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What flag will you fly on July 4th? ~ Vanity

Posted on 07/02/2014 10:11:49 AM PDT by GraceG

This year I am so tempted to fly the Yellow, Green and Black Rattlesnake Flag instead of the Red White and Blue, or at the very least fly both and put the Rattle Snake below Old Glory. But I am still trying to decide on it....

In some ways I feel like raising the Red White and Blue is akin to pretending that nothing is wrong in this country and there are a lot of things that are going wrong right now. In some ways it makes me feel like I am surrending to the normalcy bias.

I could always fly the UN Flag I got in order to find out who in my neighbor hood I can trust should SHTF, since the anyone who comes over on the 4th and yells at me I can trust and those who complement me on it I can put on my do not ever trust again list.

(side point: I bought the UN Flag for the very useful purpose of either defacing it or using it for strategic purposes should SHTF and the UN is involved).

I really do want to raise Old Glory again this year, but I get more sad and upset every single year that passes...


TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: donttreadonme; july4th; oldglory
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To: GraceG

Dear Miss Gracie ....

Think of it in terms of the battle of Fort McHenry.

“...And the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? “

Yes. It still does.

And it’s still OUR Flag, and the other side can’t ever lay claim to it because they HATE it.

So put that Old Glory out and let every leftard POS see it, and show them that there are still Americans around.

And - if you’re feeling rebellious - add the Gadsden Flag right alongside (but slightly lower, for respect).


41 posted on 07/02/2014 10:32:31 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Vigilanteman

Sorry about my misspelling.

But yes...I am seeing it more and more.


42 posted on 07/02/2014 10:33:10 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: GraceG

Fly the naval version, which I like better anyway. Combines American stripes with snake not to step on.


43 posted on 07/02/2014 10:33:34 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel
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To: Vigilanteman

I’ve had my Gadsden Flag flying since after election day in 2007. I took the American Flag down about 2 years ago. We’ve got 4 Gadsdens flying in my small neighborhood.


44 posted on 07/02/2014 10:35:36 AM PDT by BreezyDog
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To: Liberty Valance

The good old Betsy Ross waving in the breeze— gotta love it.

PS. How come no one names their daughters ‘Betsy’ anymore?
That would be a high honor in remembrance of a true patriotic woman. Lord knows we have wayyyyyyy too many rotgut, arrogant, lieberal beethchies nowadays. Dime a dozen on both sides of the genders.


45 posted on 07/02/2014 10:36:09 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tryranny)
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To: Grams A

There were several stories about veterans flying the flag, not large ones, and the HOA told them to take them down. They considered the flag a banner and banners were not allowed. One vet was threatened with a fine or eviction. Happened in Texas.


46 posted on 07/02/2014 10:36:22 AM PDT by SkyDancer (If you don't read the newspapers you are uninformed. If you do read newspapers you are misinformed)
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To: GraceG

The Stars and Stripes of course will be my flag. I read the book “Bunker Hill” and the mentioned a Liberty Tree Flag that said “Liberty Unity”. That would be a good one also.


47 posted on 07/02/2014 10:37:18 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Liberty Valance

I prefer the rectangular 13 stars, because not only do I like the design better, but it was much more common in battle than the circle that gets all the hype was.


48 posted on 07/02/2014 10:39:30 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel
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To: GraceG
I wish I had a flag pole out front but we have thick trees and bushes that over hang the sidewalk and part of the street so a flag would get tangled in trees. There is a light pole on the edge of the street (city property) and the edge of our driveway.. If I could turn that light pole into a flag pole it might work. How many libtards who use this street would object to that?
49 posted on 07/02/2014 10:40:39 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Grams A
These are several articles:http://www.inquisitr.com/879872/take-down-flag-homeowners-association-tells-us-veteran/ http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2013/07/27/injured-afghanistan-vet-told-she-cant-fly-american-flag-by-apartment-management/ http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2011/06/22/retired-veteran-fights-for-right-to-fly-the-flag/

These are just several. I searched on: HOA tells vet to take down flag.

50 posted on 07/02/2014 10:40:51 AM PDT by SkyDancer (If you don't read the newspapers you are uninformed. If you do read newspapers you are misinformed)
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To: GraceG

us civilian flag. vertical white and red stripes, white field, blue stars.


51 posted on 07/02/2014 10:41:15 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: tflabo

How about Mary, for a woman who did actually definitely exist, and made a big flag for Ft. McHenry?

Of course, the flag design had already been invented, but still, she really did do it.


52 posted on 07/02/2014 10:41:56 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel
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To: pilipo

thats a good one too.

they need to make this flag, with the snake/don’t tread on me on the bars.


53 posted on 07/02/2014 10:42:25 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: GraceG

How about the Great Garrison Flag? It was the 15 star flag that flew over Ft McHenry.


54 posted on 07/02/2014 10:44:17 AM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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To: Secret Agent Man

That exists. That is the naval version of the Gadsden.


55 posted on 07/02/2014 10:46:58 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel
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To: edpc

That was actually the national standard. All US flags had 15 Stars and Stripes.


56 posted on 07/02/2014 10:52:57 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel
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To: GraceG

Gadsden flag
57 posted on 07/02/2014 10:57:11 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: GraceG

I replaced my battered ol’ glory with the flag of the sovereign state of North Carolina a while back and don’t plan on flying her again until this national nightmare is over. I don’t know what I’ll fly if the dems retake the NC state houses ....probably just move.


58 posted on 07/02/2014 10:59:31 AM PDT by lwd
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To: SkyDancer

Not so. We are allowed to fly our flag day and night if we want to.....our Auburn University one too.

Old Glory will wave in the breeze here in NW Florida for Independence Day.


59 posted on 07/02/2014 11:00:55 AM PDT by jch10 (The Democrat mascot shouldnÂ’t be the donkey; it should be the tick.)
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To: GraceG

60 posted on 07/02/2014 11:01:12 AM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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