• FirstToServe [they/them]
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      3 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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        3 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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          3 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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          3 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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          3 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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        3 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.