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AStern

(889 posts)
Mon Jun 9, 2025, 11:22 AM Jun 2025

If the protesters want to be taken seriously, they should consider dressing nicer. Come on, t-shirts and jeans? [View all]

Oh sure, because nothing says “credible protest” like a sea of American flags. Maybe if they waved a few more Stars and Stripes, ICE would stop tearing families apart?

The obsession with how many flags they’re carrying isn’t about patriotism—it’s a tired tactic to discredit the protest itself. It’s not subtle, and it’s not new. The message is clear, but critics would rather nitpick the packaging than face the substance. Plain and simple.








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they should have carried trump flags LOL nt Javaman Jun 2025 #1
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. bif Jun 2025 #2
Dripping with it AStern Jun 2025 #3
I appreciate that Hekate Jun 2025 #22
I think there is a touch of honesty and maybe getting the big picture Keepthesoulalive Jun 2025 #4
...AND CUT THEIR HAIR!!! ret5hd Jun 2025 #5
Damnit Traildogbob Jun 2025 #6
DON'T THEY OWN A SUIT ?!? dweller Jun 2025 #7
Tidy, polite, inoffensive Torchlight Jun 2025 #8
Good people are falling for the bullshit. Again. Basso8vb Jun 2025 #9
All jokes aside. Marcuse Jun 2025 #10
You've got to be fuckin kidding. Conjuay Jun 2025 #11
I have no interest in tone-policing protesters, however, TheProle Jun 2025 #12
. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2025 #15
That's your opinion, and I stand by my comment as written. TheProle Jun 2025 #16
You must lose your mind in Irish pubs all over the US then Arazi Jun 2025 #18
Nope, not at all. TheProle Jun 2025 #20
I have no interest in tone-policing . . . then proceeds to tone police. n/t Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #19
Oh bullshit. TheProle Jun 2025 #21
Nope. Just an objective description of what you just did. n/t Ms. Toad Jun 2025 #23
I saw a photo of someone protesting with an Americna flag but they had green hair, what do WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2025 #13
Same tactics as the 60's and early 70's Picaro Jun 2025 #14
It's so obviously right wing bullshit MorbidButterflyTat Jun 2025 #17
It's such an absurd talking point. The media will always find something "wrong" with protests. Oneironaut Jun 2025 #24
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