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Why do Trump supporters fly the flags of armies that were defeated by America? (Original Post) applegrove Saturday OP
Because they're losers, of course! unblock Saturday #1
You beat me to it. Aristus Saturday #2
Both of those flags are symbols of white supremacy ideologies, is why. Ocelot II Saturday #3
Yup. That is all it has ever been about. Same for American evangelical christians. travelingthrulife Sunday #9
It would be most interesting to hear what their answers might be. 3catwoman3 Saturday #4
If any proud military veterans are among those who own such flags LastDemocratInSC Saturday #5
Grew up in South, I call that damn symbol of hatred "America's Swastika." Silent Type Saturday #6
Something I cannot understand PJMcK Sunday #7
They also imagine themselves being on the side of the rebels in the travelingthrulife Sunday #10
Because they are LOSERS! Emile Sunday #8

Aristus

(71,194 posts)
2. You beat me to it.
Sat Oct 25, 2025, 09:55 PM
Saturday

They are losers. And they fly the flags of losers to let everyone know.

travelingthrulife

(3,656 posts)
9. Yup. That is all it has ever been about. Same for American evangelical christians.
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:44 AM
Sunday

It's where the bigots hang out. They flee to these churches whenever integration or wokeness rears its head.p

3catwoman3

(28,014 posts)
4. It would be most interesting to hear what their answers might be.
Sat Oct 25, 2025, 10:05 PM
Saturday

I’m guessing they’ve never thought of it in those terms.

LastDemocratInSC

(4,167 posts)
5. If any proud military veterans are among those who own such flags
Sat Oct 25, 2025, 11:25 PM
Saturday

I wonder if they have thought about how those flags represent the loss of hundred of thousands of their comrades in arms?

PJMcK

(24,330 posts)
7. Something I cannot understand
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:08 AM
Sunday

A man who lives down the road from us flies both an American flag and a Confederate flag in his yard. These two symbols are mutually exclusive so how can he fly them both?

Clearly, he’s not a thinking person.

travelingthrulife

(3,656 posts)
10. They also imagine themselves being on the side of the rebels in the
Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:46 AM
Sunday

Revolutionary War. They are autocrats. They need a Daddy to tell them what to think. They would have been loyalists to the crown.

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