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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLet's wave American flags at our demonstrations.
We are the defenders of the Constitution, the rule of law, due process, and the sanctity of the ballot, et cetera.
It is Donald Trump, The Deplorables, and the Republican party who stand as freedom's enemy, shoulder to shoulder with Vladmir Putin and Russia.
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Let's wave American flags at our demonstrations. (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Dec 2016
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femmocrat
(28,394 posts)1. I took mine down on Nov. 9. We flew a flag since 9/11.
I'll put one back up when the country returns to sanity.
My FIL died right before 9/11. He was a WWII vet, so we felt it was appropriate to fly a flag. Then I kept one up in defiance of the neo-cons. Then, out of pride for the Obama presidency.
Nothing left to fly it for now that the county has gone down the toilet.
progressoid
(49,988 posts)2. My wife took ours down that night too.
Yesterday she bought one of these:
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)4. Nice! nt
dhill926
(16,337 posts)3. I like this idea....
frame it by patriotism...and of course, dems are the true patriots here, repubs just co-opt the symbols...
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)5. Flying flags is a symbol of nationalism
and it is everything I hope my friends will not be because I grew up with a flag worshipper.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)6. Maybe burn Russian flags too?
I'm not sure how conservative talking heads would react to that!