Tue Oct 12, 2021, 10:18 AM

Black flag: Understanding the Trumpists' latest threatening symbol

I posted about the black American flag a few weeks ago on Living Blue in Texas, and the article is continuing to see loads of traffic. It's been referenced in Press Run, Wonkette, and this morning, Salon.

https://www.salon.com/2021/10/12/black-flag-understanding-the-trumpists-latest-threatening-symbol/

"The liberal opinion site Living Blue in Texas is sounding the alarm about the specific meaning of the black flag and the Republican-fascists support for terrorism and other political violence. That post, "Are Your Republican Neighbors Planning on Killing You?", merits lengthy quotation:"

I'm glad people are starting to pay attention to this. I have been writing about and trying to draw attention to extreme right-wing violence for over a year. Although, most of my focus has been on Texas militias. I've been called an alarmist more times than I can count, but what the right is doing and has done is alarming. I only want people to pay attention to what's outside of their own echo chambers and realize that America is really sick right now, and there are a lot of people who are openly discussing violence, martyrdom, and treason.

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Black flag: Understanding the Trumpists' latest threatening symbol (Original post)	Shell_Seas	Oct 2021	OP
Very likely, many of the cultists have convinced themselves that liberals are going to kill them...	Thomas Hurt	Oct 2021	#1
Exactly. And it really all boils down to the vaccination.	Shell_Seas	Oct 2021	#4
Gawd they are stupid.	SheltieLover	Oct 2021	#15
They are so extremely stupid	Glaisne	Oct 2021	#26
Sure is!	SheltieLover	Oct 2021	#56
You Too?	COL Mustard	Oct 2021	#54
Hahaha	SheltieLover	Oct 2021	#57
The problem with that is, why would they kill off all the smart reasonable people	sboatcar	Oct 2021	#38
Yep, that's what I was going to say. They are so fucked in the head.	LymphocyteLover	Oct 2021	#39
Quarantine camps for the unvaxed? Sounds...	reACTIONary	Oct 2021	#44
Well now...	2naSalit	Oct 2021	#55
I'm not sure they truly believe all that stuff about liberals, but they sure want to believe it	hadEnuf	Oct 2021	#13
I think they very well DO believe it.	HUAJIAO	Oct 2021	#19
They go along with anything they are told.	hadEnuf	Oct 2021	#45
They believe it, the brother of high school buddy of mine, screamed it to my friend...	Thomas Hurt	Oct 2021	#31
It really doesn't matter if they truly believe it or not. The result is the same:	hadEnuf	Oct 2021	#51
they probably have a few liberal friends they point to,	mopinko	Oct 2021	#49
Pooty-poot has been supporting secessionists for shits and giggles	EYESORE 9001	Oct 2021	#2
This message was self-deleted by its author	Chin music	Oct 2021	#53
And here I thought	YoshidaYui	Oct 2021	#3
Black American flag. Which they should have specified is different than a plain black flag.	Shell_Seas	Oct 2021	#5
Saw a different flag yesterday...	jeffreyi	Oct 2021	#6
No, I'd have to see it. Here's a flag finder	Shell_Seas	Oct 2021	#8
I should have taken a picture. Did not want the bad vibes in my camera.	jeffreyi	Oct 2021	#11
Sounds Like The Metis Flag	ProfessorGAC	Oct 2021	#23
This shit is real folks. Remember their motto. "The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat."?	Hotler	Oct 2021	#7
Maybe they're just antisocial?	Shell_Seas	Oct 2021	#9
I live in MA ,no problems,but what makes you	pidge	Oct 2021	#27
The number of threats has been staggering.	SergeStorms	Oct 2021	#32
Not personally, but hearing more and more in the news.	Shell_Seas	Oct 2021	#42
We have a neighbor who..	luvs2sing	Oct 2021	#10
Thin Blue Line flag	Thunderbeast	Oct 2021	#17
Interesting.	luvs2sing	Oct 2021	#21
Yet they'll beat those police to death...	SergeStorms	Oct 2021	#33
I saw the decal version of the thin blue line flag on a pickup truck in Lebanon, MO on Sunday.	displacedtexan	Oct 2021	#50
Idiots with their secret words, handshakes, mottos, flags, etc.	packman	Oct 2021	#12
G.R.O.S.S.	radicalleft	Oct 2021	#16
The he-man women haters club.	SergeStorms	Oct 2021	#34
Got a black flag in my neighborhood	NQAS	Oct 2021	#14
maybe it's time for all of us to report to the FBI	RicROC	Oct 2021	#41
Thanks for posting this.	HUAJIAO	Oct 2021	#18
My next door neighbor has been flying a black flag	mrsadm	Oct 2021	#20
Guess who else uses black flags with violent intent:	peppertree	Oct 2021	#58
Kings X	Mopar151	Oct 2021	#22
To quote from the article:	Glaisne	Oct 2021	#24
The radical group of Libertarians	SCantiGOP	Oct 2021	#25
If they're preparing for war,	The Fifty Stateman	Oct 2021	#28
They are selling these on Amazon! Corporations and social media are normalizing	deurbano	Oct 2021	#29
They're just waiting for it to start somewhere and get whipped up to kill for the	Evolve Dammit	Oct 2021	#30
My paternal ancestors fled Ireland in the late 1840's because of the potato	PatrickforB	Oct 2021	#35
"THEY LOST THE LAST CIVIL WAR."	TxGuitar	Oct 2021	#63
KnR	Hekate	Oct 2021	#36
Has Beto O'Rourke got national help dow there?	SleeplessinSoCal	Oct 2021	#37
No, and Democrats vastly outnumber Republicans. We're fighting.	Shell_Seas	Oct 2021	#43
I remember when Repukes screamed at the flag being "misused" on shirts and such	packman	Oct 2021	#40
Do enough left leaners care?	DownriverDem	Oct 2021	#46
I makes for a great target	randr	Oct 2021	#47
My new neighbor is doubling down...	Historic NY	Oct 2021	#48
"discussing" because they saw what the jan 6 action accomplished	lindysalsagal	Oct 2021	#52
I don't want to buy a gun	MzRappy	Oct 2021	#59
Believe me, they won't run out.	GP6971	Oct 2021	#61
"Before they run out"	marble falls	Oct 2021	#62
I've seen them around here	vercetti2021	Oct 2021	#60

