The American flag has always been a toxic symbol of imperialist, capitalist oppression. The right wing didn’t make it toxic, this country’s history did that itself.
Don’t buy into the bullshit propaganda and whitewashing of this nation’s sordid, bloody history.
The only thing the American flag is good for is burning.
In other contexts I would burn a flag, sure. The flag is emblematic of the struggle that is our country, and the struggle can mean different things, positive and negative, in context.
At the end of the day, we all live in America. We have an idea of America as a multi-cultural, immigrant nation. That is the correct idea. We have a right to define what the flag means.
Otherwise we’ve already conceded the patriotic high ground. It’s like giving the enemy control of the (metaphoric) capitol of the nation just so we can be the insurgency. You feel better but it’s tactically irrational. Why is it not better to start out with moral ownership of the nation’s core symbol?
The American flag has always been a toxic symbol of imperialist, capitalist oppression. The right wing didn’t make it toxic, this country’s history did that itself.
Don’t buy into the bullshit propaganda and whitewashing of this nation’s sordid, bloody history.
The only thing the American flag is good for is burning.
In other contexts I would burn a flag, sure. The flag is emblematic of the struggle that is our country, and the struggle can mean different things, positive and negative, in context.
At the end of the day, we all live in America. We have an idea of America as a multi-cultural, immigrant nation. That is the correct idea. We have a right to define what the flag means.
Otherwise we’ve already conceded the patriotic high ground. It’s like giving the enemy control of the (metaphoric) capitol of the nation just so we can be the insurgency. You feel better but it’s tactically irrational. Why is it not better to start out with moral ownership of the nation’s core symbol?
Upside down flag is a good compromise