"Don't tread on me" license plate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, anyone who displays that flag or a license plate with it in 2017 is doing it make a statement that they're aligned with the current meaning of the flag. Specifically, white nationalism, anti-government and guns guns guns everywhere. The gun related bumper sticker is a dead giveaway, too. And it's troubling, because that means you now have a person who is armed, and living in very close proximity to you. That's reason enough to be concerned all by itself, but when taken in context with them being nazis, it would keep anyone up at night for sure.

That flag is basically the same as flying a rebel flag or a swastika flag, except the snake flag is like the undercover version, but the meaning is still the same, and the people who fly it know they are meeting a fellow nazi when they see someone with it. They can identify each other at a distance.

Of course, what they're too stupid to realize is that regular people can also spot them at a distance, too, once it became clear what that flag represented. This thread is the perfect demonstration of that. It's no longer a secret to anyone, but they keep showing that flag. Which also illustrates how stupid many of them are.


As for your neighbors specifically, how worried you should be depends on several factors that only you could really answer since you're there dealing with it. Best way to deal with it is pretend they don't exist. Don't acknowledge them, don't talk to them, anything. No interaction means they never get a chance to know anything about you, and you therefore, never become a potential target. These people personalize everything, and that's how they choose their victims - people who they perceive as being opposition, better or in some cases, being a POC is enough. But they tend to strike out at victims who are the object of their hatred, like that guy did in Alexandria this spring. If you don't acquaint yourself with them, you can keep from becoming an object of obsession in their minds. That's the best way to keep yourself safe. And it goes without saying that you should definitely keep an eye on them, discretely. If you see any activity that would indicate they are up to something, thats when you need to call the cops.

Good luck. It's terrible that people have to deal with stuff like this.

We were waiting for someone insane to spice this up!

[Anonymous]

"Don't Tread on Me" means leave me alone. For all you know, the DH is a Libertarian - wants government kept in its very small, very contained box. Nothing wrong with that.

As to all those people who don't like people who like guns, to quote the eminently hot blonde Republican sex kitten Ainsley Hayes, "you don't like the people."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, anyone who displays that flag or a license plate with it in 2017 is doing it make a statement that they're aligned with the current meaning of the flag. Specifically, white nationalism, anti-government and guns guns guns everywhere. The gun related bumper sticker is a dead giveaway, too. And it's troubling, because that means you now have a person who is armed, and living in very close proximity to you. That's reason enough to be concerned all by itself, but when taken in context with them being nazis, it would keep anyone up at night for sure.

That flag is basically the same as flying a rebel flag or a swastika flag, except the snake flag is like the undercover version, but the meaning is still the same, and the people who fly it know they are meeting a fellow nazi when they see someone with it. They can identify each other at a distance.

Of course, what they're too stupid to realize is that regular people can also spot them at a distance, too, once it became clear what that flag represented. This thread is the perfect demonstration of that. It's no longer a secret to anyone, but they keep showing that flag. Which also illustrates how stupid many of them are.


As for your neighbors specifically, how worried you should be depends on several factors that only you could really answer since you're there dealing with it. Best way to deal with it is pretend they don't exist. Don't acknowledge them, don't talk to them, anything. No interaction means they never get a chance to know anything about you, and you therefore, never become a potential target. These people personalize everything, and that's how they choose their victims - people who they perceive as being opposition, better or in some cases, being a POC is enough. But they tend to strike out at victims who are the object of their hatred, like that guy did in Alexandria this spring. If you don't acquaint yourself with them, you can keep from becoming an object of obsession in their minds. That's the best way to keep yourself safe. And it goes without saying that you should definitely keep an eye on them, discretely. If you see any activity that would indicate they are up to something, thats when you need to call the cops.

Good luck. It's terrible that people have to deal with stuff like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here- The mom didn't seem very "redneck" and her kids were extremely polite. I'm not going to lie though, I have never seen anyone wear or display the "don't tread on me" sign that wasn't racist or very uneducated. Not judge mental as much as uneducated.

