Alsephina ( @Alsephina@lemmy.ml ) English7•4 months agoSending mixed signals here
survivalmachine ( @survivalmachine@beehaw.org ) 2•4 months agoHow so?
davel [he/him] ( @davel@lemmy.ml ) English10•4 months agoKneeling for the US flag is kneeling for an imperialist bourgeois state, which is incompatible with communism at the most fundamental level. This meme looks like a patriotic socialist
survivalmachine ( @survivalmachine@beehaw.org ) 9•4 months agoIt depends on what you interpret kneeling to mean. In the US, kneeling for the flag or kneeling for the national anthem is a form of protest when tradition dictates that you should stand with your hand over your heart. In recent years, the act has made news due to NFL players (starting with Colin Kaepernick) kneeling in protest of police brutality and racial inequality in the US. It is not an act of reverence as if you were kneeling before a ruler or deity.
Kneeling for the US flag and supporting communism/socialism and LGBTQ rights are all very leftist concepts.
davel [he/him] ( @davel@lemmy.ml ) English9•4 months agoIf would be a good meme if it actually made reference to Kaepernick. Kneeling for a symbol is historically honorary, so without Kaepernick the meme is ambiguous. It wasn’t so much that Kaepernick was kneeling, it was that he was not standing for the flag with everyone else.
survivalmachine ( @survivalmachine@beehaw.org ) 3•4 months agoIf you’re unfamiliar with America and it’s traditions, I can see your point. Americans don’t need the extra visual aid. “Kneeling for the flag” only means one thing.
lolcatnip ( @lolcatnip@reddthat.com ) English3•4 months agoI’m American and I didn’t get the reference.
survivalmachine ( @survivalmachine@beehaw.org ) 1•4 months agoFair. I can only speak about my lived experience. It may have faded from the public eye, but when I was living in the states, just saying the word “kneel” would have gotten half the population frothing at their mouth.
Krafty Kactus ( @tkk13909@sopuli.xyz ) English6•4 months agoAh yes, the hammer and sickle; a symbol known throughout the world for championing gay rights.
DragonTypeWyvern ( @DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe ) 4•4 months agoIt’s almost like they added some other symbol in there to alter the meaning for a new generation.
Krafty Kactus ( @tkk13909@sopuli.xyz ) English1•4 months agoWhat other symbol did they add?
DragonTypeWyvern ( @DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe ) 1•4 months agoBro… Just count the things with symbolic value in the bottom image
kingthrillgore ( @KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml ) 3•4 months ago