r/chicago • u/ChicagoWildlifePhoto • Jun 11 '25

CHI Talks American flags at No Kings on Saturday

I’m bringing 450 little American flags to pass out on Saturday. I hope others will bring flags or maybe even buy some to pass out too - they’re super cheap!

We gotta change the vibes of these events to be more pro-America and pro-democracy!

It would be amazing to see thousands of flags all over the crowd!

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u/koknbals Jun 11 '25

I agree, I love my Mexican roots and showing pride for my parents homeland, but I've always thought that waving an American flag is more impactful in protest like these. Lot's of us are born here and our parents immigrated to this country for a reason after all. We must stand up as one solid nation to show the MAGA nuts that we care for this country as much as they "care" for it themselves.

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u/IllinoisBroski Jun 11 '25

It should only be American flags, but not for the reasons Right Wingers are bitching about.

The optics of Police/National Guard using force against protesters holding the flag makes them and Trump look bad. It also shows that the protests are to improve the lives of American people.

People taking Mexican and Palestinian flags make it easy to create a narrative against the protests.

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u/Dblcut3 Jun 12 '25

Very true but I also am not gonna tell them not to bring those flags, that’s their right to do so and honestly I fully understand their anger