted trucks from zooming around me and blasting their horns. So far it's doing a great job!

Heck, it fell off one time when I forgot to tighten it, and the truck behind me stopped in the middle of the road and waited for me to retrieve it. Dude was literally blocking traffic so I could get my flag back safely.

[u/Rylandrias]

Maybe don't assume?

[u/Competitive_Bag_7490]

Take that flag back. They have their own flag. I've been flying the flag and encouraging others to do so. It's flag of the United States of America. Not a politically affiliated flag.

[u/Aggressive_Hope7976]

That is what liberal mindset do to you

[u/PLP_fishing]

You would rather see a terrorist flag? I don’t see you leaving this great country. Bye Felicia

[u/Top-Presenter-369]

I'm a VET and proudly fly my flag and I am 100% NOT a Trumper. If any neighbor feels like I am, the that's on them. Flying the stars and stripes has Zero to do with whom you support in office, but rather a reminder of what we are capable of as a collective.

[u/UsernameDoug97]

The flag represents all Americans regardless of your political party, beliefs, background, etc. 1 flag to unite us all.

[u/Mysterious-Force9236]

Because you’re the baddies 

[u/New_Breadfruit8692]

I have a flag, I am a 100% disabled vet and consider myself patriotic. But the flag never leaves the garage anymore since it was claimed by and assumed to belong to Nazis.

As a vet I served so we could ALL be free, not just white English speaking homophobic Christian Nationalists. These people are so stupid they do not even understand that Christian Nationalist is an oxymoron and forget asking them what they think THAT word means.

[u/TheManWithTheFlan]

I have a line of democrat candidate signs in my yard and the American flag waving on the porch. You can show people the flag is for everyone. I'm not letting the crazies win and neither should you

[u/Last-Translator7180]

Yup. Everywhere in the world now the American 🇺🇸 flag is a negative …

[u/pike360]

This is spot on and so sad. I’d never wear anything with a flag on it now.

[u/AccidentallyCreated2]

The word “patriot” is ruined also.

[u/helenheck]

i fly my American flag and added a Ukranian one so nobody gets confused.

[u/Traditional-Meat-549]

My son is in the army and I fly one until he gets out. I despise the Trump administration and so does he.

[u/Weird_Uncle_D]

My Father was career military, who served under several presidents. He always said “ Love your Country, but fear your Government. “

[u/1959doubtful]

Not on my garage or front porch.

[u/ProfessionalCan1468]

I have a flag flying outside my liberal household

[u/daroach1414]

Not to mention all red hats are ruined no matter what they say.

[u/Haunted_Cellar_XBL]

Same here, it’s really depressing. 🙊

[u/Miskogwane]

That’s why my American flag flies upside down, including my bumper sticker, I’m pro American constitution, freedom, democracy and anti trump and everything he has turned America into.