American Flag In Front of House ...

[Anonymous]

The U.S. flag is a symbol of oppression!

[Anonymous]

I fly an American flag in front of my house.

It’s flown upside down. But I fly it.

[Anonymous]

We have an American flag. We live in a pretty liberal area and no one has ever said anything to me about it. Never had a negative “repercussion” (package not delivered, repairman refuse to come to the door, etc).

If someone assumed I’m MAGA due only to my flag, I feel like I wouldn’t want to know that person anyway. I’m trying to think of a scenario where that would happen. Maybe a parent comes to drop off their kid for a play date and refuses to let them come in due to the flag? A roofer comes to do a repair and refuses my money because I have an American flag? Honestly I would really care…

[Anonymous]

Plenty of people in our very liberal DC neighborhood fly American flags (including us sometimes). It’s not MAGA, it’s just the default flag. It’s on half the buildings in our country. It must be exhausting to live in some of you people’s minds!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have an American flag. We live in a pretty liberal area and no one has ever said anything to me about it. Never had a negative “repercussion” (package not delivered, repairman refuse to come to the door, etc).

If someone assumed I’m MAGA due only to my flag, I feel like I wouldn’t want to know that person anyway. I’m trying to think of a scenario where that would happen. Maybe a parent comes to drop off their kid for a play date and refuses to let them come in due to the flag? A roofer comes to do a repair and refuses my money because I have an American flag? Honestly I would really care…

I would never say anything to you about it. I would just wonder things quietly to myself.

[Anonymous]

I think Dems need to recapture the American flag. Put one outside the house, especially around election time

[Anonymous]

We used to fly the American flag to prove that even Democrats are proud of our country.

I gave up in January 2025 and haven't put it back up.

[Anonymous]

I've never been big on symbolic displays of nationalism. I find it silly to fly a giant flag outside of a private residence outside of national holidays. I always chuckle and say to myself that those people can't remember which country they live in and need a daily reminder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks. I do appreciate everyone's perspective, and the fact that you shared it. This is pretty much what I expected, but wanted to get this temp check anyway and feel I've benefitted from it.

My love of our flag and my desire to continue to fly it is in conflict with my desire to avoid anyone looking at our home and thinking "MAGA" or anything even remotely adjacent. I think the bottom line for me is that it does feel jingoistic -- at least for me -- in the current climate. So I'll take it down. I really need to do something anyway, the flag is faded enough that I can't really leave it in it's current condition even if I were to want an American flag there. (The "No trespassing" thing is definitely coming down, lol. No one is going to trespass back here anyway, so I find it weird that the prior owners of the house felt the need to put that there.)

You might want to replace no trespassing with no hunting— in a lot of rural areas landowners are presumed to allow hunting on their land unless the land is posted to say no hunting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's the combination of the flag and the no trespassing sign. Move that so it's in a different area away from the flag.

This. Exactly what I was thinking. Many Dems have been taking the flag back, but the no trespassing sign means you're a lunatic.

Change to "private road."

[Anonymous]

I live in a heavily liberal suburb and there is an American flag on every other house, including houses where I know the owners are wildly anti-MAGA. For that reason, I do not make any assumptions about the flag flyer. In many cases, the houses have had flag holders on them from previous owners and the new homeowners continue to use the flag holder to fly the American flag. (I do wish people would replace the flags when they are worn and faded.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's the combination of the flag and the no trespassing sign. Move that so it's in a different area away from the flag.

This. Exactly what I was thinking. Many Dems have been taking the flag back, but the no trespassing sign means you're a lunatic.

Change to "private road."

Another vote for this. Flag alone is fine. The combo is when I start to make assumptions.

[Anonymous]

I'd assume MAGA. I don't know how anyone of even a moderate conscience can display the flag these days. America is a state of shame right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s a bit threatening, it’s become a symbol for maga and hateful behavior. I avoid anyone with a flag on their house or car. Sad they took our flag away from all of us

It’s sad that you are letting the orange menace and his cronies control you so much. I proudly waved the flag at the No Kings rally back in October. The flag belongs to all of us!

+1. We fly the flag on most flag holidays because I was raised in a military family with veterans as my parents and are proud Americans. DH and I are Democrats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The U.S. flag is a symbol of oppression!

Oh, for God's sake, please leave. And we are not MAGA but proudly have displayed the flag since our son made eagle scout. please educate yourself before posting.