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And here I was thinking it was used by people that appreciate their local police force and understand the stresses they are under.
by namecheapTA 4y ago
And here I was thinking it was used by people that appreciate their local police force and understand the stresses they are under.
- ajross 4y agoIf that were true, it would have arisen spontaneously and not been rolled out as countermessaging to a protest movement about police violence. No, this is 100% a political symbol with partisan (though not strictly party-aligned) intent, not a celebration of law enforcement. I don't think it's helpful to call it "racist", but neither is it appropriate to pretend that this isn't at least in some sense a "Fuck BLM" symbol either.
- namecheapTA 4y agoIt can be a response to people taking a handful of incidents and ignoring the millions of safe and courteous police interactions a year. So while it may have been a response to cries about police violence, it doesn't automatically become some white supremacist pro police violence symbol....
- rootusrootus 4y agoEvery time I've seen that flag, it's next to a Lets Go Brandon sticker or a Gadsden flag or similar. If I heard someone claim it was to show support for their local police department, I'd expect to see them smirking as they said that.