LiYang said:"Freedom" is now Alt-RightFreedom's always been a right wing buzzword, where the hell have you been? 🤨
Say, can you see
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched,
Were so gallantly, yeah streaming?
And the rocket's red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there
Oh say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave
define always
The story behind the Star Spangled Banner is quite interesting.
It's basically about a US military base that was under attack. The enemy had warships out at sea launching cannons at it all night, trying to shoot down the flag. The soldiers at the base made the effort to ensure their flag won't fall, and probably put it back up as a sign to their attackers. "The dawns early light." illustrates the aftermath and the flag still stood. Then the entire song makes sense in a way it doesn't sound like cheerleaders and firecrackers.
The soldiers made it a point to adjust the flag and keep it standing.
To be fair, the US was already a Republic when they wrote the anthem.
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Freedom has been a rightwing buzzword since the first Republican President Abraham Lincoln, who abolished black slavery, and gave voting and equal opportunity to them.
Today, the Confederate flag is imposed as right wing, and those who wield the flag are labeled as right winged racists.
But the truth in the matter is, the Confederates were democrats. Same with the KKK. They were created as a military arm for the democrats in opposition to freedom for black people.
Is it alt right to wave a confederate flag and be a racist ? No. Though we've seen political support from racist groups for Trump, that doesn't define their origin or what they are.
People who know politics, including Klansmen and other supremacy groups. Black Panthers what have you, recognize better policy. That's all.
What do Democrats offer ? In a nutshell, higher taxes, and they are more subservient to corporate interests so big businesses can move production overseas more easily, so less jobs.
Another thing Democrats do, they imply how you are a victim, and by voting them in they will deal with your problems to the best of their ability. But they never deliver.
Both Obama and Biden did not believe in gay marriage while Obama was in office. But since it was a talking point for getting votes for the last 2 elections, they were all for it. The DNC also does the same with black people.
President Lyndon Johnson
And they do a terrific job, cause blacks and even whites in the US vote Democrat without even knowing why, nor do they know the policy of the rival.
All of that aside, this is what they call alt-right, but nay. Sure we saw a grand dragon support Trump, and we see support from people waving confederate flags. But we also saw people in shithole countries praising Trump. This is not a division of people like it's been made out to be. It's just a broad range of different types of people voting for better policies and less government expansion.