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MUST SEE this video -- Trump doesn't own the flag. (Original Post) Grasswire2 Jul 2020 OP
Passed this along... So true!!! winstars Jul 2020 #1
Those that see this will either love it safeinOhio Jul 2020 #2
That gets a heartfelt salute from this Democrat and veteran! Siwsan Jul 2020 #3
I agree with you totally. nevergiveup Jul 2020 #7
It's brilliant malaise Jul 2020 #4
Yes it is. nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #28
K&R Docreed2003 Jul 2020 #5
Well done! Tanuki Jul 2020 #6
Ouch! That one is going to hurt! Bluepinky Jul 2020 #8
Ohhhh....... best I've seen so far. Bayard Jul 2020 #9
Same here! Duppers Jul 2020 #27
Col Kimberly Olson USAF (Ret) is in it too! yellowdogintexas Jul 2020 #35
It is totally disgusting ailsagirl Jul 2020 #41
?? What is totally disgusting?? wnylib Jul 2020 #51
The photo of him hugging the flag when he doesn't give a damn ailsagirl Jul 2020 #53
Looks pornographic to me. wnylib Jul 2020 #54
Yep ailsagirl Jul 2020 #55
Kick him in the teeth,... magicarpet Jul 2020 #10
You got a poem started there... cayugafalls Jul 2020 #12
. magicarpet Jul 2020 #14
Best.ad.ever! llmart Jul 2020 #11
I agree Traildogbob Jul 2020 #16
Don Winslow Films' YouTube Channel JHB Jul 2020 #13
now there are three yellowdogintexas Jul 2020 #36
Yep, it was updated since I looked at it earlier. JHB Jul 2020 #38
my dad (fought in Korea and carried shrapnel the rest of his life) demigoddess Jul 2020 #15
Excellent ad! A good response to the disgusting display of drump abusing the flag. liberalla Jul 2020 #17
I'm going to K&R this twice I like it so much! ffr Jul 2020 #18
K&R ffr Jul 2020 #19
Debating with myself madamesilverspurs Jul 2020 #20
Send it to both...intro it with "know you'll appreciate this" for the older brother and "don't Karadeniz Jul 2020 #30
this is such a good ad, but it sounds like it wouldn't move your younger brother renate Jul 2020 #34
I was in the military for 4 years. Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2020 #50
from the video: "You have sacrificed NOTHING!" keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #21
Um... qwlauren35 Jul 2020 #22
Doesn't seem too long to me because wnylib Jul 2020 #52
Perfect JDC Jul 2020 #23
That's really powerful stuff! George II Jul 2020 #24
love this so much amuse bouche Jul 2020 #25
K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #26
K&R! gademocrat7 Jul 2020 #29
This is a good one! Alliepoo Jul 2020 #31
Fantastic ad! That's what Democrats need to do. Vinca Jul 2020 #32
Excellent niyad Jul 2020 #33
That's what I'm talking about!!! Catch2.2 Jul 2020 #37
Nice to see the gloves have come off Yeehah Jul 2020 #39
dumdum is the gross perversion ailsagirl Jul 2020 #40
These guys aren't in that video of those who served: George II Jul 2020 #42
Wow! McCamy Taylor Jul 2020 #43
ive been sick of their fake patriatisim for a long time . AllaN01Bear Jul 2020 #44
Well done. I hope his cowardly clones get very upset by this. captain queeg Jul 2020 #45
The Romneys said that their five sons riding on daddy's campaign bus was their equivalent of militar keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #46
A great ad. NoRoadUntravelled Jul 2020 #47
K&R (nt) Alex4Martinez Jul 2020 #48
Excellent! BigOleDummy Jul 2020 #49

nevergiveup

(4,759 posts)
7. I agree with you totally.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 01:53 PM
Jul 2020

There have been some great ads but this one is 5 stars times several million.

Bayard

(22,063 posts)
9. Ohhhh....... best I've seen so far.
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 01:57 PM
Jul 2020

Even has Amy McGrath in there, and there are so many heroes. Trump hugging the flag, like his voice, makes me nauseous.


magicarpet

(14,145 posts)
10. Kick him in the teeth,...
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:00 PM
Jul 2020

Then kick him in the balls....

Fake patriot,... real Fascist/white supremacist.

cayugafalls

(5,640 posts)
12. You got a poem started there...
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:10 PM
Jul 2020

Kick him in the teeth
Kick him in the balls
Kick him in the ass
Kick him till he falls.

Kick the fucker out of office...

llmart

(15,536 posts)
11. Best.ad.ever!
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:03 PM
Jul 2020

I've been saying all along that Democrats have to take back the flag from the GOP who think they own the rights to it. I will fly mine for the first time since President Obama left office when Joe Biden is elected.

Traildogbob

(8,731 posts)
16. I agree
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:20 PM
Jul 2020

Spot on truth. This needs to be on a 24/7 loop at the VA Hospitals. It sickens me to see all the red hats, trump shit and “vets for trump” bumper stickers in the parking lot. I always leave the hospital very pissed, not patriotic or proud to see that at all. Just unbelievable to witness. This video is amazing and gives me much more hope than leaving my own VA hospital.

