(07-06-2021, 09:25 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: I have an American flag flying from my front porch, and it has nothing whatsoever to do with politics.

And if anyone on the left thinks the right is hijacking the flag, then take it back by flying one yourself.  Problem solved.

And actually, the article in the NY Times was about how some people mistakenly think the flag represents a political position.

The problem is these people aren't mistaking anything. They're making an assumption based on the highly polarized political climate we find ourselves in and aren't willing to look at things for what they are. Being willfully ignorant is becoming more of a mindset as we go on. And that's on both sides. 

A flag painted on the side of a building is just a flag painted on the side of a building. Now, the people who put it there may or may not have an agenda but no one cares to find out. I see pickup trucks where I live flying the flag and I don't think anything of it. It's when I see trucks with the flag and F#$k Biden magnets and maybe even a MAGA magnet that I better understand their mindset.

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