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[–] CuriousRefugee@lemmy.ml 119 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Anyone else hate that the Gadsden flag has been appropriated by ultra-libertarian jingoists? It's an awesome-looking flag with a cool history and symbolism, but I feel like I couldn't fly it without looking like a twat.

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 41 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I feel you, i had the flag of Culpepper's Minute Men hanging in my college dorm back in the day. Just like the Nazis before them Fascists bastardize shit they didn't create

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The minutemen became part of the southern Army so it's not as if the symbol was ok to begin with...

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

yeah I was ignorant of that at the time, but holyshit fuck me...

[–] Fudoshin@feddit.uk 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Should have flown the Soviet flag and rainbow flag next to it. Really confuse people.

[–] Grayox@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 months ago

Ive got a shield painted with the transflag and an oil painting of the hammer and sickle hanging up now.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 months ago

They always do

[–] prunerye 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ultra-libertarian Jingoist? I'm as confused by that combination of words as I am the flags on the truck.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 55 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ultra libertarian == I’m free to be whatever I want to be despite your freedoms

Jingoist == my country is the best ever no matter what you say

“Ultra libertarian + Jingoist” == fuck you im a nationalist and don’t know civics

[–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 10 points 9 months ago

They're liberterian the same way hitler and the Nazi's were socialists, or how north korea is democratic...

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago
[–] Kabutor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Culpepper’s Minute Men

I had the Dont Tread on Me on twitter as my profile picture, I put that more than 10-15 years ago. I had to remove a couple years ago, because anyone who sees it will get the wrong idea.

Edit: also I was rewatching the movie Wind (about the American's Cup) and the Geronimo ship had the Glasden flag on, that hasn't aged well.

https://twitter.com/Kabutor_/status/1407103551197822979/photo/1

[–] potpie@beehaw.org 2 points 9 months ago

And that's why you should get this version instead!

https://a.co/d/5vVlhLE (Amazon link)