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It is not uncommon to have national and state flags, but it is not similar to how dictators like to hang their portraits. It is meant more to show pride of what

It is not uncommon to have national and state flags, but it is not similar to how dictators like to hang their portraits. It is meant more to show pride of what you build together as a people, rather than to evoke fear and obeisance. That said, this may have also been a photo op, and given the image is from texas, there are probably portraits of a dictator hanging around, too.

johannes1234321 3mo ago
Also he dictatorship are (officially) pride of doing their work for the state as Americans work multiple jobs in fear of losing their paychecks, their health insurance.
- ImPostingOnHN 3mo ago
  Do you really think someone waving their country's flag is the same as waving a flag with the face of a dictator? Worldwide?
  - johannes1234321 3mo ago
    This thread was about omnipresent flag presence in factories and such. And the way it's done in America is different from many other countries.
    - dismalaf 3mo ago
      Is it? The car dealership near where I grew up had a 100 foot tall pole with a Canadian flag at least 10 feet wide, probably more. And that's a car dealership... Flags were everywhere: gyms, offices, banks, schools, etc... Can't say I toured any factories to specifically know if they were there, but I'm guessing yes. Of course now it's different, the flag is less common, to the point in my home province (Alberta) you see more Albertan flags than Canadian ones...
      - inigyou 3mo ago
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        GiorgioG 3mo ago
        So we Americans love our kickass flag…so what? It wasn’t until relatively recent times that it became intertwined with whatever the fuck our current president stands for (for the next 12 seconds). I’ve had a US flag up on my house for the past 15 years. This country has been good to the son of European immigrants. It’s far from perfect but I love my country. Meanwhile my European cousins, aunts and uncles are scraping by.
        inigyou 3mo ago
        Why do Americans think their flag is kickass?
    - ImPostingOnHN 3mo ago
      It was actually about the occasional presence of a flag in a factory, particularly in photo ops.

johannes1234321 3mo ago

Also he dictatorship are (officially) pride of doing their work for the state as Americans work multiple jobs in fear of losing their paychecks, their health insurance.

ImPostingOnHN 3mo ago
Do you really think someone waving their country's flag is the same as waving a flag with the face of a dictator? Worldwide?
- johannes1234321 3mo ago
  This thread was about omnipresent flag presence in factories and such. And the way it's done in America is different from many other countries.
  - dismalaf 3mo ago
    Is it? The car dealership near where I grew up had a 100 foot tall pole with a Canadian flag at least 10 feet wide, probably more. And that's a car dealership... Flags were everywhere: gyms, offices, banks, schools, etc... Can't say I toured any factories to specifically know if they were there, but I'm guessing yes. Of course now it's different, the flag is less common, to the point in my home province (Alberta) you see more Albertan flags than Canadian ones...
    - inigyou 3mo ago
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      - GiorgioG 3mo ago
        So we Americans love our kickass flag…so what? It wasn’t until relatively recent times that it became intertwined with whatever the fuck our current president stands for (for the next 12 seconds). I’ve had a US flag up on my house for the past 15 years. This country has been good to the son of European immigrants. It’s far from perfect but I love my country. Meanwhile my European cousins, aunts and uncles are scraping by.
        inigyou 3mo ago
        Why do Americans think their flag is kickass?
  - ImPostingOnHN 3mo ago
    It was actually about the occasional presence of a flag in a factory, particularly in photo ops.