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The E. But however cooked up the notion that there was some kind of federal crackdown on the design, the controversy does point to something real. In recent years, the Gadsden flag has become a favorite among Tea Party enthusiasts, Second Amendment zealots—really anyone who gets riled up by the idea of government overreach. Soccer and streetwear brands. One answer involves history. Neither endured like the design of Christopher Gadsden, a Charleston-born brigadier general in the Continental Army.

His was by far the coolest, with its menacing rattler and provocative slogan. The snake, it turns out, was something of a Colonial-era meme, evidently originated by Benjamin Franklin. Among other borrowers, Paul Revere put the snake in a seventeen-seventies newspaper nameplate.

And yet, no symbolic meaning is locked in time. A symbol of well-being associated with Buddhists for thousands of years, it was used by commercial brands and even occasionally adorned U.

It would likely not be difficult for, say, a Jewish worker to convince the E. Other symbols suggest the fluidity and ambiguity of meaning—and the underground, almost in-group messaging symbols can send. Racism and the other bigotries favored by the Left are not a part of any Tea Party agenda. Personal hatred is absent in all forms. There in one sure bet these days. Whatever ugliness The Left is blaming someone else for, they themselves are guilty of.

One primary objective of the Democratic Party is the separation of various factions and demographics within the US. Power and control is the only thing they covet. The Gadsden flag was adopted because the screwed up tax law in this country is a common complaint between all Tea Party groups. Family values and government corruption are some others. I challenge any Leftist too give proof of their accusations. The Gadsden Flag has significant import in our national heritage.

Today it serves the same purpose representing the same ideals. It continues in use by elements of our military and yes by the Tea Party and other patriots. No, but the right would certainly think so if they were. The Tea Party should come up with their own flag as this flag represents all Americans.

America will now strike if taken advantage of. Fed-up of hand outs in lieu of a hand up. Well I was taught that a symbol of freedom was somthing to be proud of to have in our midst on this unforgiving world planit but we all must realize that we r more civilized in our society.

The words have grit and a powerfull mssge. How about this? Each state can attempt to do whatever social good it wants, giving the residents of the State just a little bit more local control over the eventual corruption and misuse of those funds Government always corrupts. Until that happens, we all sit in the foul, filthy pool.

I read it all. I agree with every word. That, combined with the massage therapy—are you single? Thanks for speaking your mind. I am an Independent. Bravo, kudos, amen, and everything good in response to your comment!! Okay listen up! Bottom Line A quote from George Washington. Why does there have to be a great debate over the meaning? It is what it is. It has nothing to do with religion or politics.

I know the true meaning. I really hate our two party system, but if vigilance is sacrificed on the global scale, there will always be an organization or country ready to take our country which allows your free condemnation without making an example of you and your family.

Yes this does still happen. I claim to be a Christian and also without a church. I would love to see true global humanitarianism but it will not happen until this society is wiped off the face of the earth and replaced by one God installs to continue the human race. Our political system is a very powerful perversion of what it was suppose to be. I really do applaud you wholesomeness and will tell you their will always be soldiers who are willing to fight to ensure your freedom to speak your mind.

I find it very disturbing when people think the solution to violence is more violence. Why is it that we stole this nation through violence, made some imaginary lines on a map and decided that everyone on the outside of the line is flawed? We can only build a truly great nation if we all stop focusing on our differences and embrace the variety humans offer. So you like to threaten people? Let me know how intimidation works out for you. The message is loud and clear, historically and presently.

The media and the adversary is so powerful and brainwashing. Today good is evil and evil is good. Many millenials today just want to take the easy path and say there is no sin. If there is no sin, there are no consiqences and there is no right and wrong.

If you take a quick look back at history, you will see where people go that choose the easier wrong rather then the harder right and trust me, you do not want to go to that dark place of misery. It really hurts mean to see where are Country is heading and especially where it is now. My dad is a CEO and he works his A off and makes so much sacrifices to get what we have. He does not steal money from people, He works for it so its his! It is so sick how much money the government takes practical steals from him.

People like my dad are true Americans. Entrepreneurs are heros and they create jobs for people. We must vote. Not voting is like just handing American to the Devil himself.

We at least try. Faith without works is dead. You will drop dead and forget. Yes I believe that the systems messed up and the people in it, but we must get and keep people like that out. This years election is jacked up but I know that we should just sit there and do nothing.

We need to give our vote to the person that we reach more agreements with, the person that our beliefs are closest too. Both candidates this year are not the best people, but my vote goes to Trump. He is not perfect nor is any man or woman. Trump has a lot more pros than Hillary.

Hillary is very deciving and knows how to hide her dark side. She and her husband have done so much evil far beyond Trump has. The difference is that Trump is very blunt and he will admit when his done something wrong.

Kristiana—In other words you believe in a Utopia….. Will never happen; so you divise a system that will do the most good for the most people. Capitalism has done more good for more people that any other system throughout the history of mankind. Your Utopia is a pipe dream. Get real. Some parts of the United States today have declared the flag unsavory with some [uncomforted] reports about arrests. Well said. It is time we start taking back emblems that are adopted, then desecrated by groups set on destroying our freedoms.

