That is why I said “teeter”. But considering that the flag itself was a backlash against BLM, and LAPD banned it in 2023 specifically because of its right wing connotations, it’s a pretty sure bet that if you see someone flying it, they lean in that direction.
LAPD chief bans public displays of ‘thin blue line’ flag | NewsNation
The Term “thin blue line” dates back to 1920’s or so, there was a film by that name in 1988, some 25 years before BLM. But the term “Blues Lives matter” was a reaction to BLM.
Yes, and the black and white US flag with the blue stripe in the center (which is commonly called the “Thin Blue Line Flag”) was devised for the Blue Lives Matter campaign.*
*OK, maybe the movement didn’t invent it, but both appeared simultaneously in 2014.
I fly a pirate flag and the state flag. Had an inverted American one. It’s so windy here that they all get shredded pretty quick.
I had to take my pole down when I dug up the plumbing out front. I’ll put it back when that Asshole is removed from office.
Heh. The last time we visited the town of Sonoma in northern California, we took a drive around the pretty suburbs of that town. I counted at least a dozen houses that flew just the flag of California at their homes, either at the porch or on a flagpole on their lawn. I approved of this practice and would have done so at our own home, but Mr. brown nixed the idea, saying that nutso magats would target us. He’s probably right, but I’d still like to do it.
We have a bracket on one of the front-porch pillars (it was there when we bought the house). If I think to, I put a flag out on Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day, Independence Day, and Veterans’ Day. I’m definitely not MAGA, though I don’t think I’ve ever voted for a Democrat (Green or Libertarian the last few elections); wife always votes Republican, but I wouldn’t call her MAGA either.
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anyone fly the flag at their home here in Japan.
After WWII, there was a strong reaction to the flag and the nation anthem, and they got dropped from a lot of places and situations.
The government tries to get them included more in things such as graduation ceremonies and such, but no one flies the flag privately.
I’ve explored ways of lashing an extra length to my flagpole so I can fly our proud and tradition US flag at ‘double-staff’ on that occasion…
And as a lifelong resident of “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations”, I fly our state flag whenever there’s an occasion for Hope… https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg
Not surprising. That’s where the Bear Flag originated when Sonoma was the capital of the short lived (25 days) Bear Flag Republic in 1846. I suspect the practice is more historical than political…at least, in Sonoma.
I removed the flag pole holder from the front of my house, but a lot of the houses in my neighborhood still have them. This neighborhood was built around 1950 (1947-1953) for people who worked in the Hughes aircraft factory in Los Angeles, and the small starter houses would built on very large lots with huge back yards so that additions could be built to extend the size of the houses. Most houses will have the same façades from 1950. Some people use the flag pole holder for various flags (such as state flags), but almost none of them use U.S. flags.
You described Mar Vista where I grew up and Dad worked for Hughes.
My house has a holder for a small flag. We flew a US flag for several years after we moved in. But that certainly correlated with being right-wing. We once answered the door and signed some left-wing petition, and the person going door to door told us ours was the first flag-bearing house that had supported them. (Flags were more common then than now in my neighborhood.)
But then a nearby telephone pole was hit by lightning, and our flag was looking worn anyway, and we decided we didn’t want a pointy thing sticking out from our house unless it was a grounded lightening rod. So we haven’t flown a flag since.
I guess we have a small pride flag hanging straight down from a small bracket in the ground. I put it up after a trans friend said that seeing pride flags in a neighborhood made them feel more comfortable. And my lesbian garbage woman also told me she appreciated that we had it up outside of June. So I’m leaving that up. It’s getting worn, though, any i might need a new one.
I drove through the Yosemite gateway town of Mariposa this week and the main drag is decked out with flags and bunting. No MAGA vibe at all, just a nice visual touch for visitors and tourists by the local boosters and businesses.
It does look nice.
I described in house in Westchester, and before that we lived in Venice, which of course is right next to Mar Vista, and so we frequented the Mar Vista farmers’ market, even after we moved to Westchester.
One person on my street in Westchester had an American flag attached to his house, and he also put up MAGA placards in his yard in 2024 - the only person to do so in the neighborhood. In December, we have more Hanukkah lights than Christmas lights on my street.
Seems as a general rule that flags, bumper stickers (political & rude), controversial t-shits, hats & whatever other paraphernalia (arm-bands come to mind) like to be displayed by those with less than average ability to think things through to fruition and are quite possibly more inclined toward violence as opposed to conversation in order to get a point across.
Again, just a general observation. Obviously each instance must be taken on its own merit. It usually isn’t difficult to make the distinction.
That’s interesting. Around here, small flags flown from the house proper tend to signify two primary things, which may or may not correlate with right wing politics. First and foremost, it correlates with being elderly. There are a lot of actual Boomer-aged people still around, and they’re the ones primarily flying the little flags. Second, it tends to signify that you’re a proud military vet of any age. That’s not to say they may (or may not) vote Republican, but they’re not hardcore MAGA types.
The hardcore MAGA right-wingers tend to be more demonstrative in their flag flying. It’s not a simple flying of a flag off the house, it’s usually a lot more than that. For example in my neighborhood, my next door neighbor (an elderly widow) and her neighbor on the other side (an elderly couple- a retired Episcopalian minister and his wife) both fly small flags. A couple of streets over, there’s a MAGA type who has a free-standing flagpole that he’d fly the US flag and a Trump flag on, as well as have Republican political signs in his yard, and IIRC, some sort of sign that was essentially mocking this sign.
And another Scout leader and friend of mine was in the Marine Corps, and flies a little flag as well. He’s not a MAGA type either, but he is a pretty patriotic sort.
That’s the difference. The MAGA types are going out of their way in an unsubtle way, while the patriotic ones are more subtle and low-key about it.
Was that on Friday (9/11) , by any chance?
The big flag hanging from the fire truck boom was probably a 9/11 remembrance, but I believe the flags and buntings on the main drag are part of this summer’s “America 250” celebrations in various towns in the Sierra Nevada region.
Flagsforgood.com is my favorite source for uppity flags.