JHB

(37,160 posts)
13. Don Winslow Films' YouTube Channel
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:11 PM
Jul 2020
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkXncS-Pwr0Dm-hteI3JaRg

It's a new channel, started at the end of June, only two videos up there, and not this one yet, but they're good ones.

demigoddess

(6,640 posts)
15. my dad (fought in Korea and carried shrapnel the rest of his life)
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:17 PM
Jul 2020

would say shoot him in the leg and watch him bleed.

madamesilverspurs

(15,801 posts)
20. Debating with myself
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:26 PM
Jul 2020

whether or not to share this with my brothers. Both are veterans.

The older brother did three tours in Vietnam; he still cries when some memories surface. He changed his registration from Independent to Democrat when W was ramping up the Iraq war; then he went to the local Democratic party office and signed up to volunteer. He went door to door for Obama, both campaigns. He was a solid Hillary supporter, although age and some heart issues denied him the door-knocking he enjoyed. He loathes Trump and does what he can to encourage votes for Biden.

The younger brother retired from the military one month before 9-11. In the course of his career he had been in some dicey situations but never saw combat. He'd gone from basic training to becoming an instructor in some classified procedures, earning and enjoying the respect as well as the promotions. He tried to re-up after 9-11, but his area of expertise had advanced during his phase-out and his request was denied. He fully supported W, and went all out for Trump. He remains an ardent Trump supporter, and views any other opinion as an assault on his years of service.

The two brothers speak frequently, but the younger one calls only on birthdays and Christmas. We keep hoping that he will come to his senses, that he will finally hear what his brother tries to tell him, that he will see Trump's abuse of the military for what it is. We're not holding our breath.

This video would be understood and appreciated by the brother who would likely shed a tear or two. It would be met with huffy umbrage by the other brother, and the distance between us would grow.

So, I'm still deciding.


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Karadeniz

(22,513 posts)
30. Send it to both...intro it with "know you'll appreciate this" for the older brother and "don't
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:52 PM
Jul 2020

Look if you can't accept a difference of opinion " for the Magat.

renate

(13,776 posts)
34. this is such a good ad, but it sounds like it wouldn't move your younger brother
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 03:13 PM
Jul 2020

I wouldn't send it to him, personally. If his own brother who's also a veteran won't sway him, an ad won't. Especially coming from someone he's had a long-standing political disagreement with. If he saw it on Facebook or somewhere random, maybe, but probably not from someone he's argued with in the past; he'll just dig in further.

So there's a big risk and little reward, IMO. I'm sorry your younger brother is like that; it would be very painful for me to have a sibling who supported Trump. I hope he comes around on his own eventually.

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,571 posts)
50. I was in the military for 4 years.
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 11:05 AM
Jul 2020

I am of the opinion most ex-military people understand what real leadership is. It is glaringly apparent we lack leadership in the place it is needed most. The Oval Office. That transcends politics. Show it to them.

keithbvadu2

(36,788 posts)
21. from the video: "You have sacrificed NOTHING!"
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:26 PM
Jul 2020

from the video: "You have sacrificed NOTHING!"

The Trumps are not shy about proclaiming how much they have 'sacrificed'.

Visit to Arlington Cemetery reminded Donald Trump Jr. of all his family's 'sacrifices,' he writes

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/visit-to-arlington-cemetery-reminded-donald-trump-jr-of-all-his-family-s-sacrifices-he-writes-1.606501

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"I feel like a great and very brave soldier"

qwlauren35

(6,148 posts)
22. Um...
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 02:26 PM
Jul 2020

it's a little too long, the names of the unfamiliar flash by too quickly. Some names (speakers) are missing.

But it gets its point across. I hope veterans see it.

wnylib

(21,447 posts)
52. Doesn't seem too long to me because
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 12:17 PM
Jul 2020

it is fast-paced. Some of the names are candidates this year. The right people will recognize them.

The overall message comes through in conscious awareness and in quick subliminal messages.

I like it. Makes me want a T shirt with a flag on it and the caption, "Not Trump"s Flag."

Catch2.2

(629 posts)
37. That's what I'm talking about!!!
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 03:36 PM
Jul 2020

If only the Dems would launch an investigation/hearing into the Russia Bountygate, then maybe the Dems would start getting back some military support!

keithbvadu2

(36,788 posts)
46. The Romneys said that their five sons riding on daddy's campaign bus was their equivalent of militar
Sun Jul 12, 2020, 05:06 PM
Jul 2020

(reply to captain queeg)

They feel no shame.

The Romneys said that their five sons riding on daddy's campaign bus was their equivalent of military service.

BigOleDummy

(2,270 posts)
49. Excellent!
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 11:02 AM
Jul 2020

And about time too! It seems that at times we on the left cede the patriotism issue/angle to the repuglicans. WE have more patriotism in our little fingers than 99% of the right does. Being a patriot does not mean hugging the flag and shouting the loudest about how much you love America. It means holding the Constitution dear, it means recognizing when we as a nation fall short of the ideals that made us great and a beacon to the world and trying to remedy those shortcomings.

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