Gadsden Flag

[fahrquad]

I find the use and abuse of the the Gadsden flag, designed by South Carolinian native, politician, delegate to the Continental Congress, and Brigadier General in the Continental Army during the revolutionary war despicable.  More in next post since I am new to creating a thread and can't seem to get that file to load properly.

[fahrquad]

The Gadsden flag was very briefly used as the flag for the newly declared United States of America during the Revolutionary War.

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Gadsden

[fahrquad]

Although I resent the use of a flag that belongs to the state and the people  of South Carolina by rednecks and hate groups, I did find this one amusing and quite topical.

 

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028420175#post1

[fahrquad]

I cringe every time I see a Gadsden flag and a Confederate battle flag flying from the bed of a pick-up truck.  Those two flags should never be flown together, since they represent completely different ideals, although some ignorant individuals seem to intertwine their limited intellect around the basic idea of freedom without understanding the rationale behind either disparate movement.

Edited January 1, 2017 by fahrquad

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Although many different flags, banners, and jacks were used during the Civil War, as far as I am concerned the "First National" is the flag of the Confederate States (CSA):

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America

Edited January 1, 2017 by fahrquad

[fahrquad]

Although Betsy Ross is credited with creating the US flag in 1776, the first documented use of the flag was in 1792.

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_Ross_flag