"Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)

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Anonymous wrote:?... It's not like they are putting a burning cross in their front yard.

I don't think most people would pay any attention to it, unless you lived in a very well educated and self-aware area like DC.

Fixed it for you.


And the snake-flag is pretty much the equivalent of a burning cross. It's just that most people are too stupid to recognize it for what it s

It's just that you don't get to decide for everyone else that they should believe what you believe.

Actually, I'm totally comfortable making just those sort of judgements. I'm educated, politically savvy, and a believer in social justice. I can identify racism when I see it, even when racists are hiding behind cover and excuses.

Bottom line, I'm EXACTLY the person qualified to be able to tell others what they should believe, especially if they're too stupid to arrive at the right conclusion themselves.

For being so educated and politically savvy, you are pretty damn ignorant. Read up. It is not racist. Also, get over yourself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_flag

The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike. Positioned below the rattlesnake are the words "DONT TREAD ON ME". The flag is named after American general and politician Christopher Gadsden (1724–1805), who designed it in 1775 during the American Revolution. It was used by the Continental Marines as an early motto flag, along with the Moultrie flag.

It has become associated with racists in the last decade or two. Try to keep up.

No it hasn't. You can keep claiming that but you're just proving yourself a liar.

A "liar", huh?

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-shifting-symbolism-of-the-gadsden-flag

By the nineteen-seventies, it had some popularity in Libertarian circles, as a symbol of ideological enthusiasm for minimal government and the rights of individuals; there was little mainstream interest in the flag as late as the summer of 2001, when Chris Whitten, who described himself in an e-mail as having “a background in the broader Libertarian movement,” started a Web site dedicated to the history of the flag (and associated merch). Traffic spiked after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Whitten says, and searches (and sales) also climbed as the Tea Party movement emerged. The symbol’s appeal spread through pop culture, as an all-purpose signifier of swaggering defiance. In 2014, Alabama became the seventh state to approve a specialty license plate with a Gadsden design.

Along the way, it picked up other connotations: strident anti-government sentiment, often directed with particular vehemence at the first African-American President. As the E.E.O.C. gingerly suggested, the symbol is now “sometimes interpreted to convey racially-tinged messages in some contexts,” citing the flag’s removal from a New Haven fire station after a black firefighter complained, and a 2014 incident in which two Las Vegas police officers were killed and their bodies covered by the flag. (The officers were white, but the shooters reportedly “spoke of white supremacy” and “the start of a revolution,” and were presumably sending that message with the flag.)

Again, try to keep up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:?... It's not like they are putting a burning cross in their front yard.

I don't think most people would pay any attention to it, unless you lived in a very well educated and self-aware area like DC.

Fixed it for you.


And the snake-flag is pretty much the equivalent of a burning cross. It's just that most people are too stupid to recognize it for what it s

It's just that you don't get to decide for everyone else that they should believe what you believe.

Actually, I'm totally comfortable making just those sort of judgements. I'm educated, politically savvy, and a believer in social justice. I can identify racism when I see it, even when racists are hiding behind cover and excuses.

Bottom line, I'm EXACTLY the person qualified to be able to tell others what they should believe, especially if they're too stupid to arrive at the right conclusion themselves.

For being so educated and politically savvy, you are pretty damn ignorant. Read up. It is not racist. Also, get over yourself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_flag

The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike. Positioned below the rattlesnake are the words "DONT TREAD ON ME". The flag is named after American general and politician Christopher Gadsden (1724–1805), who designed it in 1775 during the American Revolution. It was used by the Continental Marines as an early motto flag, along with the Moultrie flag.

It has become associated with racists in the last decade or two. Try to keep up.

A/S/L ?

23/F/Anacostia

AA of course

Am I correct?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:?... It's not like they are putting a burning cross in their front yard.

I don't think most people would pay any attention to it, unless you lived in a very well educated and self-aware area like DC.

Fixed it for you.


And the snake-flag is pretty much the equivalent of a burning cross. It's just that most people are too stupid to recognize it for what it s

It's just that you don't get to decide for everyone else that they should believe what you believe.

Actually, I'm totally comfortable making just those sort of judgements. I'm educated, politically savvy, and a believer in social justice. I can identify racism when I see it, even when racists are hiding behind cover and excuses.

Bottom line, I'm EXACTLY the person qualified to be able to tell others what they should believe, especially if they're too stupid to arrive at the right conclusion themselves.

For being so educated and politically savvy, you are pretty damn ignorant. Read up. It is not racist. Also, get over yourself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadsden_flag

The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike. Positioned below the rattlesnake are the words "DONT TREAD ON ME". The flag is named after American general and politician Christopher Gadsden (1724–1805), who designed it in 1775 during the American Revolution. It was used by the Continental Marines as an early motto flag, along with the Moultrie flag.

It has become associated with racists in the last decade or two. Try to keep up.

A/S/L ?

23/F/Anacostia

AA of course

Am I correct?

45/F/Alexandria

Let me guess, you are 65/F/Manassas. It's understandable that you aren't well-informed.

[Anonymous]

^ I'm white BTW

[Anonymous]

I see them in a positive light - like people who display an American flag or who like to visit patriotic sites like Mt. Vernon, Arlington, Ft. McHenry, etc. nothing wrong with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see them in a positive light - like people who display an American flag or who like to visit patriotic sites like Mt. Vernon, Arlington, Ft. McHenry, etc. nothing wrong with that.

Um, no. But you be you and see how that works out..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see them in a positive light - like people who display an American flag or who like to visit patriotic sites like Mt. Vernon, Arlington, Ft. McHenry, etc. nothing wrong with that.

Um, no. But you be you and see how that works out..

....Says the person who goes through life demonstrating indignation at anything she considers offensive, even when it’s not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I read about the "Don't tread on me" flag (called the Gadsden flag) online. I see it sometimes around the DC area, especially in Virginia as I get further from DC. Is there any objectionable connotation to this flag as there is with the Confederate flag? I like it and would like to put one in front of my DC home, but don't want bricks through my window.

Yes, many alt-right nazis have adopted it and since you are asking this question, I will say go for it! Till the time Trump and his followers are in business, no one can stop you.