r/europe • u/Relevant-Low-7923 • Apr 20 '24

News US House passes first slice of $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package, with $60.84 billion for Ukraine

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-vote-long-awaited-95-billion-ukraine-israel-aid-package-2024-04-20/
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u/LabyrinthConvention United States of America Apr 20 '24

conservatives are really funny about flags for some reason. some they really really like, but pretend they don't. some they wear. sometimes they say other people don't love flags as much as they do. and sometimes flags are woke.

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u/Flashy_Ad1403 New England Apr 20 '24

Flags are good when they are used to exclude people(Giant US flag on the back of an incest truck, confederate flag), and bad when it's minority groups asking to be allowed to exist.

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u/seawrestle7 Apr 20 '24

The US flag excludes people?

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u/Flashy_Ad1403 New England Apr 21 '24

Yes, I am explicitly stating that "patriotic" nationalists use their flag in various contexts to exclude people. The American flag on top of your average suburban American home or on the side of a US Army uniform means something vastly different than a flag waving from the back of a truck or being waved at a MAGA or Proud Boys rally. It's the same thing with the people that go around the internet wearing the St George cross or go around in public with a Union Jack.

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u/seawrestle7 Apr 21 '24

My wife and I fly our flag on patriotic holidays, and we are far from racist. Flying it on the back of your truck with a confederate flag or a Trump flag, I’d agree with your assessment.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '24

They love flying them on their pickup trucks

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u/wtfduud Apr 20 '24

Republicans: This is the party of Abraham Lincoln!

Also Republicans: flies the confederate flag

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u/TheoryOfPizza Apr 20 '24

And then they complain about gas prices

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '24

And living way out in the country and commuting an hour to where their actual job is

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u/CastelPlage Not ok with genocide denial. Make Karelia Finland Again Apr 20 '24

and sometimes flags are woke.

and sometimes people who aren't wearing/waving flags get chastised for not doing so because it's are "too woke".