Jan 1, 2015--Our German foreign exchange "daughter" (student) arrived. 1st thing she did, pointed to the flag on front of our house, she said, "We would never do that." Germans learned a lesson about the conflation of flags and fascism. They have not forgotten. Saturday's protests (I was at one) did not change my view that the flag represents a flag-hugging, Bible-selling, devil.
Thanks for this! I proudly hung my rustic flag piece, crafted from a section of old wooden fencing, on the back of my porch this spring. Over the weekend, my chalkboard had No Kings with the red x across a crown drawn on it.
We had hung a flag for decades, proudly and with intention but this past year we took it down. Removing it felt like an obligation, a symbol that no longer felt relevant.
Our local protests had few current flags, those were in the back of the big trucks not in support of the protests, but there were numerous 76 flags.
I'd like to rehang our flag. I feel a shift, however small, but not yet. I am sad that our country could not unite around what could have been a great memorial to our Army, our legacy of time.
Jan 1, 2015--Our German foreign exchange "daughter" (student) arrived. 1st thing she did, pointed to the flag on front of our house, she said, "We would never do that." Germans learned a lesson about the conflation of flags and fascism. They have not forgotten. Saturday's protests (I was at one) did not change my view that the flag represents a flag-hugging, Bible-selling, devil.
Our “false” patriotism is an enigma to the rest of the world. No question.
Thanks for this! I proudly hung my rustic flag piece, crafted from a section of old wooden fencing, on the back of my porch this spring. Over the weekend, my chalkboard had No Kings with the red x across a crown drawn on it.
Love it.
We had hung a flag for decades, proudly and with intention but this past year we took it down. Removing it felt like an obligation, a symbol that no longer felt relevant.
Our local protests had few current flags, those were in the back of the big trucks not in support of the protests, but there were numerous 76 flags.
I'd like to rehang our flag. I feel a shift, however small, but not yet. I am sad that our country could not unite around what could have been a great memorial to our Army, our legacy of time.