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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe have not flown an American flag since President Obama was in office.
It became too much of a right wing symbol for us. As we speak, my husband is hanging the flag so all of our neighbors will see it in the morning. USA! USA!
Meadowoak
(6,606 posts)Diablo del sol
(424 posts)My kid gave me crap when I put up the US and CA flags a few years ago. Told me people would think we were TRumpers.
Replied these are our flags, if they change their ways they are free to fly them.
Kittycatkat
(1,764 posts)Mister Ed
(6,991 posts)It does not belong to them.
PittBlue
(4,828 posts)TomSlick
(13,092 posts)America is back. It's time Democrats show their pride in the US.
PittBlue
(4,828 posts)mackdaddy
(1,991 posts)I had to celebrate the end of the Trump error.
BigmanPigman
(55,527 posts)herding cats
(20,056 posts)My pride was on display that day. It just felt proper after January 6.
Bluethroughu
(7,215 posts)We felt the same as you.
StarryNite
(12,167 posts)The party of putin/trump has held our flag hostage for far too long!
Joinfortmill
(21,668 posts)Zeitghost
(4,557 posts)But I fly our colors proudly no matter who's in office. I thought it was only the MAGATS that had conditional patriotism.
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)Lots of thumbs ups!
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)live love laugh
(16,484 posts)vercetti2021
(10,481 posts)My parents always fly it outside to piss off the wingers that their kid is transgender and queer. Thankfully it's on a pole where they can't get it lmao
PittBlue
(4,828 posts)I will do just about anything to piss off these trump idiots.
vercetti2021
(10,481 posts)But I wanted to do a transflag, but I feel that woulda brought much more hate since trans folk like me attract hate 10X more
11 Bravo
(24,333 posts)But I fought and bled under that flag, and I will be fucked if I'll allow a bunch of mouth-breathing wingnut shitheads to appropriate it for their own deranged ends.
PittBlue
(4,828 posts)maxsolomon
(39,127 posts)Flew it right side up this year.
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