Fly this flag to protest the current democratic regime under power. If hillary becomes president I will be flying the black version. Socialism does more good for its people than capitalism. Capitalism leaves the door open for exploitation of workers, and tax evasion. Socialism evens out the playing field of Commerce and provides more equality. Capitalism is basically dog eat dog business, and corporate darwinism. It hurts us more than helps us. Like your comment. Liked the history of the flag…very interesting.

That is one of the major problems with Millinams…no history of America being taught in schools anymore. Americans taking so much for granted. Totally support mandatory service for youth in America to serve 2 years in foreign countries to see how blessed Americans are. Speaking as a public school teacher, for 22 years, you are wrong. History is being taught in schools. When was the last time you sat in a classroom?

Go to the source, if you say you anyone are saying you ate a Christian. The only way to get rid of the greed and hatred is by being born again. Take off the fallen nature of man and put on the new man Jesus Christ.

Only by confessing with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believing God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. But Jesus says, depart you you woke of iniquity. I never knew you. There should not be mega churches. We should have people really willing to serve Jesus. Jesus usually preached on the road, on a small hill, on the beach. In fact Jesus says if you are out and about and someone asks for your cloak, give him your coat ALSO. Have a good day. I agree wholeheartedly.

Can you imagine what this world would be like if everyone practiced The Golden Rule? God bless you, sister. Dear Kristina, I am a Republican and proud of it. I am not in favor of the public money going to big business, I therefore am behind the idea that public monies should go directly to the ones who do need it, if they need help then help them, if they need small capital to grow their mom and pop shop then so be it and that means for anyone without regard to race, creed or religion.

I could go on but I wanted to say to you and anyone who would read my statements that I believe that we as a people are generally good at heart but let our minds go sour with the ones who made them that way, yep our government the ones we hired to basically screw us over, but alas even some of those are good.

I thank you for your time. Utopia will come when we are taken by our heavenly Father to live in eternity with him. And he will wipe every year from there eyes. Sin and suffering will be no more. Socialism is not too far from communism. I took an oath to uphold and protect the constitution against domestic and foreign enemies. I was never relieved of my duty when I was separated from the armed forces.

Just think about that. People are in those Ships. People that go into hostile territory not knowing when they may be killed by one of the many ships or countries passed by. It is not something fictional posted in the world of Internet blogining. It say that whoever wants to strike, will be poisoned so to speak, and will cause their own pain forced by their own hand. Thank you. I really enjoyed your insights and I agree with your outlook. I think Kristiana has been smoking something.

Too many people today are content to being a dependent on government handouts and believe they are a victim. They have no concept of personal responsibility. I have my own business and wish I could find one of those corporate subsidies you refered to.

But I can show you some people that will not work to earn a paycheck because welfare subsidies is a way of life. I believe in a hand up, not a hand out. No it is not three 6s on their side. Only people who are against the flag and are looking for reasons to bash the flag would say that. Thanks for your input. U live in a fake world. They are crooked! Three years later, Franklin published a political cartoon in The Gazette , depicting Colonial America as a rattlesnake that had been hacked into eight parts, each labeled with the name of a colony.

Historians point to Christopher Gadsden — a slave-owning South Carolinian — as the namesake for the iconic yellow flag. Gadsden, a colonel in the Continental Army, is believed to have gifted the Commander of the Navy with a flag to fly above his fleet.

Over time it was adopted by the other armed forces. But by the 20th century, the rattlesnake flag had found favor with extremists: In the late s, Ku Klux Klan leaders embraced it, and in the s, organizers of the radical environmental group Earth First! In , the flag started popping up at Tea Party meetings across America. In adopting the Gadsden as its symbol, the party redefined the one doing the treading to fit its message: The treader was no longer foreign, but domestic.

It was around this time that the Gadsden rattlesnake also slid its way onto laser-etched gun accessories , hats and the arm tattoos of Second Amendment advocates. In response, the flag became the subject of endless internet memes. With the Gadsden as its logo, gun rights advocates and Tea Partiers were claiming righteousness. America was years old, and the militia movement was about to score a victory in its decades-long fight against the federal government.

By then, anti-government groups were locked in a cycle of violence and revenge with the feds that continues today.

Militia activity surged in the s after federal agents shot and killed Vicky Weaver and her teenage son during the high-profile Ruby Ridge standoff, in Idaho. It lurched forward further when federal agents stormed the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, killing 76 civilians. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City, killing people, in April These stories were still in the air when Jerad and Amanda Miller, husband-and-wife street performers, arrived in the dusty desert town of Bunkerville, Nevada, in April They came for a protest at a small cattle ranch and melon farm, where an old rancher claimed the next Waco was brewing.

When it appeared that the BLM was finally going to impound his cattle, Bundy called on militias for help. They came, their members bearing.