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Torchlight

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5. Or simply more politically performative.
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 09:38 AM
Yesterday

"Men seem to be more patriotic"

Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

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Well, an upside down mini flag with a "No Kings" sign seems appropriate... hlthe2b Yesterday #1
Post removed Post removed Yesterday #2
Or simply more politically performative. Torchlight Yesterday #5
It's a popular piece of cloth with the racists in my area. Probably due to the "WHITE" stripes. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Yesterday #3
For some people the flag is a perverse symbol of white nationalist identity. Ocelot II Yesterday #4
The main reasons why I, a Gulf War veteran, and a 3rd generation war veteran, do not fly the American flag, Aristus 23 hrs ago #6
I'd be interested to see an age breakdown Sympthsical 23 hrs ago #7
I stopped flying the American flag the day Dubya entered Iraq. Left it in my closet of the house I sold in 2020. sinkingfeeling 23 hrs ago #8
Never have flown the flag and I'm almost 70. Neither did my parents. Raftergirl 23 hrs ago #9
+1. They basically stole it from Chile dalton99a 23 hrs ago #11
Remember . . . Journeyman 22 hrs ago #12
😄 ouch! But there -are- 4 star Liberals in TX! electric_blue68 15 hrs ago #14
We display a 3x5' American flag along with a 3x5' Rainbow flag... QueerDuck 23 hrs ago #10
I fly the US flag and consider myself a patriot. Melon 22 hrs ago #13
Seeing how fast Civil Rights evaporated under Trump Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #15
The flag has largely been taken Bettie 15 hrs ago #16
I can't bring myself to fly a flag since 2016. maxsolomon 15 hrs ago #17
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