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Is it still appropriate to fly an American Flag?

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by cflgator83, Aug 9, 2022.

  1. uftaipan

    uftaipan GC Hall of Fame

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    Precisely. Ladies and gentlemen of all American political stripes, please look at this guy’s join date before jumping into a conversation designed to inflame.
     
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  2. dynogator

    dynogator VIP Member

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    You radical!
     
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  3. OklahomaGator

    OklahomaGator Jedi Administrator Moderator VIP Member

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    This is just BS. I'm conservative and I would never fly the flag upside down unless it was a situation of dire distress. I stand for the National Anthem as well.

    There are other ways to show your displeasure but disrespecting the flag is not one of them in my opinion.
     
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  4. FutureGatorMom

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    Love this one:

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  5. tilly

    tilly Superhero Mod. Fast witted. Bulletproof posts. Moderator VIP Member

    A mod would never delete you posting this, lol. Just look at some of your silly OPs that are still standing free to view as proof. :)
     
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  6. G8R92

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    I think I get your OP. There are a lot of people on the left that feel the American Flag has been used in place of the Confederate Flag by those on the right. Especially when you see it flown along side Trump flags, Don't Tread On Me Flags, Let's Go Brandon flags, etc.
     
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  7. Orange_and_Bluke

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    Bless your heart.
     
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  8. murphree_hall

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    What freedoms did you lose?
     
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  9. exiledgator

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    Hell, just this year we've lost the freedom to:
    • Invade our government buildings
    • Steal confidential documents
    • Shoot black people in our neighborhoods
    • Defame innocent people for profit
    But look on the bright side. We've gained the freedom to:
    • Control other people's bodies
    • Tell our teachers what to teach
    • Tell private industries what they can and can't do
     
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  10. jjgator55

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  11. channingcrowderhungry

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    I can't remember what comedian said it, but essentially, America is the only country where the more American flag and garb you are wearing, the less patriotic you probably are.
     
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  12. 108

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    Sounds like Carlin or Hicks

    Either way, OP must be a troll with these posts..
     
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  13. cocodrilo

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    You beat me to it. I'm one of those people (but not "on the left," I like to play center field). Today when I see the American flag at someone's home, I assume rightly or wrongly that it's a Trump supporter, saying "Look at this, I'm a real patriot, not a Democrat socialist communist" (I may have left something out in that string of labels but those are the ones I remember). If you display the American flag because you are a real patriot, and not a supporter of treason, then good for you. Nowadays it's just difficult to tell. (My next-door neighbors have an American flag in their front yard. And a couple of years ago they had a flag alongside it that said "Trump 2020. No more bullshit.")
     
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  14. tilly

    tilly Superhero Mod. Fast witted. Bulletproof posts. Moderator VIP Member

    I mean. I've never deleted any of your threads, and am unaware of others doing so. You have 36 threads that you have started in the last 70 days that are still alive and kicking.
     
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  15. jjgator55

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    Thank you.
     
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  16. GatorNorth

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    Trash thread. Guy wants to fly the flag upside down, ridicules hyphenated cultures as non-American and says we aren’t free any more. Them roots for civil war. But the other side is the problem.
     
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  17. reboundgtr

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    When I lived in a two story house On Memorial Day I would fly my flag that covered the transfer case of fallen US Army soldier killed in Iraq in Aug 2007. The flag has a tear in it and was no longer considered usable. Some of you are real drama queens.
     
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  18. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

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    You should really answer Murphree's question:

     
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  19. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

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    I deleted one of her (his?) threads, the 'Good morning MAGA Republicans ... what are you afraid of today.'
    It was just an attempt to inflame without any real substance.
     
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  20. Gatorhead

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    Stupid thread, clearely a flamer. I'm very progressive and have ZERO issues with Americans displaying the colors.

    The dixie stars and bars are another matter, but old Glory is our standard and should be treated with due respect, myself, I will NEVER FORGET the raising of it on Mt. Surbiachi / Iwo Jima.

    Or Normandy

    Or Pyongyang

    Or in the Old Fortress of Hua City, in Vietnam..............or many other places

    Still gives me chills to think about it.
     
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