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Glady. This flag was the original motto of the Continental Marines when they fought the British. It was a statement against the king, that has been since co-opted by the far right.
Merely wearing it does not make one hard right.
Some history follows.
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Merely wearing it does not make one hard right.
Some history follows.
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Ben Franklin is credited with using the timber rattlesnake as a protest against the crown. The practice of the time was sending British criminals to the colonies. Franklin suggested sending rattlesnakes back in return in his Pennsylvania Gazette, in 1751.
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In 1754 Franklin started using it as a symbol of colonial unity during during The French Indian War. Notice there& #39;s thirteen sections on the snake.
This is the 1st published American political cartoon, also in Franklin& #39;s Gazette, one of the inspirations for the 1st Amendment.
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This is the 1st published American political cartoon, also in Franklin& #39;s Gazette, one of the inspirations for the 1st Amendment.
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Because the timber rattlesnake was common in the colonies, and unique to the Americas, it was adopted as a symbol of our unity and ideals of the time, like the bald eagle.
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For anyone who& #39;s been paying attention to the far right for more than the last four years the Gadsden flag has long been co-opted by the militant right as a symbol of their resistance against restrictions on the 2nd Amendment, and our government in general.
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I refuse to let them pervert such honorable and storied history. Our national history is full of contradictions, as are all nations& #39;. There are parts of it to be ashamed of, then and now, but the Gadsden flag is not one of them.
It& #39;s means unity, as does the Moultrie Flag.
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It& #39;s means unity, as does the Moultrie Flag.
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History matters, both good and bad. It& #39;s how we learn from our mistakes, it& #39;s our reference to the now. Symbols also matter and we cannot let good ones be tainted by bad people.
Nor can we judge other people at a glance: that& #39;s the way of the bigot.
#EPluribusUnum
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Nor can we judge other people at a glance: that& #39;s the way of the bigot.
#EPluribusUnum
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Appendix.
Further reading: https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.6/north-extremism-the-gadsden-flag-is-a-symbol-but-whose">https://www.hcn.org/issues/52...
Further reading: https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.6/north-extremism-the-gadsden-flag-is-a-symbol-but-whose">https://www.hcn.org/issues/52...
