As Twitchy reported, Politico says “hundreds” of Trump supporters are marching on Washington Saturday to show their support for the president. We haven’t yet seen any media types freaking out over a Confederate flag yet, but writer and political commentator Adam Schwarz seems to think (from one photo?) that conservatives have replaced the American flag with the Thin Blue Line flag in support of police. This, of course, is just what Hitler did.
The most terrifying moment of the entire Trump movement was when they started using their own flag instead of the US flag.
It's exactly what Hitler's Nazis did – replaced the flag of the state with their own party's symbol.
It's naked fascism.#MarchForTrump #MillionMoronMarch pic.twitter.com/H5FBazjoyo
— Adam Schwarz (@AdamJSchwarz) November 14, 2020
“It’s naked fascism.” Also, does he not see a traditional American flag in the exact same photo? Do you know what’s really naked fascism? Black Lives Matter marchers heading into residential neighborhoods and threatening to come back and burn down a house that was flying an American flag (and that was the New York Times reporting that, not “far-right” media).
Oh, and Schwarz doesn’t want to be lectured by any MAGA types who voted for a racist.
To the Trump fan club replying to this tweet – I'm fully aware it's a thin blue line flag. I understand the origins of it. But that doesn't change the fact that the Trump movement has adopted it as their own.
I won't be lectured by anyone that votes for an explicit racist.
— Adam Schwarz (@AdamJSchwarz) November 14, 2020
Yeah, don’t take any smack from people who voted for a guy who told African-Americans “you ain’t black” if you don’t vote for him.
Interesting how they’re all in favor of the pride flag, the American flag with a peace sign instead of stars, etc. But fly a Back the Blue flag and you’re a fascist? Can any of these folks even correctly define “fascist“?
— TresHall (@gingertreshall) November 14, 2020
You know what doesn’t fly with liberals, though? A pride flag with a Star of David on it — those aren’t welcome at the march.
Dude, take a xanax. We didn't replace the American flag. There's one right next to it.
— The Kraken – White Rose Genocide Prevention (@freeeastturki) November 14, 2020
There’s literally a US flag in the picture
— President-Electimus Prime (@MemetimusPrime) November 14, 2020
Let’s just ignore all the other flags in the background and focus on these two. Well done Adam
— Rufio (@Rufio10407571) November 14, 2020
It's not used as an "alternative" to our flag. If it were they wouldn't all be carrying American flags and singing the Star Spangled Banner as well. Reality. Facts.
— Nickarama (@nickaramaOG) November 14, 2020
Pictured in this photo is also old glory?
— Real Patriot (@independence_76) November 14, 2020
I count 7 times if you look closely
— Real Patriot (@independence_76) November 14, 2020
You seem to be unaware of the distinction between "instead of" and "next to". (You're welcome.)
— Art Randall (@wavybeard) November 14, 2020
So sorry this is happening to you
— Brett Y. (@brett_yokum) November 14, 2020
Do you have this same issue with the rainbow flag being used by our LGBT brothers and sisters?#theydiditfirst
— Livie Dawn (@LivieDawn) November 14, 2020
?
— George Schuster (@hamlet3158) November 14, 2020
"It's exactly what Hitler's Nazis did…" pic.twitter.com/Ic8PxVSgP5
— Kristinn Taylor (@KristinnFR) November 14, 2020
— dowlordwerner (@dowlordwerner) November 14, 2020
In your enlightened opinion, does this philosophy apply to the BLM flag as well?
— Reality TV Bites (@RealityTVBites_) November 14, 2020
Or Antifa’s flags with the anarchy symbol on them?
The most terrifying moment of the entire Left movement was when they started using their own flag instead of the US flag.
It's exactly what Hitler's Nazis did – replaced the flag of the state with their own party's symbol.
It's naked fascism. pic.twitter.com/1U8hn167QV
— Nathaniel Fitch (@TFB_Nathaniel_F) November 14, 2020
whats this? pic.twitter.com/IqbO9pvWXk
— long live the king (@PennStateThor) November 14, 2020
And your side burns the American flag.
— Josh (@JoshWeber2) November 14, 2020
Find me a us flag at an antifa rally that isn’t in flames, slappy.
— Holy Jolly Tet (@__Tet_) November 14, 2020
This isn't "instead of", but "in addition to"??
Wouldn't actual fascism involve *replacing* main flag & not just having other versions?
Pretty sure forbidding & abandoning the old one is required for "fascist" replacing…
Did trumpers forbid the official flag & I missed it??
— RACHEL VICARIO (@vicario_rachel) November 14, 2020
You need mental help to even think this, let alone wrote it.
The whole nazi thing is egregiously asinine and has been since day 1… to apply this here is plain and simple TDS.— Floplag (@floplag) November 14, 2020
Did you hurt yourself making that stretch?
— AlligatorCapone (@croc_hp) November 14, 2020
OMG is this tweet real? I’m not picking on anyone but hope it’s a joke.
— No Football For Buckeyes (@AintTeeMay) November 14, 2020
find a safe space, go there, cry and talk about your feelings with the other crazy people…wow…TDS
— AL ?? (@TDS__is__Real) November 14, 2020
As someone said above, find an Antifa rally where they’re burning the American flag while flying their own, and then find Schwarz’s tweet about how that’s naked fascism.
Related:
‘WTF?’ PolitiFact says it’s ‘Mostly True’ that pro-police Thin Blue Line flag at Trump rally is an ‘anti Black Lives Matter flag’ https://t.co/dU2z9ZGB0G
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 30, 2020