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needledriver

(836 posts)
Sat Jul 6, 2019, 04:45 PM Jul 2019

Can we take back the Betsy Ross flag? [View all]

I get it.

I was triggered by the fuss over Nike pulling the Betsy Ross flag sneakers from the market. WTF is Colin K’s deal? How can anyone lose their shit over everyone’s favorite iconic flag from the American Revolution waaa waaa waaa

Then I saw how the RWNJ have been using the Betsy Ross flag in their imagery and branding. We have already lost the Gadsden flag - the yellow Don’t Step On Me flag is forever tainted by association with teabagger idiocy. If Nike had put a Gadsden flag on their sneakers it would have been an offensive political statement. I hate seeing the Betsy Ross flag as an offensive political statement!

Can we take it back and restore it as a symbol of hope for all - before it is irretrievably lost?

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