• FirstToServe [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    In the before times you would only really see the US flag at post offices and schools. Maybe a flagpole in a strip mall. But only because McDonald's wanted to fly their flag and it would be weird alone.

    • HauntedBySpectacle [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      As a zoomer I'm kinda shocked by this. Americans being weepy flagwavers who display it anywhere they can just feels in-character to me, I never would've thought it wasn't in front of people's houses and shit back then.

      • Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]
        hexagon
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        2 years ago

        Yeah I just can't imagine Americans in the 90s not being 24/7 turbo jingos

      • FirstToServe [they/them]
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        2 years ago

        People would have one in their closet to put out on like veteran's day or the 4th. You'd be a little weird having it out otherwise. There'd be like one guy at the town fireworks display who had a flag shirt. Couldn't figure out if they were rah rah about the country or the picnic.

      • commiecapybara [he/him, e/em/eir]
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        2 years ago

        Would it shock you to know that we used to be able to meet people at the gate in airports, without having to go through security?

    • huf [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      lol what no

      i was in the US in about 1998 and it was full of flags. the amount of flags was already ridiculous.