• sulgoth@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      It’s a mark of support for police. Often used unironically beside the ‘don’t tread on me’ snake.

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          5 months ago

          The Gadsden flag is based on the earlier Join or Die political cartoon. It is a symbol of the American Revolution, and it is generally understood to mean an opposition to state coercion.

          Which makes it a direct contradiction to the “Blue Lives Matter” flag. The popularity of the combination of these two directly contradicting statements shows that conservatives are idiots who don’t stand for anything. I call it the “Tread on them” combo.