Of course the kids are very polite. Authoritarian parenting. I try to keep an open mind but over and over again these Don't Tread On Me types confirm my initial gut reaction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, anyone who displays that flag or a license plate with it in 2017 is doing it make a statement that they're aligned with the current meaning of the flag. Specifically, white nationalism, anti-government and guns guns guns everywhere. The gun related bumper sticker is a dead giveaway, too. And it's troubling, because that means you now have a person who is armed, and living in very close proximity to you. That's reason enough to be concerned all by itself, but when taken in context with them being nazis, it would keep anyone up at night for sure.

That flag is basically the same as flying a rebel flag or a swastika flag, except the snake flag is like the undercover version, but the meaning is still the same, and the people who fly it know they are meeting a fellow nazi when they see someone with it. They can identify each other at a distance.

Of course, what they're too stupid to realize is that regular people can also spot them at a distance, too, once it became clear what that flag represented. This thread is the perfect demonstration of that. It's no longer a secret to anyone, but they keep showing that flag. Which also illustrates how stupid many of them are.


As for your neighbors specifically, how worried you should be depends on several factors that only you could really answer since you're there dealing with it. Best way to deal with it is pretend they don't exist. Don't acknowledge them, don't talk to them, anything. No interaction means they never get a chance to know anything about you, and you therefore, never become a potential target. These people personalize everything, and that's how they choose their victims - people who they perceive as being opposition, better or in some cases, being a POC is enough. But they tend to strike out at victims who are the object of their hatred, like that guy did in Alexandria this spring. If you don't acquaint yourself with them, you can keep from becoming an object of obsession in their minds. That's the best way to keep yourself safe. And it goes without saying that you should definitely keep an eye on them, discretely. If you see any activity that would indicate they are up to something, thats when you need to call the cops.

Good luck. It's terrible that people have to deal with stuff like this.

I really hope this is sarcasm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had this flag in graduate school. I'm an economist, a libertarian, and at the time (early 2000's) the flag and symbol was broadly associated with promotion of civil liberties. Then around 2010, the Tea Party usurped my symbol for their numb-skullery.

I would never judge someone who has this license plate. They may just be a live and let live libertarian like myself.

As a Tea Party supporter, I am not sure that any of you clueless types have an idea about what the movement is/was. Basically, it started with a correspondent on CNBC complaining about the level of taxation and regulation in the bail-out packages. The movement recognized that the federal government has become so large and so involved in the minutiae of our private lives that there is no real FREEDOM. Guns are one aspect of the Bill of Rights, but I would be willing to bet that a substantial number of Tea Partiers do not own guns.

There are lots of people who feel that the current iteration of federal control is excessive. This doesn't make them bad neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here- The mom didn't seem very "redneck" and her kids were extremely polite. I'm not going to lie though, I have never seen anyone wear or display the "don't tread on me" sign that wasn't racist or very uneducated. Not judge mental as much as uneducated.

Of course the kids are very polite. Authoritarian parenting. I try to keep an open mind but over and over again these Don't Tread On Me types confirm my initial gut reaction.

Oh... This is how you justify having entitled brats for kids? Okay then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New family moved in next door, fwiw we live in N. arlington. They have small children(similar in age to mine) and I met the mom and she seemed lovely. i noticed her husbands car this evening has "don't tread on me" license plate and a real tree(I think) bumper sticker. My husband said they are probably rednecks and very pro-gun. Would you still get to know this family or stay away?

Guess what OP. I live in a McMansion in 22207, and I'm pro gun. I would tell any of my liberal friends this of course, but I'm not a bad person, and I would never have a gun where a child could access it. Don't discuss politics and life is much easier.

What is surprising about someone living in a McMansion being pro gun?

[Anonymous]

As a foreigner who has lived in several different countries, I am SO glad most people wait to get to know you before shutting you out!!!

I suggest you do the same here, OP.
My understanding is that this may be Texan pride?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep a safe distance from them.

I would just shun them altogether. Odds are almost 100% they own guns based on the white nationalist license plate and the hunting paraphernalia, and frankly, that makes the husband a ticking time bomb. All it takes is the wrong thing to set a unstable maniac like that off, and it's instant mass shooting time.

