the flag for our movement

[sicsempertyrannis]

Hello freinds. I've seen a few threads discussing ideas for a flag for us to use. I love the gadsden flag and I think its fits us well. But I think another flag is an even better match. The Fort Moultrie flag. Please view my link. These flags are readily available all over the internet...and the story behind it is very fitting.


http://www.galleryoftherepublic.com/usflags/fortmoultrieflag.html

[Cowlesy]

How about my Avatar, which is a flag of the Sons of Liberty.

I'm not going to explain the Sons on this public forum....google it.

[Richie]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Gadsden_flag.svg/800px-Gadsden_flag.svg.png

[ClockwiseSpark]

http://www.uscivilflags.org/home.html

[constitutional]

Who created this?

http://www.uscivilflags.org/images/flagstraight.jpg

And what does it represent?

I like it. :)

[ClockwiseSpark]

Who created this?

http://www.uscivilflags.org/images/flagstraight.jpg

And what does it represent?

I like it. :)


The first U.S. Flag, which denoted civilian versus military purposes, was designed in 1799 by Oliver Wolcott Jr. the Secretary of the Treasury under John Adams. Wolcott's proposal featured: An ensign, consisting of sixteen alternating red and white stripes representing the number of states that had joined the Union by 1799; and the Union, represented by the small rectangle in the upper left corner, with its Arms (an Eagle) of the United States in dark blue on a white field.



That one is a variation on "The Sons of Liberty" flag.


The Sons of Liberty inspired a Revolution that broke the chains of royal control over people yearning to be free. The flag they flew was red and white, with the stripes running vertically! Their flag became known as the "Rebellious Stripes" and was a symbol of their protest against British taxation and support of American economic freedom.



U.S. Sovereign Flag, Jan 2004

Our civilian flag is a way of reminding Americans, as well as our leaders, that every man and woman is sovereign and that we are all endowed by our Creator with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This sovereign Civil Flag is a symbol of our desire to return America to the dreams upon which she was founded!

[Cowlesy]

Nothing wrong with the old Sons of Liberty.

[IDefendThePlatform]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Gadsden_flag.svg/800px-Gadsden_flag.svg.png

Still gets my vote. No doubt about the message, and great history behind it.

[Anti Federalist]

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/times_up_flag.jpg

[porcupine]

The Free State Project Flag

http://www.freestateproject.org/images/porc_magnet.240.gif

[RSLudlum]

As a direct decendent of Christopher Gadsden, by way of my grandfather (yes I am a very native Charlestonian!) My vote definitely goes to the Gadsden Flag also lesser known as the Hopkins flag, after Esek Hopkins, Commander in Chief of the Navy at the time first hoisted it up on the Alfred.

Gadsden Flag +1776

[Soccrmastr]

As a direct decendent of Christopher Gadsden, by way of my grandfather (yes I am a very native Charlestonian!) My vote definitely goes to the Gadsden Flag also lesser known as the Hopkins flag, after Esek Hopkins, Commander in Chief of the Navy at the time first hoisted it up on the Alfred.

Gadsden Flag +1776

pretty cool heh!

[Nyte]

Here's my suggestion:

http://www.bubkin.com/images/dont_taze_me_bro.jpg

[nullvalu]

Who created this?

http://www.uscivilflags.org/images/flagstraight.jpg

And what does it represent?

I like it. :)

I like that design, a lot. kickass.

[Roxi]

Here's my suggestion:

http://www.bubkin.com/images/dont_taze_me_bro.jpg


nice :D

[AutoDas]

Who created this?

http://www.uscivilflags.org/images/flagstraight.jpg

And what does it represent?

I like it. :)

I remember seeing that as an icon on Digg and thought that was kickass. I certainly think this should represent the movement.

[LibertyRevolution]

Who created this?

http://www.uscivilflags.org/images/flagstraight.jpg

Anyone who watched Jericho would tell you you are NUTS for wanting to fly this flag.

[ItsTime]

Yup. see my icon.


Anyone who watched Jericho would tell you you are NUTS for wanting to fly this flag.

[yongrel]

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/f/fic-mut.gif

:p

[coyote_sprit]

Anyone who watched Jericho would tell you you are NUTS for wanting to fly this flag.

That design is a lot older then the variation from Jericho.

[ItsTime]

Pop culture changed the meaning of that flag. I think that is what he is trying to say.


That design is a lot older then the variation from Jericho.

[acptulsa]

The First Moultrie Flag is nice, but I fear the crescent will put some people off. Unless we can convince everyone it represents not Islam but New Orleans, maybe...

[Joe3113]

Here's my suggestion:

http://www.bubkin.com/images/dont_taze_me_bro.jpg

LMAO! :D:D:D:D:D

[Chester Copperpot]

Hello freinds. I've seen a few threads discussing ideas for a flag for us to use. I love the gadsden flag and I think its fits us well. But I think another flag is an even better match. The Fort Moultrie flag. Please view my link. These flags are readily available all over the internet...and the story behind it is very fitting.


http://www.galleryoftherepublic.com/usflags/fortmoultrieflag.html

Yep, its a good flag for our movement.

[coyote_sprit]

Hello freinds. I've seen a few threads discussing ideas for a flag for us to use. I love the gadsden flag and I think its fits us well. But I think another flag is an even better match. The Fort Moultrie flag. Please view my link. These flags are readily available all over the internet...and the story behind it is very fitting.


http://www.galleryoftherepublic.com/usflags/fortmoultrieflag.html

I love that flag but it always reminds me of the PRoC's flag.

