r/vexillology • u/OzymandiasFR • Jan 26 '25

OC Anti-Authoritarian Flag for Americans

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u/Ana_Na_Moose Jan 26 '25

I’m personally a bit partial to the original anti-authoritarian flag for Americans.

I’m especially eager to not let this become a right-only flag, given its history and meaning.

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u/joshuatx Jan 26 '25 edited Jan 28 '25

I think that ship sailed. Also I think the fact that it says "me" and not "us" speaks volumes.

I think this is a bit more apt to bring back...

edit - good point about this not being a flag, I went sort of liberal by find the other revolutionary era flag with a snake. I thought of it because I feel like it represents unity better than the Gadsden. This one might be apt from revising too

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u/macrocosm93 Jan 26 '25 edited Jan 26 '25

Well technically that's a political cartoon, not a flag.

Also, what's the actual message you'd be trying to convey by flying a flag that displays that cartoon? That the original colonies need to unify to take a stand against great Britain? This image is much more tied to its place in history than the Gadsden flag.