God Hates Flags

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Land of the Free, Home of the Slave

June 26, 2015

Public displaying of swastikas is illegal in Germany. Some of you might remember that a few decades back there was a little dust-up involving the Germans, a preponderance of swastikas and a touch of genocide. The ultimate outcome and consequent blow-back that resulted caused most Germans to not only lose their taste for this once-proud symbol of a nation on the brink of world domination, but to insist as a nation that it no longer be seen in public. Apparently Germany determined that their behavior warranted some soul searching and atonement.

There are however some Germans who miss the good old days and work hard to keep the dream alive. Not to be denied their hatred, megalomania and monumental stupidity, these uber creeps found a loophole. Today’s Nazi lovers found another symbol of hate (racism in particular), violence (not to mention one of the world’s most devastating hissy-fits and ultimate defeats) and subjugation that has not been outlawed in Germany. As it turns out, this emblem is also quite popular in the good old U.S. of A. Possibly even more popular than the swastika. That would be what some call the Stars and Bars - the Confederate Battle Flag. I call it Old Gory.

Enough already!

Protected by the First Amendment, the swastika is not outlawed here in the U.S. and it still has many ardent fans in the Land of the Free. So perhaps those needing a new way to show their ignorance and hatred will look to the swastika as an acceptable substitute. After all, some who treasure this symbol of treason and slavery - or as they call it, their heritage - are quite upset and will not go down without a fight. It should be mentioned that the Stars and Bars only made a serious comeback almost a century after the war-to-keep-blacks-subjugated was over and the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s threatened what remained of the good old days. In any event, I imagine that there are many among those pining for the Confederacy who might have an aversion to relying on any sort of foreign influences to proclaim their patriotic hatred. These principled bigots will likely insist on a more home-grown symbol to declare who they are, as if anyone really wants to know.

I know of a perfect replacement. It’s readily available (nowhere more so than in our nation’s capital), instantly recognizable, already accepted by many as a sign of disrespect, and proven to be able to stand up to considerable criticism and calls for its demise. It might not have quite the punch that the Stars and Bars have maintained for a century and a half, and it does have the downside of ignoring the important humiliation of black Americans, but it is nonetheless filled with hate and contempt, so it just might do the trick. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the last remaining publicly sanctioned image of cluelessness and condescension...

Hate will find a way.

I. Mangrey reporting. Free of charge(s).

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