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If anyone has both of those flags hanging at the same time, they don't understand what the top one means.
And the amount of Maga fucks that have both in my state is to high. That and the blue lives matter Punisher sticker. They show just how stupid they are.
In Kansas you can get the yellow snake as your license plate.
I have seen three so far. All three of them had thin blue line bumper or window stickers.
The State ALLOWS YOU to have a license plate identifying you as someone who's AGAINST THE FUCKING STATE!
Self identification, pretty smart of the state tbh.
Libertarians didn't create the Gadsden flag, nor do they own it
So?
I've seen a few without it. None that made me think they weren't steppers tho.
I'd argue they don't understand what the bottom one means, but I'm ready to meet you in the middle and say that they don't understand any of the two
they care for reptiles who are basically just ribcage and know how riding them over even with a bicycle will fatally wound them
they are a fan of the British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson
Top flag: "don't tread on me"
Bottom flag: "when there are perfectly good minorities you should be treading on right there!"
that if the 13 colonies unite against british tyranny, they’ll be as untreadable as a rattlesnake? especially with the rattlesnake only being native to the americas….
The message is step on me and get bit. Traditionally it's an anarchist symbol encouraging unity and brotherhood among the colonies in defiance of the crown.
But just like many other things it has been misinterpreted and misused by fascists.
that picture is actually part ii to
but, yeah… i agree…
we should just use a red and black one and let them have yellow and black (:
Firstly, that's how you become identified as an anarcho-capitalist. Secondly, I'm a libertarian Minarchist. Aka Classical Liberal. Not a confused Republican
although anarcho capitalists are larping, they already use black and yellow so i don’t think there would be much confusion….
secondly, ewww libertarians
Yellow and black equals Libertarian Black and red equals Anarchy capitalism or at least that's how it used to work back on Reddit
Oh don't get me wrong. My party has a shit reputation because it's been infiltrated on purpose and turned into a mockery of itself.
Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics and civil liberties under the rule of law, with special emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, economic freedom, political freedom and freedom of speech. Classical liberalism, contrary to liberal branches like social liberalism, looks more negatively on social policies, taxation and the state involvement in the lives of individuals, and it advocates deregulation.
Mind you I'm not saying the government is useless. I'm just saying there are some things that shouldn't be regulated that are excessively stupidly regulated. There are other things that need more regulation. It's a balancing act.
black and red never meant that
I find Nozick's minimal state interesting. He seems to want to entrust violence to a state. How would such a system prevent the minimal state from forming monopolies or cartels by which the ruled give up economic and political freedom?
Maybe it is time we reclaim the flag from those fascist fucks 🤔🐍 ideas, anyone ?
I like these two:
Put some boots on the snake and have it pulling itself up!
A belly up cat
Already been done.
I had no idea this existed! TY 4 sharing!
The one on a rainbow field still does the job for now.
I wonder if Metallica understood the real meaning or they were promoting fascism with their song
Yeah I was thinking that those two flags are completely incompatible. I kind of respect the one that isn't a gang symbol. Her reaction was still appropriate.