OriginalGordol

OriginalGordol OP t1_iu4f2t3 wrote

If it wasn't for the "#f***mills" sticker and the license plate, I would have just thought they're a right-winger and moved on. It's those two things specifically that prompted me to post it, in line with the other "Keep it classy {name of town}" posts I've seen in this sub recently.

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OriginalGordol OP t1_iu4bda8 wrote

I merely said that was the first hit. Every single article I found from my search had the same/similar information. I directly liked/quoted that one because it was the first hit and it was the most easily read.

Think of it like "the secret handshake". Those who know, know.

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OriginalGordol OP t1_iu334u3 wrote

First hit on Google "US flag with 13 stars":

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/07/02/betsy-ross-flag-what-is-who-made-it-and-its-use-hate-groups/1629660001/

> "... The Betsy Ross flag has been used by many different groups over the years, including extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan, said Mark Pitcavage, senior research fellow with the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism. He said the association is weak compared to other symbols, though. > > "Most white supremacists would not know what the Betsy Ross flag was if you asked them about it, compared to all the other symbols that they constantly use," Pitcavage said. > > The anti-government "militia movement" also uses the Betsy Ross flag. Pitcavage said that tie wasn't strong enough for the average person to immediately connect the two...."

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OriginalGordol t1_itwk8e5 wrote

It's the cheer squad. Does nothing really to help the candidate, but makes the supporters feel good. There is also the off chance just the repetition of the name will subliminally affect an undecided voter.

Anecdote: Do you know of Marc Malon? He worked for Sara Gideon while she was Speaker, then Atty General Frey, and a former Chair of the York County Dems. He hates yard signs, thinks they're useless and was vocal about it. When he announced that he was running to succeed Ryan Fecteau in the House, he acknowledged the irony that now he has to get yard signs made for himself even though everyone knew he'd be unopposed.

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