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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31446248

Donald Trump's administration on Saturday was accused of promoting the Russian flag, on Flag Day.

The Department of Defense over the weekend wished social media a "Happy Flag Day!"

"Let us honor the emblem of our nation and the stars and stripes that unite us all. As we display our nations flag and reflect on the values it represents, let’s celebrate the freedom, courage and resilience that makes our country great," the department stated Saturday.

The image attached to the post included two small images that appear to represent the Russian flag.

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[–] [email protected] 135 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

1000077783

Tweet in question.

I think there are more serious things to write about the trump administration than a graphic design gaff

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

To me this looks as much as a gaff as Elon Musk his Nazi salutes. This "gaff" is yet another obvious dog whistle by USA republicans.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Absurd comparison. I won't be arguing with you about it.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

If it wasn't deniable by pundits like you, then it wouldn't be a dog whistle.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Even so, it is still pretty funny

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's not a gaff though.

This color combo and layout has been used by the us military for badges and medals for a very long time.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

You'll find that the usual color layout is red/white/blue, not white/blue/red.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

That's clearly not intentional, but it is funny.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

The question I'm constantly asking myself, is this incompetence or Russian influence?

The answer I usually come up with is "probably both".

I see the design choice since the background is blue. But the answer is you change the background or separate the flag colors from it. You don't go transparent because the background is the color you want. It's a separate thing and it's always red-white-blue. This is like wearing a green tie if you're a weather person, except they're usually competent and do it on purpose.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

The answer I usually come up with is “probably both”.

I'd throw the "porque no los dos" meme up here, but it was deported last week.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Incompetence, Russian influence, or the CIA Simple Sabotage Field Manual

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This represents any other country with a similar color scheme. Like france, iceland, chile, costa rica, north korea and others. This is honesty a bunch of nothingness, but the left likes to rage over clickbait just as bad as everyone else.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

No lie. No matter the order of the stripes, you're going to come out with someone's flag.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Or a designer who's not exactly happy.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And this isn't even the first time. During previous presidency they did something similar with displaying Russian military equipment or something like that.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There was also that Republican delegation visiting the Kreml... on independence day.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

and trump has spoken to Russia on many occasions and in secret, against the US, plus giving info on russian informants, and allow the troops to be slaughtered by russia.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I heard they were playing "Fortunate Son" during the parade. If that's true, it HAS to be intentional irony by the DJ. There's no way anyone could be THAT clueless... right?

The song is about how the singer was drafted to serve in Vietnam; he didn't have the connections to get out of it. "I ain't no millionaire's son."

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A lot of conservatives play rock music thinking they're the good ones and not the very people the punk rock people are against

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

And then they get mad about how rock went woke if you do manage to get through to them

[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Trump dodged the draft

Trump bankrupted a casino

Trump faked his assassination attempt with wwe tricks.

Trump shits on himself every day.

Trump cheats on his wife.

Trump has small stubby sausage fingers.

Trump has a small stubby mushroom penis.

Trump has never been in a fight in his life.

Trump has never won a game of chess in his life.

Trump has never achieved anything without cheating.

Trump created concentration camps and created a secret police force to disappear people he finds undesirable.

Trump is a Nazi.

If you support him in any way, you are a Nazi.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

INCORRECT!! WRONG!
I'll have you know that he cheated on all his wives, not just wife.
And he bankrupted many casinos, (plus a holding company for a casino), not just a casino.

Also he's a rapist. And a racist. And a convicted criminal.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

I had to click to the link to see what the issue was. The bald eagle coloration makes you not notice the bird's design!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Everything he does indicates that Russia does have some kind of kompromat on him.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago

Just in case anybody was wondering who those fuckers actually work for.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

Like I said - In LA, people flying Mexican flags aren't fighting for American Democracy.

And in the Whitehouse, clearly they're flying Russian flags and not fighting for (but actively dismantling) American Democracy there.

I hate being politically consistent. There's no cognitive dissonance, but you still get...this.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Aren't you that smarmy, confidently incorrect asshat that recently got clowned on by like seven Germans?

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Lmao, I'm detecting a pattern here. I'm tagging this guy "flag confused"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I have them as "not evil but not bright"

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Bro is out here living life on hard mode. Confidently wrong and proudly lacking context

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for sharing that. That discussion by respondents linking nationalism with Nazism is important for others to be mindful of.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Nah man. They are. Mexican immigrants are American. I used to proudly open a talk with something similar to "I'm proud of this country for many reasons but most of all because of the concept what an American is. Few countries will give you a title with citizenship. Indian and become a citizen? Boom, you're American. Immigrate from America to Haiti and you won't be Haitian. You can't become an Italian. But anyone can be an American" I've since refined and now recently rescinded most of those ideas but the core concept holds. A Chinese American waving a Chinese flag is just as American as a white man waving the American flag. It's great because you can love your home country, others home countries, and your current country (USA) at the same time because it's a melting pot that was founded by (not originally inhabited by. We can get into that later) immigrants with the eventual promise of opportunity for any others. Wave that Mexican flag. Scream that the US shouldn't even deport anybody. You're an American and everyone gets a say and you wouldn't be waving another flag here if you didn't love two countries. Or at least, the people in them.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago

I wasn't aware you said that, also weird fuckin take. To me, America is a melting pot, fly whatever country's flag you choose. Take pride in that heritage.

"White House" is two words.

Political consistency may not be your strongest suit.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tell me about the guys with the black and white American flag

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Almost all of them are traitors to their country. You won't see them at protests, and usually they're just thin-blue-line gang members. They don't fly the American flag, they fly a rendition of it that's clearly altered to show their black and white view of the world.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

They're fighting for Californian Democracy. Are you familiar with triage?

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