And in today's era, it's a symbol of an aggressive foreign/local policy.
On this day in 1777, Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as our national flag. As our Star Spangled Banner reminds us, we are the "land of the free and the home of the brave" #FlagDaypic.twitter.com/uwVvOs8HnL
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The flag has also been weaponized as some sort of patriotism test, and has been co-opted by the R party as a means to silence dissent.
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A land of the free does not separate children from their parents.
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Susan, you and I have radically different definitions of "land of the free." As would, I suspect, our founding fathers.
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The Pledge of Allegiance to our flag also includes "......liberty and justice for all". The gop, by its actions, seems to think that the word ALL should be replaced with ENTITLED or WHITES or WEALTHY.
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Oh Susan, it is a nice flag. Please stop stepping all over it with your
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Are you even paying attention?
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