Have you notified the police yet? And if not, why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's typically associated with the Tea Party. But my DH was in a military unit that used that slogan (in Hawaii, I think?). I think the flag was originally flown during the American Revolution,if I remember correctly.

In other words, I'm not sure I would judge neighbors based on a license plate.

If the back of their car was covered with confederate flags and redneck bumper stickers, that would be one thing, but one sticker doesn't really give you that much information. The Gadsden flag was originally flown by a company of volunteers from Virginia during the American Revolution, and I've known people who displayed it for that reason long before the Tea Party came into existence. Certainly not a reason not to get to know them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, anyone who displays that flag or a license plate with it in 2017 is doing it make a statement that they're aligned with the current meaning of the flag. Specifically, white nationalism, anti-government and guns guns guns everywhere. The gun related bumper sticker is a dead giveaway, too. And it's troubling, because that means you now have a person who is armed, and living in very close proximity to you. That's reason enough to be concerned all by itself, but when taken in context with them being nazis, it would keep anyone up at night for sure.

That flag is basically the same as flying a rebel flag or a swastika flag, except the snake flag is like the undercover version, but the meaning is still the same, and the people who fly it know they are meeting a fellow nazi when they see someone with it. They can identify each other at a distance.

Of course, what they're too stupid to realize is that regular people can also spot them at a distance, too, once it became clear what that flag represented. This thread is the perfect demonstration of that. It's no longer a secret to anyone, but they keep showing that flag. Which also illustrates how stupid many of them are.


As for your neighbors specifically, how worried you should be depends on several factors that only you could really answer since you're there dealing with it. Best way to deal with it is pretend they don't exist. Don't acknowledge them, don't talk to them, anything. No interaction means they never get a chance to know anything about you, and you therefore, never become a potential target. These people personalize everything, and that's how they choose their victims - people who they perceive as being opposition, better or in some cases, being a POC is enough. But they tend to strike out at victims who are the object of their hatred, like that guy did in Alexandria this spring. If you don't acquaint yourself with them, you can keep from becoming an object of obsession in their minds. That's the best way to keep yourself safe. And it goes without saying that you should definitely keep an eye on them, discretely. If you see any activity that would indicate they are up to something, thats when you need to call the cops.

Good luck. It's terrible that people have to deal with stuff like this.

OMG, I can't even believe what I just read. Seek help, PP. Extremists like YOU are the real problem. Dear God, I am so glad I don't live next door to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, anyone who displays that flag or a license plate with it in 2017 is doing it make a statement that they're aligned with the current meaning of the flag. Specifically, white nationalism, anti-government and guns guns guns everywhere. The gun related bumper sticker is a dead giveaway, too. And it's troubling, because that means you now have a person who is armed, and living in very close proximity to you. That's reason enough to be concerned all by itself, but when taken in context with them being nazis, it would keep anyone up at night for sure.

That flag is basically the same as flying a rebel flag or a swastika flag, except the snake flag is like the undercover version, but the meaning is still the same, and the people who fly it know they are meeting a fellow nazi when they see someone with it. They can identify each other at a distance.

Of course, what they're too stupid to realize is that regular people can also spot them at a distance, too, once it became clear what that flag represented. This thread is the perfect demonstration of that. It's no longer a secret to anyone, but they keep showing that flag. Which also illustrates how stupid many of them are.


As for your neighbors specifically, how worried you should be depends on several factors that only you could really answer since you're there dealing with it. Best way to deal with it is pretend they don't exist. Don't acknowledge them, don't talk to them, anything. No interaction means they never get a chance to know anything about you, and you therefore, never become a potential target. These people personalize everything, and that's how they choose their victims - people who they perceive as being opposition, better or in some cases, being a POC is enough. But they tend to strike out at victims who are the object of their hatred, like that guy did in Alexandria this spring. If you don't acquaint yourself with them, you can keep from becoming an object of obsession in their minds. That's the best way to keep yourself safe. And it goes without saying that you should definitely keep an eye on them, discretely. If you see any activity that would indicate they are up to something, thats when you need to call the cops.