Response to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Tue Oct 12, 2021, 10:25 AM

Thomas Hurt (13,691 posts)

1. Very likely, many of the cultists have convinced themselves that liberals are going to kill them...

put them in re-education camps, the usual paranoid christofascist bee ess. You aren't a fascist unless you know someone is out to get you.

Black flag: Understanding the Trumpists' latest threatening symbol

1. Very likely, many of the cultists have convinced themselves that liberals are going to kill them...

4. Exactly. And it really all boils down to the vaccination.

15. Gawd they are stupid.

26. They are so extremely stupid

56. Sure is!

54. You Too?

57. Hahaha

38. The problem with that is, why would they kill off all the smart reasonable people

39. Yep, that's what I was going to say. They are so fucked in the head.

44. Quarantine camps for the unvaxed? Sounds...

55. Well now...

13. I'm not sure they truly believe all that stuff about liberals, but they sure want to believe it

19. I think they very well DO believe it.

45. They go along with anything they are told.

31. They believe it, the brother of high school buddy of mine, screamed it to my friend...

51. It really doesn't matter if they truly believe it or not. The result is the same:

49. they probably have a few liberal friends they point to,

2. Pooty-poot has been supporting secessionists for shits and giggles

3. And here I thought

5. Black American flag. Which they should have specified is different than a plain black flag.

6. Saw a different flag yesterday...

8. No, I'd have to see it. Here's a flag finder

11. I should have taken a picture. Did not want the bad vibes in my camera.

23. Sounds Like The Metis Flag

7. This shit is real folks. Remember their motto. "The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat."?

9. Maybe they're just antisocial?

27. I live in MA ,no problems,but what makes you

32. The number of threats has been staggering.

42. Not personally, but hearing more and more in the news.

10. We have a neighbor who..

17. Thin Blue Line flag

21. Interesting.

33. Yet they'll beat those police to death...

50. I saw the decal version of the thin blue line flag on a pickup truck in Lebanon, MO on Sunday.

12. Idiots with their secret words, handshakes, mottos, flags, etc.

16. G.R.O.S.S.

34. The he-man women haters club.

14. Got a black flag in my neighborhood

41. maybe it's time for all of us to report to the FBI

18. Thanks for posting this.

20. My next door neighbor has been flying a black flag

58. Guess who else uses black flags with violent intent:

22. Kings X

24. To quote from the article:

25. The radical group of Libertarians

28. If they're preparing for war,

29. They are selling these on Amazon! Corporations and social media are normalizing

30. They're just waiting for it to start somewhere and get whipped up to kill for the

35. My paternal ancestors fled Ireland in the late 1840's because of the potato

63. "THEY LOST THE LAST CIVIL WAR."

36. KnR

37. Has Beto O'Rourke got national help dow there?

43. No, and Democrats vastly outnumber Republicans. We're fighting.

40. I remember when Repukes screamed at the flag being "misused" on shirts and such

46. Do enough left leaners care?

47. I makes for a great target

48. My new neighbor is doubling down...

52. "discussing" because they saw what the jan 6 action accomplished

59. I don't want to buy a gun

61. Believe me, they won't run out.

62. "Before they run out"

60. I've seen them around here