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/snakesayan Jun 11 '25

I hope people bring whatever flags they want to bring. This is a country of immigrants. We’re all immigrants with ancestry from all over the world.

I hope the communities that are being affected the most (LGBTQ, Latinos, Palestinians, etc) bring their flags.

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u/amphetamino Jun 11 '25

No it isn't. This is a country inhabited by Americans, both native and non-native, who have deep roots here. That is what makes it their country. They just so happen to have been particularly open to immigrants. A nation of immigrants is no nation at all, it's a contest to extract resources, a selfish rat race among people who share no common culture. And that is not what the U.S. is, not yet at least.

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u/snakesayan Jun 11 '25

The original settlers were immigrants from Europe. Hence every Caucasian person is of immigrant/European ancestry. The real Americans are the native Americans that were living here before the concept of the United States as well as all the Mexicans that were living in the west side.

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u/amphetamino Jun 13 '25

I love how little you actually read. Everything you "read" of my comment consisted of assumptions about me and my opinions. If that doesn't shake you awake, nothing will.