In These un-United States of America
@chadloder points out via this image, “Proud Boys marching and flashing the “OK” sign under a Knights Templar flag, also known as the Crusader Flag. The flag (and the hand gesture) are both favored by white supremacists including Br*nton T*rrant, who murdered 51 people while they prayed at a mosque in Christchurch .” T he fight for equality in these un-United States of America; I hope was never thought to be a static one, but dynamic and continuously necessary. Let’s remember that the, “United States” is a concept— an idea. So, to think we’d rest on our equality laurels and accomplishments to-date, or at any other time, is faulty thinking at best. These images above depict a reality of ongoing resistance in this country that have existed for centuries. So at best, these images of hate, resentment, and racism were forced dormant— patted on its head and told to lay low until its time reigns again. This is that—and now the virus of r...