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In reply to the discussion: A neighbor just put up a large black flag on his porch. [View all]blm
(113,744 posts)155. Creepy times.
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Good to know who to watch out for. If anything happens to the UCC watch and see if they
flying_wahini
Nov 2021
#1
Tell your local UUC church to install video cameras that cover the front and also the parking lot
vlyons
Nov 2021
#81
Perhaps the neighbor is warning others that there are roaches and other vermin in the building.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2021
#150
Nope. I live in a very red county, with land in an even redder county. Have yet to see one.
BlackSkimmer
Nov 2021
#17
Lol, still waiting for someone to post a pic of one of these in an actual neighborhood.
BlackSkimmer
Nov 2021
#39
Go online. You can get hats, t-shirts etc . Lots of information about black flags. nt
Biophilic
Nov 2021
#43
I need to look around to see if I can find the right-wingers talking about this
Sapient Donkey
Nov 2021
#84
That poster was fully informed about this a day or so ago & still chooses to mock
Hekate
Nov 2021
#83
I live in a blue state and a purple county, and I've seen them. Here's some info:
chia
Nov 2021
#121
Pretty sure I got the link for that from DU a while back. I've argued online for years with people
chia
Nov 2021
#127
Good. Googling black American flag would get you more hits. I've seen them myself, on big pickups
chia
Nov 2021
#165
Hey thanks, I learned a new word: vexillologist. :) Frankly, I think those likely to fly a black
chia
Nov 2021
#173
Good point, it's not like their subculture puts a high value on objective truth.
NullTuples
Nov 2021
#174
I've never seen one (Denver area). Not expressing skepticism, mind you.
Dial H For Hero
Nov 2021
#104
I saw that stupid blue line flag on a t-shirt worn by a cashier at the gas station today.
progressoid
Nov 2021
#128
Kind of like the laughable social media sources for the 1/6 insurrection. Did you disbelieve those?
Hekate
Nov 2021
#108
It would be lovely if they'd just hurry up and die. Sorry if I've just offended anyone.
diane in sf
Nov 2021
#99
Check out the photo on Amazon. It is the Stars & Stripes made with all-black fabric & thread
Hekate
Nov 2021
#107
I thought is was a warning: "Danger -- My place has cockroaches! Exterminator is
NCjack
Nov 2021
#37
Just like after the KR verdict, the white supremacy groups were saying things like
Maggiemayhem
Nov 2021
#119
And those people in law enforcement who ignored the threats are guilty of incompetence, at best.
yardwork
Nov 2021
#180
It means "no quarter given," as on a battlefield where you intend to slaughter even those who ....
Hekate
Nov 2021
#82
The first meaning I saw was that it meant support the police, with the blue line.
keithbvadu2
Nov 2021
#160
It's cute how these fascists think they can take us without a fight. I know a lot of liberals
ZonkerHarris
Nov 2021
#16
From now on they will *always* predict landslides before to help bolster cries of "fraud" after. It
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2021
#33
Is it an actual black piece of fabric or an American flag with a black stripe across it?
vanlassie
Nov 2021
#26
The coup continues. In plain sight and growing. Justice please. Bannon, Meadows, all others
Evolve Dammit
Nov 2021
#28
Be prepared. The day their civil war starts, sneak in and swap it for a white flag
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2021
#30
If we give them hospital beds and anti-viral meds for the "hoax" then we're fools
housecat
Nov 2021
#48
my wife and I just took a walk down the soon-to-be Ecusta trail from Turley Falls to All-Star
NewHendoLib
Nov 2021
#52
I think it's scary that I have to wonder who is going to attack people that they consider liberal
Maggiemayhem
Nov 2021
#94
Just found this - the phenomenon is certainly happening in the area I (and blm) live in
NewHendoLib
Nov 2021
#64
I just googled "Where can I buy a black American flag?" Frickin' Walmart sells them!
LaMouffette
Nov 2021
#75
Well, there's a US Flag Code that prohibits letting the flag touch the ground, so I thought
LaMouffette
Nov 2021
#198
I mean...TFG (That F*cking Guy) is selling 'em through his online store...
LowerManhattanite
Nov 2021
#112
if we feed the hungery , take care of the sick and eldery , give homeless ppl showers ,
AllaN01Bear
Nov 2021
#135
I'm east of you in NC, and the same thing is happening here. North Carolina's rednecks are
BComplex
Nov 2021
#182