[weslinder]

My State's independence doesn't go back quite as far as the East Coasters, so historically, I prefer one of these:

http://www.galleryoftherepublic.com/images/txflags/gonzales_fr.jpg

http://www.galleryoftherepublic.com/images/txflags/troutman_fr.jpg

Any of those from the earlier Revolution works as well.

[presence]

I like either variant of the "SONS OF LIBERTY" flag
http://www.nationalfcf.com/Portals/33/history/Historic Flags/Sons of Liberty Flag.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/US_Sons_OfLiberty_9Stripes_Flag.svg/220px-US_Sons_OfLiberty_9Stripes_Flag.svg.png

"Sons of Liberty spoke out and acted against what they saw as an injustice of thwarted rights."

"The Sons of Liberty was a political group made up of American patriots (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_(American_Revolution)) that originated in the pre-independence North American British colonies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies). The group was formed to protect the rights of the colonists from the usurpations by the British government after 1766. They are best known for undertaking the Boston Tea Party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party) in 1773"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_Liberty

I'm working on a flag pole at the homestead to put up a "Son's of Liberty", Gadsden, and RP2012 banner.

That said, anyone got a link for me to buy a Ron Paul 2012 flag?

[Athan]

I'm partial to Sons of Liberty, but that is a pretty good flag OP.

[heavenlyboy34]

"I consider them(flags, etc) to be symbols, and I leave symbols to the symbol-minded". -George Carlin. :D ;)

[BuddyRey]

I used to like the Gadsden flag, but then it got co-opted by the Tea-o-cons. The only flag I could fly and not feel slimy about it is the AnCap flag.

[No Free Beer]

It's so sad to see what is happening to our country.

I see all these beautiful flags and it makes me weep.

[Danke]

How about my Avatar, which is a flag of the Sons of Liberty.


http://www.ronpaulforums.com/customavatars/thumbs/avatar2297_1.gif

Those who change their avatars should be banned.

[georgiaboy]

ahem.

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/u/us.gif

[BuddyRey]

ahem.

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/u/us.gif

To use a really bad Star Wars analogy, that is the Flag of the Empire. That's Darth Vader's flag. Why would we want to fly the flag of the very people trying to crush the Rebel Alliance?

[Czolgosz]

ahem.

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/u/us.gif

Doesn't represent, at least to me, what it used to.

[georgiaboy]

To use a really bad Star Wars analogy, that is the Flag of the Empire. That's Darth Vader's flag. Why would we want to fly the flag of the very people trying to crush the Rebel Alliance?

They like to think it's their flag, but it's not. It's our flag - colonies and states, declared independent, with liberty and justice for all, and a central gov't bound by the chains of the constitution. They can't have it or co-opt it. They can get their own flag.

Just like the GOP. I know what it's about, what it represents. I'll not let it be co-opted by a bunch of big gov't RINOs.

[heavenlyboy34]

To use a really bad Star Wars analogy, that is the Flag of the Empire. That's Darth Vader's flag. Why would we want to fly the flag of the very people trying to crush the Rebel Alliance?
This^^ It symbolizes an empire, not a republic or anything like a free society.

[heavenlyboy34]

They like to think it's their flag, but it's not. It's our flag - colonies and states, declared independent, with liberty and justice for all, and a central gov't bound by the chains of the constitution. They can't have it or co-opt it. They can get their own flag.

Just like the GOP. I know what it's about, what it represents. I'll not let it be co-opted by a bunch of big gov't RINOs.
It's always been a big gov'ment party. It's only when paleo conservatives, libertarians, etc wriggle in that we find interest in liberty of any sort.
http://mises.org/daily/1476


Even mainstream economist Jeffrey Frankel has recently noted (http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~.jfrankel.academic.ksg/Republicans%20and%20Democrats%20Have%20Switched.PD F) (in the Milken Institute Review) that the "Republicans have become the party of fiscal irresponsibility, trade restriction, big government, and failing-grade microeconomics."However, there has not been a sudden sea change in party platforms and the rampant fiscal irresponsibility of the Republicans is not a mystery; they are merely returning to their historical roots. The Republican Party was established as a party of big government and economic intervention. Their reputation as a party of limited government is of more recent vintage and stands on a flimsy foundation.
http://images.mises.org/Chart1476.gif

The Republican Party that emerged in the 1850s was an amalgamation of historical influences, third parties, and interest groups. One group that entered the Republican Party was the Free Soil Party, whose primary platform was free land and subsidies for farmers. In contrast, most Democrats favored selling off the public lands to finance government expenditures, keep tariff rates low, and prevent deficit spending.Also joining the Republican Party in the 1850s were supporters of the Know Nothing Party. The Know Nothings were most concerned about immigrants coming into the country, competing against labor, and suppressing wages. They favored restrictive immigration and protective tariffs to keep wages high, while Democrats supported both immigration and free trade.The Whig Party formed the core of the Republican Party with its economic platform consisting of protectionism for industry, a national bank and currency, a large national debt, and a larger federal government engaged in extensive public works.Also joining the Republican ranks were the Prohibitionists and the Abolitionists. Members of the Republican Party generally shared an opposition to slavery and advocated policies of containment and colonization.The ambitious economic agenda of the Republican Party had its roots in the economic platforms of Federalist icon Alexander Hamilton and Whig leader Henry Clay. They advocated protective tariffs for industry, a national bank, and plenty of public works and patronage. The flurry of new laws, regulations, and bureaucracies created by Lincoln and the Republican Party during the early 1860s foreshadowed Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal" for the volume, scope and questionable constitutionality of its legislative output.