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I also feel like flying the flag of the oppressive fascists government that is trying to deport and kill your friends and family sends the wrong message.
Sure, there is the idea of reclaiming the symbol of the flag, but on short notice, a march that is against the deportation of Mexican immigrants probably doesn’t call for the US flag.
But, you’re letting them control the narrative with 🇺🇸=white, racist government and 🇲🇽=unruly protesters.
They want 🇺🇸 to be a symbol of the white oppressors. They want people to look at the protests and see a foreign flag because their whole narrative revolves around immigrants being invaders.
You want most Americans to look at the protesters and see themselves.
It’s like trying to reclaim the red cap though, it’s almost too far gone at this point. There was a period where people were wearing ironic red caps with anti-trump slogans on them as a way to take some of the power out of the symbol.
It only ended up causing stress to people who didn’t want to wait to find out if the hat-wearer was going to call them a slur.
If I saw a loud crowd marching down the street brandishing American flags, I would also not want to hang around to find out if they are fascists or not.
Have you been to America? Plenty of leftists around the country fly American flags.