at machismo. As if they could ever back it up once the "revolution" begins. Remember the American spring fiasco!

of whatever ideals they espouse, they'd go over to the enemy in a heartbeat rather than miss a meal.

They have about as much revolution in them as Louis XVI...

they would have been the enemy.
They are ideological conservatives (as compared to monetary conservatives who are conservative about money matters)....ideological conservatives don't like change.....the revolution was all about change.....they would have been Tories. Not a doubt in my mind, in fact, it would have been impossible for them to be Patriots.

In the present context, it's not "A flag associated with the Revolutionary War." It's a Tea Party / Sovereign Citizen symbol.

And it's not a coincidental reference. Rightwingers in America are and have been winding themselves up under the notion that they and their guns are the only true Americans, and that they have some kind of duty to "put things right," and that everyone will join them when what they see as the inevitable violent, racially tinged New Civil War begins.

Now they're threatening federal agents and embarking on suicidal cop-killing missions, overtly invoking the same ideology, but we're apparently not going to talk about that. We're just going to accept that everyone gets a gun, and everyone gets to engage in irrational conspiracy theories about the government, and hey, a few people are going to take it a step further and murder some people.

And you would be absolutely correct.

is afraid of backlash, pure and simple. Facts be damned. Fair and balanced? We know that's bullshit. CNN is too worried about walking the line between MSNBC and FOX. And this is one truth that even MSNBC is probably afraid to state outright on the air. Our news media has become as polarized as our politics.

Usually, I can tell them are an asshole even w/o the plates.

wow

I'd like to see a counter plate with a mongoose on it

The vehicle I saw had other decals indicating their disdain for the present government, especially the Executive Branch. It was a VA plate... they're not available in NC yet.

People would have that flag and the confederate flag in their windows. Always creeped me out. Don't miss that at all. Strange place.

It's bullshit that we cater to extremists.

symbol, just as the swastika was. Can't put the crazy, muderous toothpaste back in the tube though.

is this:

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and fake news, cnn and other corporate media is fueling this. Of course they won't 24/7 cover this like what they are doing with an five year captive American soldier by tearing him and his family down so GOPers can look good for 2014 elections at the same time trying to destroy Pres O's presidency - "I" word.

Corporate media, hate radio and it seems like majority of the GOP party and its base are slowly going into "revolution". Patriots - nada, no way, GOPers are the enemy of the state.

Than I have learned in years of reading specialized material in the US. Our media treats us like children. The few outlets that try not to, are dismissed out of hand though

But after years of forever home stories, I expect few hits when I actually spend a quality day with my local city council

There was a time not so very long ago when the American Right and Republicans were peddling their philosophy all over the world as the wave of the future and the world actually considered their ideas for a while.

Now the world is wondering how in the hell we allow it to exist. Most civilized nations would have cracked down on these people long before they got to this point in the name of keeping the peace.

Basically it pointed out that typically 6 years into every two-term president's presidency that typically the party opposite of the president's party is seen more favorably. Simply put, the public gets fatigued by the party in power.

However, recent polls suggest that this isn't happening 6 years into Obama's presidency. The democrats, in terms of favorability, are much better off now than any incumbent party has been at this point in a presidency.

Things are really shaping up to turn hard left progressive in this country in the very near future.

They love the idea that it's a 50/50 country and always has been.

It NEVER has been. That has always been a Right Wing talking point.

This is a very Liberal country and always has been but half the country doesn't vote so elections are decided by 25% of the population.

I have not verified this but it was reported in DU and I have no reason to doubt the poster.

Franklin gave away his patentable ideas in a very socialistic way. Gadsen was a supporter of working men and their rights, before the union movement really got started.

If the Teas knew more about this history they wouldn't be so ready to embrace it.

Before the Nazis used it, it meant something entirely different. In some parts of the world the swastika is a sign of peace, especially so in Hinduism and Buddhism.

The anti-governmentalists in the Las Vegas shooting made that crystal clear the moment they used both symbols together.

With predictable results.

He is one of those trying to reclaim the swastika. Seems to be a very gentle soul:

http://www.manwoman.net/

Their minions are apparently not intelligent enough for a complex explanation of policy/platform/agenda.

They are Pavlovian in so many ways.

But these shortcuts/dog-whistles are effective, to Democrats' detriment.

The really sad thing is that these idiots harm themselves right along with the rest of us.

I was wearing it looong before it's being coopted by the extreme right. I still wear it from time to time.

might come up with that

Just like the folks who embrace it so publicly!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Gadsden

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Hey, #BundyRanch "patriots." In light of your soldiers killing those cops, I fixed your flag.
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The US corporatemedia "news" is owned by those who only care about themselves and others like them.. they have no interest in the Democratic position. I haven't watched since Nov 2002.

thanks for bringing this up, mwooldri

others can catch what they're up to. Some really compelling things drifting through Twitter world.