And this is why I fly the Irish tricolor from the flagpole in front of my house. After all that Trump has done and is doing, I don't want the U.S. flag flying at my house anymore. If that pisses off the neighbors, they're welcome to come talk to me about it. I don't care. I ashamed to be an American anymore and, with all of my online activism, afraid that if I were to leave the country for a vacation, the border troops might not let me back in or arrest me for being a terrorist.
Nope, you have every right to defend yourself from the self-serving Americans. They brought this on themselves and now they have to suffer the consequences. Meanwhile, I'll be in the back wearing a shamrock and waving an Irish flag.
US here. I don't use a flag personally - or if we choose a flag I'll use the American one.
I think of the American flag as akin to the swastika. The swastika used to be a symbol of good luck in Asian culture for tens of thousands of years. The Nazis desecrated it. Stole it. Defiled.
MAGA is doing the exact same thing to the American flag. I feel its akin to Ian nepo playing with a fide flag since his flag is desecrated now as well.
It's honestly hard to admit you're without a flag or the flag you're under represents evil now. Wearing a Canadian flag isn't the answer. Just don't wear a flag. Or wear the American and say you're not a MAGA.
I also forgot to mention the flag you wear doesn't specify what kind of person YOU are. Just because you wear a Canadian flag doesn't mean you aren't maple MAGA. Just because you have an American flag doesn't make you a MAGA.
MAGA thrives off this division. They want the world to think "American = MAGA" and the rest of the world isn't us. But that's simply not true. This is why I go by individual character, and not the flag I'm under.
Second: one good thing about Sump Pump Trump for me: what started as a decision to never again cross the border into the ESA (Excited States of America) which is a meer 8 kilometers from my house has morphed into a bigger realization. Canada is huge! I want to visit Halifax (relatives), Newfoundland (more relatives), PEI, Quebec City, rural Ontario, Alberta (yet more relatives). I want to revisit the Far North for the Northern Lights, and Barkerville in British Columbia (went there at age 12).
In other words: what started as a protest to not spend on the USA and to avoid their Border Guards has changed! I want to visit the vast regions of Canada, skip over to Europe, then Japan. The USA? Nope… been there, done that, and certainly don’t need to go 8 kilometers south ever again!
And this is why I fly the Irish tricolor from the flagpole in front of my house. After all that Trump has done and is doing, I don't want the U.S. flag flying at my house anymore. If that pisses off the neighbors, they're welcome to come talk to me about it. I don't care. I ashamed to be an American anymore and, with all of my online activism, afraid that if I were to leave the country for a vacation, the border troops might not let me back in or arrest me for being a terrorist.
Nope, you have every right to defend yourself from the self-serving Americans. They brought this on themselves and now they have to suffer the consequences. Meanwhile, I'll be in the back wearing a shamrock and waving an Irish flag.
US here. I don't use a flag personally - or if we choose a flag I'll use the American one.
I think of the American flag as akin to the swastika. The swastika used to be a symbol of good luck in Asian culture for tens of thousands of years. The Nazis desecrated it. Stole it. Defiled.
MAGA is doing the exact same thing to the American flag. I feel its akin to Ian nepo playing with a fide flag since his flag is desecrated now as well.
It's honestly hard to admit you're without a flag or the flag you're under represents evil now. Wearing a Canadian flag isn't the answer. Just don't wear a flag. Or wear the American and say you're not a MAGA.
There are activities I do where we choose a flag and I will use the American flag because well, that is where I'm from. Doesn't mean Im a MAGA.
I also forgot to mention the flag you wear doesn't specify what kind of person YOU are. Just because you wear a Canadian flag doesn't mean you aren't maple MAGA. Just because you have an American flag doesn't make you a MAGA.
MAGA thrives off this division. They want the world to think "American = MAGA" and the rest of the world isn't us. But that's simply not true. This is why I go by individual character, and not the flag I'm under.
First: congratulations on your upcoming wedding!
Second: one good thing about Sump Pump Trump for me: what started as a decision to never again cross the border into the ESA (Excited States of America) which is a meer 8 kilometers from my house has morphed into a bigger realization. Canada is huge! I want to visit Halifax (relatives), Newfoundland (more relatives), PEI, Quebec City, rural Ontario, Alberta (yet more relatives). I want to revisit the Far North for the Northern Lights, and Barkerville in British Columbia (went there at age 12).
In other words: what started as a protest to not spend on the USA and to avoid their Border Guards has changed! I want to visit the vast regions of Canada, skip over to Europe, then Japan. The USA? Nope… been there, done that, and certainly don’t need to go 8 kilometers south ever again!