Symbols of our History and Freedom are being turned into symbols of hate by those on the left wishing to erase our values, and freedoms thrusting us back hundreds of years into tyranical rule under the guise of socialism.
For decades our schools have changed history and indoctrinated thousands of young minds into liberal ideology. Thats fact.
Prayer is condemned in school and public sports and even goes as far as to say its a foul to kneel after a touchdown, or point to heaven and thank God.
But now that kneeling is a protest against our American flag and National anthem its ok??
But I want to go deeper, and farther into history. I want to go back to 1775. The Revolutionary war. To the Gadsden Flag, the first flag used.
The Gadsden flag, first used at the beginning of the revolution, used to portray American colonies strength, resolve and unity in breaking free from tyranny.
Its yellow background portrayed a rattlesnack with the words : "Don't tread on me". The rattlesnake held a particular view of strength, cunning and relove also. Here is the History of this first flag:
[Quoted text WP] "As the American Revolution grew, the snake began to see more use as a symbol of the colonies. In 1774, Paul Revere added Franklin's iconic cartoon to the nameplate of his paper, the Massachusetts Spy, depicted there as fighting a British dragon. In December 1775, Benjamin Franklin published an essay in the Pennsylvania Journal under the pseudonym American Guesser in which he suggested that the rattlesnake was a good symbol for the American spirit:
I recollected that her eye excelled in brightness, that of any other animal, and that she has no eye-lids—She may therefore be esteemed an emblem of vigilance.—She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders: She is therefore an emblem of magnanimity and true courage.—As if anxious to prevent all pretensions of quarreling with her, the weapons with which nature has furnished her, she conceals in the roof of her mouth, so that, to those who are unacquainted with her, she appears to be a most defenseless animal; and even when those weapons are shown and extended for her defense, they appear weak and contemptible; but their wounds however small, are decisive and fatal:—Conscious of this, she never wounds till she has generously given notice, even to her enemy, and cautioned him against the danger of stepping on her.—Was I wrong, Sir, in thinking this a strong picture of the temper and conduct of America?
The rattlesnake symbol was first officially adopted by the Continental Congress in 1778 when it approved the design for the official Seal of the War Office (at that time and for many years thereafter, the War Office was a term associated with the Headquarters of the Army). At the top center of the Seal is a rattlesnake holding a banner which says: "This We'll Defend". According to the US Army's Institute of Heraldry, "'This We'll Defend,' on a scroll held by the rattlesnake is a symbol depicted on some American colonial flags and signifies the Army's constant readiness to defend and preserve the United States.' This design of the War Office Seal was carried forward—with some minor modifications—into the subsequent designs for the War Department's Seal, and the Department of the Army's Seal, Emblem and Flag. As such, the rattlesnake symbol has been in continuous official use by the US Army for over 236 years.
The Second Continental Congress authorized the mustering of five companies of Marines to accompany the Navy on their first mission. The first Marines enlisted in the city of Philadelphia, and they carried drums painted yellow, depicting a coiled rattlesnake with thirteen rattles, and the motto "Don't Tread on Me." This is the first recorded mention of the future Gadsden flag's symbolism.[citation needed]
Considered one of the first flags of the United States, the flag was later replaced by the current Stars and Stripes (or Old Glory) flag. Since the Revolution, the flag has seen resurgences as a symbol of American patriotism, disagreement with government, or support for civil liberties.
The First Navy Jack, which was not directly related to the Gadsden flag, has been in use by the United States Navy since its beginnings. "[end of quoted text]
Ok so you see the rich history this symbol of strength and freedom has had on our Country. So why then is the flag labeled by liberals as racist and oppressive?? It portrays civil liberties. It has even reached local communities. Someone close to me wore a hat one day that portrayed this flag. Someone said, you know thats offensive, I love everyone regardless of the gender, color or religion, that offends me. Really??? A symbol used to fight for equal rights and freedom is now offensive. Im shocked more every day at the way liberals are erasing our history. Erasing the sacrifices Americans made with their very lives, is a abomination in itself. And this logic offends me, but when I say that, Im the one labeled as racist.
Time to wake up America!
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