We keep hearing Republicans talk about how much they love the flag and how liberals disrespect the flag. Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem? Why, that’s positively disrespectful. Flag like this, disintegrating on the flagpole, why that’s considered just fine, just fine indeed.
After 9/11, many Americans bought flags and flew them until they disintegrated on the flagpoles. Many people seemed to see it as a norm that you flew the flag until it fell apart — after all, it seemed everyone was doing it, and no one was being called out for it.
The Trump years has led to people flying the flag, leaving it up, day in and day out, in all weather conditions. I saw a flat on a truck that looked as dirty as a grease rag. People at this restaurant could see this shredded flag and were still eating there, they weren’t at all deterred.
Republicans who love to shout how much they love the flag, don’t have a peep to say about shredded and torn flags like this. They don’t seem to notice. It seems the Republicans are unwilling to call out fellow Republicans for anything. Maybe they’re afraid the that even being gently called out would risk would get these Republicans to turn on them. They’re more interested in the speck in the eye across the aisle than the beams in the eyes on their side of the aisle.
As far as I’m concerned, they can fly whatever flag they want — they just shouldn't thump their chests and brag about how much they love the flag and how much they hate people who disrespect it when they’re flying the flag like this.
I’ve seen flags that are more torn up than this one — and it should surprise no one that that even more ripped flag was accompanied by a Trump sign.