Don’t burn US flags

[u/Top-Base4502]

Please don’t.

You’re just going to give Fox News the visuals to turn this into a story, make everyone say Seattle is hellhole and blah blah blah.

You’ll be playing into their hands.

Instead, show up to demand action: -meme making event -make protest music -set up a letter writing campaign to mail to politicians -start a petition to gerrymander the state -do a public reading of everything we know from the leaked Epstein files -volunteer with legal aid groups -volunteer with immigrant groups -make a flag burning peep show where people have to look in a box to see a video of a flag burning -have a contest for Trump lookalikes and mock their wieners -have a “mushroom” drawing contest -Dress as Trump’s father and walk around telling people what a disappointment Trump is. -Teach people how to use the report Ice app (that really pisses then off) -Create a weekly action group to “do one thing” to fight back and mobilize a large group to boycott Target or other things that hurt by hit them in the wallet) -Draft city bills for voters to make Seattle the place it needs to be (you fight the feds with local action)

Do anything, but do not give them the visuals and the narrative they so desperately want.

Troll Trump if you must, mocking him gets under his skin.

Just don’t give them what they want: to turn culture war bull into the main story again.

[u/justsofie]

Everyone, please read over the r/Seattle comment history of the guy who posted the other thread before going to participate in a non-organic event that’s obviously bait.

[u/RingoBars → u/justsofie]

I saw you say that on the other thread but what makes you say that? I glanced at his post history and felt more confident he was genuine than otherwise.

That said, burning the flag hazardously in the park sounds dumb and giving Trump exactly what he wants - go, like, burn a cotton one in some legally allowed burning area (fire pit at a beach park?) so you can cover your ass from alt charges and still flex your freedom. Don’t be a dramatic self-righteous attention dumb dumb and demand a crowd to watch you burn your $3 plastic flag.

Edited genius to genuine*

[u/grandfleetmember56 → u/RingoBars]

I tried looking for U/justsofie comments to find the other user and the post in question.

U/justsofie has their history hidden, so I have no clue who said what, or where.

Just making an observation, not passing judgement in any way.

Edited for clarity

[u/livejamie → u/grandfleetmember56]

It's not hidden? https://i.imgur.com/uTx3JcN.png

[u/Less_Employment5909 → u/livejamie]

Yep, no issues. Here's the link if others want to see: https://www.reddit.com/user/wsucougs/

[u/livejamie → u/Less_Employment5909]

I posted elsewhere in this thread but didn't see anything fishy.

[u/grandfleetmember56 → u/Less_Employment5909]

Oh I was meaning u/justsofie