"In a culture where the flag is already plastered on bikinis, beer koozies, and billboards— with little outcry — it’s not reverence that’s driving this crackdown. It’s control."
I remember when the came out with very sexy American flag gym and short shorts back in the 1970s. There was quite an outcry about the disrespect shown, but corporations were making money, so what could you do? Sit on the flag, I suppose.
I also remember Ronald Reagan proposing a constitutional amendment to ban flag-burning, which went as far as Trump's executive order is going to go, and is one reason why Trump wrote it in the first place. Everything he does is recycled Ronnie, from MAGA on.
He's just replaying the greatest hits in a futile effort to distract attention from the Epstein Files.
Besides, most American flags are imported from China. Why is Donald Trump protecting a Chinese export?
As a European, I keep toying with the thought to get people to rally for a global day of action - burning American flags in front of embassy's in a support for the first amendment.
I feel like the world should make it much clearer how much it hates Trump and his cronies.
Trumstein would take that and leverage it into justification for more crackdowns and militarization. Trumpstein could care less what the rest of the world thinks of him. The best leverage is probably to ramp up boycotts of American products. Use of satire, sarcasm and mockery to portray Trumpstein as the petulant little boy he is as a way to get in under his skin. The egos of all dictators are insecure and fragile. They act tough to compensate for their creaky inner weakness.
"The fight over flags and museums is not just about culture—it is the smokescreen for expanding surveillance, militarization, and police-state powers."
They're trying to use the flag as a wall against change--but we're on to their manipulation. Burn the flag down--burn the entire corrupt oligarchic system to the ground!
Media should be picketed. If they did factual reporting they could make a difference, but the owners and managers of media are bought off. As bad as it was when I worked as a journalist things today are waaaaay worse.
Thank God for independent journalist, podcast etc. Let’s hope they survive.
I remember when the came out with very sexy American flag gym and short shorts back in the 1970s. There was quite an outcry about the disrespect shown, but corporations were making money, so what could you do? Sit on the flag, I suppose.
I also remember Ronald Reagan proposing a constitutional amendment to ban flag-burning, which went as far as Trump's executive order is going to go, and is one reason why Trump wrote it in the first place. Everything he does is recycled Ronnie, from MAGA on.
He's just replaying the greatest hits in a futile effort to distract attention from the Epstein Files.
Besides, most American flags are imported from China. Why is Donald Trump protecting a Chinese export?
As a European, I keep toying with the thought to get people to rally for a global day of action - burning American flags in front of embassy's in a support for the first amendment.
I feel like the world should make it much clearer how much it hates Trump and his cronies.
Trumstein would take that and leverage it into justification for more crackdowns and militarization. Trumpstein could care less what the rest of the world thinks of him. The best leverage is probably to ramp up boycotts of American products. Use of satire, sarcasm and mockery to portray Trumpstein as the petulant little boy he is as a way to get in under his skin. The egos of all dictators are insecure and fragile. They act tough to compensate for their creaky inner weakness.
"The fight over flags and museums is not just about culture—it is the smokescreen for expanding surveillance, militarization, and police-state powers."
They're trying to use the flag as a wall against change--but we're on to their manipulation. Burn the flag down--burn the entire corrupt oligarchic system to the ground!
From the ground up and the rafters down.
Enough.
Let's get some perspective, please,
It's a flag.
How much does it cost to incarcerate someone for a year in the USA?
How much does an American flag made in China cost?
Oh wait, it's the United States of America so its flag is a sacred symbol of freedom, democracy and unbridled capitalism and as such is holy.
Sorry, my mistake, I thought it was a just a piece of cloth.
Easy mistake to make.
Until the American people (Europeans) shut down Mainstream media) NOTHING will change.
Burn the American flag outside these faux journalists offices. See them run.
These people who give you 'false' news should be incarcerated.
I am fed up with reiterating this message. How far down do Americans have to go before they do something?
Media should be picketed. If they did factual reporting they could make a difference, but the owners and managers of media are bought off. As bad as it was when I worked as a journalist things today are waaaaay worse.
Thank God for independent journalist, podcast etc. Let’s hope they survive.
It's NOT difficult to terrify these wannabee Journalists. Just burn some flags outside the buildings.
Or burn newspapers.
Lot of TV programs...........they all need picketing.
Thank You MT
Thanks! Feel free to pass along.