Good luck. It's terrible that people have to deal with stuff like this.

OMG, I can't even believe what I just read. Seek help, PP. Extremists like YOU are the real problem. Dear God, I am so glad I don't live next door to you.

I'm pretty sure that was satire. Well-written too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, anyone who displays that flag or a license plate with it in 2017 is doing it make a statement that they're aligned with the current meaning of the flag. Specifically, white nationalism, anti-government and guns guns guns everywhere. The gun related bumper sticker is a dead giveaway, too. And it's troubling, because that means you now have a person who is armed, and living in very close proximity to you. That's reason enough to be concerned all by itself, but when taken in context with them being nazis, it would keep anyone up at night for sure.

That flag is basically the same as flying a rebel flag or a swastika flag, except the snake flag is like the undercover version, but the meaning is still the same, and the people who fly it know they are meeting a fellow nazi when they see someone with it. They can identify each other at a distance.

Of course, what they're too stupid to realize is that regular people can also spot them at a distance, too, once it became clear what that flag represented. This thread is the perfect demonstration of that. It's no longer a secret to anyone, but they keep showing that flag. Which also illustrates how stupid many of them are.


As for your neighbors specifically, how worried you should be depends on several factors that only you could really answer since you're there dealing with it. Best way to deal with it is pretend they don't exist. Don't acknowledge them, don't talk to them, anything. No interaction means they never get a chance to know anything about you, and you therefore, never become a potential target. These people personalize everything, and that's how they choose their victims - people who they perceive as being opposition, better or in some cases, being a POC is enough. But they tend to strike out at victims who are the object of their hatred, like that guy did in Alexandria this spring. If you don't acquaint yourself with them, you can keep from becoming an object of obsession in their minds. That's the best way to keep yourself safe. And it goes without saying that you should definitely keep an eye on them, discretely. If you see any activity that would indicate they are up to something, thats when you need to call the cops.

Good luck. It's terrible that people have to deal with stuff like this.

I really hope this is sarcasm.

I do too. If it's real, then my worst fears for this country have been confirmed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, anyone who displays that flag or a license plate with it in 2017 is doing it make a statement that they're aligned with the current meaning of the flag. Specifically, white nationalism, anti-government and guns guns guns everywhere. The gun related bumper sticker is a dead giveaway, too. And it's troubling, because that means you now have a person who is armed, and living in very close proximity to you. That's reason enough to be concerned all by itself, but when taken in context with them being nazis, it would keep anyone up at night for sure.

That flag is basically the same as flying a rebel flag or a swastika flag, except the snake flag is like the undercover version, but the meaning is still the same, and the people who fly it know they are meeting a fellow nazi when they see someone with it. They can identify each other at a distance.

Of course, what they're too stupid to realize is that regular people can also spot them at a distance, too, once it became clear what that flag represented. This thread is the perfect demonstration of that. It's no longer a secret to anyone, but they keep showing that flag. Which also illustrates how stupid many of them are.


As for your neighbors specifically, how worried you should be depends on several factors that only you could really answer since you're there dealing with it. Best way to deal with it is pretend they don't exist. Don't acknowledge them, don't talk to them, anything. No interaction means they never get a chance to know anything about you, and you therefore, never become a potential target. These people personalize everything, and that's how they choose their victims - people who they perceive as being opposition, better or in some cases, being a POC is enough. But they tend to strike out at victims who are the object of their hatred, like that guy did in Alexandria this spring. If you don't acquaint yourself with them, you can keep from becoming an object of obsession in their minds. That's the best way to keep yourself safe. And it goes without saying that you should definitely keep an eye on them, discretely. If you see any activity that would indicate they are up to something, thats when you need to call the cops.

Good luck. It's terrible that people have to deal with stuff like this.

OMG, I can't even believe what I just read. Seek help, PP. Extremists like YOU are the real problem. Dear God, I am so glad I don't live next door to you.

I'm pretty sure that was satire. Well-written too.

I hope you're right. If so, then bravo! Spot-on.