Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 13:28     Subject: Re:"Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Anonymous wrote:Such a perpetual victim statement. Like "Don't Hurt Me". I don't think it has any objectionable connotation beyond the obvious - makes you look whiny and like a victim.



Don't hurt me? It depicts a rattlesnake, not a rabbit. I think it's fairly aggressive.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 13:27     Subject: "Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shoot. It would be perfect for the DC statehood movement to adopt. It fits perfectly with our relationship to Congress.


Do it. The flag is a great symbol of our history from the revolution. It should not be known as a symbol of the tea party. Restore it to a symbol that everyone can be proud of.
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The flag was a great symbol. DH got a Don't Tread on Me T-shirt 10 years ago, and loved it. And we are solidly NOVA liberals.

Sadly, the tea party co-opted it and Trumpkins started waiving it at rallies. So, if you fly it, the vast majority of people will assume you are alt-right. Now if you are alt-right, that may work for you. If you lived in my neighborhood, I would be polite (certainly no bricks) but I would be distant. We have a lot of immigrant friends and neighbors, and it would send the message that you are a gun toting, racist redneck. It's sad the Don't Tread On Me flag has sunk so far so fast. DH has hung onto his shirt, but would never wear it now.

Should it be this way, given the flag's history? Nope. But it is. So I's think before I flew it in NoVA.




Why would a liberal fly it in NoVA? You've got nothing to complain about.

If it was flown TOGETHER with a DC flag in a DC neighborhood, I wonder if this flag would be seen differently?


A very highly educated neighborhood might think you were clear. But in a city that went 4% to Trump, you probably risk a drive by shooting.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 13:22     Subject: Re:"Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Such a perpetual victim statement. Like "Don't Hurt Me". I don't think it has any objectionable connotation beyond the obvious - makes you look whiny and like a victim.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 13:20     Subject: Re:"Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Since it is generally flown by the under-educated, it will make you look stupid but that is about it.

BTW, who is trying to tread on you?
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 13:15     Subject: "Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shoot. It would be perfect for the DC statehood movement to adopt. It fits perfectly with our relationship to Congress.


Do it. The flag is a great symbol of our history from the revolution. It should not be known as a symbol of the tea party. Restore it to a symbol that everyone can be proud of.


The flag was a great symbol. DH got a Don't Tread on Me T-shirt 10 years ago, and loved it. And we are solidly NOVA liberals.

Sadly, the tea party co-opted it and Trumpkins started waiving it at rallies. So, if you fly it, the vast majority of people will assume you are alt-right. Now if you are alt-right, that may work for you. If you lived in my neighborhood, I would be polite (certainly no bricks) but I would be distant. We have a lot of immigrant friends and neighbors, and it would send the message that you are a gun toting, racist redneck. It's sad the Don't Tread On Me flag has sunk so far so fast. DH has hung onto his shirt, but would never wear it now.

Should it be this way, given the flag's history? Nope. But it is. So I's think before I flew it in NoVA.



Why would a liberal fly it in NoVA? You've got nothing to complain about.

If it was flown TOGETHER with a DC flag in a DC neighborhood, I wonder if this flag would be seen differently?
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 12:23     Subject: Re:"Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Read your history, and then decide what you think. Anything these days can be perceived as offensive in some way or another. Last summer, my son overheard someone saying that the Cleveland Browns should change their name because it was offensive. Everything is offensive. Everyone seems to be offended. Except for me. I don't care. Do what you want, and if someone gets offended, that's their problem, not yours. I'm certainly not going to spend my life walking on eggshells because no one has a sense of humor any longer.


If the flag has been co-opted by the tea party to send a message and OP wants to use it to send a message but doesn't ascribe to the tea party's agenda seems logical OP wouldn't use this flag. All that what you said does not apply or make sense in this situation.


Agreed. This isn't just "libs bein' libs". The flag has been coopted by annoying people from places like Manassas who wear Paul Revere costumes to anti-Tarp and gun rights rallies. Also, you see the license plates on lifted Jeep Cherokees. It's people who think they are patriots, but mostly they're just less sophisticated, populist, nationalist, jingoistic rubes.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 12:16     Subject: "Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shoot. It would be perfect for the DC statehood movement to adopt. It fits perfectly with our relationship to Congress.


Do it. The flag is a great symbol of our history from the revolution. It should not be known as a symbol of the tea party. Restore it to a symbol that everyone can be proud of.


The flag was a great symbol. DH got a Don't Tread on Me T-shirt 10 years ago, and loved it. And we are solidly NOVA liberals.

Sadly, the tea party co-opted it and Trumpkins started waiving it at rallies. So, if you fly it, the vast majority of people will assume you are alt-right. Now if you are alt-right, that may work for you. If you lived in my neighborhood, I would be polite (certainly no bricks) but I would be distant. We have a lot of immigrant friends and neighbors, and it would send the message that you are a gun toting, racist redneck. It's sad the Don't Tread On Me flag has sunk so far so fast. DH has hung onto his shirt, but would never wear it now.

Should it be this way, given the flag's history? Nope. But it is. So I's think before I flew it in NoVA.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 12:05     Subject: "Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
It means "I am white trash." So yes.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 12:05     Subject: "Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shoot. It would be perfect for the DC statehood movement to adopt. It fits perfectly with our relationship to Congress.


Do it. The flag is a great symbol of our history from the revolution. It should not be known as a symbol of the tea party. Restore it to a symbol that everyone can be proud of.



It's the ultimate hypocrisy that the Tea Party wants to get rid of government interference, except when it comes to DC statehood and home rule.


They're not capable of understanding that. It's the same group of people that scream for no government interference expect if it comes to women's health, human rights, who you sleep with, who you want to marry, etc.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 11:59     Subject: "Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shoot. It would be perfect for the DC statehood movement to adopt. It fits perfectly with our relationship to Congress.


Do it. The flag is a great symbol of our history from the revolution. It should not be known as a symbol of the tea party. Restore it to a symbol that everyone can be proud of.



It's the ultimate hypocrisy that the Tea Party wants to get rid of government interference, except when it comes to DC statehood and home rule.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 11:58     Subject: "Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It basically means "I'm racist".

It's the new rebel flag


That's an absurd overstatement.


It's not so much an overstatement as flat-out wrong and dumb.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 11:43     Subject: "Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Anonymous wrote:Shoot. It would be perfect for the DC statehood movement to adopt. It fits perfectly with our relationship to Congress.


Do it. The flag is a great symbol of our history from the revolution. It should not be known as a symbol of the tea party. Restore it to a symbol that everyone can be proud of.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 11:32     Subject: "Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Shoot. It would be perfect for the DC statehood movement to adopt. It fits perfectly with our relationship to Congress.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 11:14     Subject: "Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
Anonymous wrote:It basically means "I'm racist".

It's the new rebel flag


That's an absurd overstatement.
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2017 09:47     Subject: Re:"Don't tread on me" flag. Is there any objectionable connotation to it? (as with Confederate flag)
We have the license plates on our cars. It helps us fit in at the gun ranges.