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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]deplorable

[twitter]https://twitter.com/RepDonBacon/status/1501683010105712641[/twitter][/quote]

The Gadsden flag is nothing but a vacuous "hey that looks cool" to MAGAs.  They completely perverted its meaning.

It was based on Benjamin Franklin's iconic "Join or Die" snake woodcut that was apart in 13 pieces, representing the 13 states.  
[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Benjamin_Franklin_-_Join_or_Die.jpg/1200px-Benjamin_Franklin_-_Join_or_Die.jpg[/img]
Gadsden shows the pieces of the snake as a timber rattler, united as one, with thirteen rattles, a symbol of united American federal power, which MAGAs reject.  It was first flown by the Marines, one of the first true US military units, as opposed to the state militias.  It is the exact opposite of what the American anti-government and neo-confederate right wing stands for.  Today's right wing is seditionist, secessionist, anti-federal, pro-states-rights, the exact opposite of what the Gadsden Flag represents.  Every time I see someone from the right wing flying one of these I think "wow, what a clueless idiot, knows nothing of American history."  I think we should reclaim the Gadsden Flag from the far right and restore teaching of what it truly stands for.[/quote]

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