The world's largest free-flying American flag has been ripped in half after a thunderstorm

[Celerity]

https://www.businessinsider.com/largest-american-flag-ripped-in-half-after-storm-2020-6?r=US&IR=T

The Acuity Insurance flag, located in Wisconsin, was ripped in half after a thunderstorm.
It is measured at 70' by 140' and weighs 340 pounds.

Link to tweet

[bearsfootball516]

1. What a metaphor.

[lagomorph777]

21. Totally. Flags should be flown upside-down until Turd and McConnell are removed.

[SharonClark]

2. That photo would be effective in an

anti-trump ad.

[Celerity]

4. +100000

[malaise]

3. What a metaphor

Rec

[doc03]

5. Well if a Democrat was president Pat Robinson

would call that a message from Gawd.

[Squinch]

6. Why would they leave it up in a storm?

[hlthe2b]

9. I remember when it was "required" to take down the flag at dusk and never let it fly during storms

Such "quaint" notions, I guess...

[Squinch]

10. Right? They care so much about flying the world's biggest flag, but they don't do

the things they are supposed to do to show respect for it?

Gosh. I wonder what the political affiliation is of the guy in charge of that nonsense.

[marybourg]

11. 70 ft. X140 ft. and weighs 340 lbs.

[Squinch]

12. Sure, but if they can't take care of it they aren't respecting it.

[marybourg]

14. As long as it's lighted up when dark it doesn't have to be

taken down. It would be completely impractical to take that thing up and down. It could even kill somebody if not handled absolutely right. Maybe the whole thing is impractical and just somebody’s ego trip and won’t be replaced.

[Squinch]

18. Again, though, if they can't take care of it, they aren't respecting it.

Which just makes the metaphor for America right now more apt.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

13. A bumper-mounted winch can handle that.

That 340 lbs. is the dry weight. Once the storm picks up, the flag gains weight.

[marybourg]

17. And once they get it down, then what? In the wind and rain.

[kentuck]

7. Wow!

How symbolic!

[Arkansas Granny]

8. That somehow seems fitting.

[Mr. Ected]

15. One day, this picture will be iconic

The symmetry with the events of the day combined with the cumulative effect of 3.5 years under Donald J. Trump is chilling.

[sinkingfeeling]

16. Now that's the real symbol of America.

[Archae]

19. How about that, we make the national news.

I live here in Sheboygan.

[bullwinkle428]

20. Don't worry - they have a replacement "Trump 2020" flag of the

same size they plan to raise today.

[lagomorph777]

22. Trump/Putin 2020

[Celerity]

23. ...

[lagomorph777]

24. I love the tiny hammer-and-sickles in the stars.

Nice piece!

[raccoon]

25. Clearly a sign from the gods nt

[MoonRiver]

26. If I were a religious fundie (which I'm not)

I would think this is God's statement against Chump's defiling of the Holy Bible, while abusing innocent people.