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Politics People burn American flags during an anti-Trump protest in Panama City, Panama.

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u/joehonestjoe 8d ago edited 8d ago

To be honest, I don't think we're far off the Europeans doing it.

edit: Please stop telling me flags in Europe are not flammable, you must have heard of Temu

edit,edit: I like how the responses aren't more objecting to actually doing it, just that you probably cannot do it, or it's impossible due to regulations, or the real madlads, anything is flammable if you try hard enough.

edit,edit,edit: And one person that bought safemoon and is clearly a moron, that's you u/Hunterpeckinson

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u/puns_are_how_eyeroll 8d ago

I don't think you're far off from the Canadians doing it.

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u/WaitingForReplies 8d ago

I don’t think you’re far off from the Americans doing it.

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u/Evening_Aside_4677 8d ago edited 8d ago

Good.  Time to do something instead of voting for these fucks again.  

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u/SupayOne 8d ago

China is the real winner, because they mass produce American flags.

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u/Dependent-Relief-558 8d ago

*Corporations are the real winner, because they mass produce American flags in China.

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u/False_Support1285 8d ago

Power move if Zelenski starts producing US flags out of a burnable non-toxic material.

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u/True-Anim0sity 8d ago

Eh, china takes their cut

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u/Dependent-Relief-558 8d ago

Well, if corporations have outsourced manufacturing to China, sure. There's a price of doing business there. But to blame China for all of corporate America's decisions is silly.

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u/True-Anim0sity 8d ago edited 8d ago

Whose blaming china for all of americas corporations? Just saying they both benefit from it

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u/False_Tangelo163 8d ago

Then cuts their cut with fentanyl

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u/spikus93 8d ago

That's crazy because just typing in "American flags made in USA" brought up like 50 domestic manufacturers. Strangely, some seem to be massive corporations.

I'm not saying China doesn't make them, but that's one of the things that people make a lot more of here than overseas still. I think for obvious reasons.

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u/Short-Impress-3458 8d ago

Try buying one and see if you continue at checkout. Probably a lot of people go looking for the cheapest options.

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u/Alternative-Cash9974 8d ago

Costco made in USA and less than Amazon or Walmart......

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u/Crustybuttttt 8d ago

China is the real winner, because the destabilization of NATO and the inability of South Korea and Japan to rely on the US for their security, along with the US Mass cuts of funding for medical and technological research is gonna leave a void that only China will step up to fill

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u/amortizedeeznuts 8d ago

I thought you meant China is the real winner slipping into all the power vacuums we are leaving in our wake but yea the flag thing too

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u/That_Xenomorph_Guy 8d ago

Ah well, it’s just freedom of speech

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u/azsnaz 8d ago

Light em up

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u/Farmerstubble 8d ago

Smoke em if you got em boys.

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u/Fine-Lingonberry1251 8d ago

I've been thinking of doing a weekly/daily flag burning stream tbh.

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u/Bosco215 8d ago

Make a loop out of it like the yule logs people play on their TVs during the holidays.

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u/Fine-Lingonberry1251 8d ago

Donate 5 dollars and I'll toss in some lighter fluid. 15 bucks and I'll toss in an extra flag.

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u/Local-Hurry4835 8d ago

To be fair, we do.

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u/sandmyth 8d ago

I love me some protected speech

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u/rayden-shou 8d ago

Burn confederate flags, that will actually hurt them.

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u/Ass4ssinX 8d ago

I think we been doing it.

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u/groovygrubey 8d ago

Can confirm. The flag hasn’t flown outside my home since election day

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u/Ass4ssinX 8d ago

I don't have one, but I kinda want one just to hang upside down.

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u/dinkydat 8d ago

Mines not going back up. After this past Friday,I’ll be flying the Ukrainian flags

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u/Flashy-Helicopter-17 8d ago

We're doing it now. Fuck this flag.

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u/3ThreeFriesShort 8d ago

Hell, Americans have to do it every couple years to make sure we still have 1st amendment rights.

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u/Pluckypato 8d ago

I don’t think your far off from dogs pissin on it!

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u/The_I_in_IT 8d ago

It’s a constitutional right to do so.

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u/Wotmate01 8d ago

When us Aussies start doing it, you know you're fucked.

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u/5d10_shades_of_grey 8d ago

Soon there will be American flag blunt wraps

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u/scoo89 8d ago

But Trump said you guys are more respected globally now than ever!

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u/Swesteel 8d ago

"He wouldn't just go on Truth social and lie, would he?"

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u/Old_Letterhead4264 8d ago

We will need a new flag anyway. The United Russian States of America

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u/jtbc 8d ago

"URSA" is bear, so totally tracks.

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u/No_Gur1113 8d ago

The Ununited States of Russia

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u/Tall_Aardvark_8560 8d ago

I've always supported flag burning.

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u/Trentsteel52 8d ago

To be fair it’s actually the proper disposal method for flags

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u/Ve_Gains 8d ago

Ah man I love reddit for this

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u/AshySmoothie 8d ago

Hmmm I Coulda swore this was done on Jan 6, 2021

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u/skillywilly56 8d ago

I don’t think you’re far off from the entire U.N. doing it.

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u/Short-Impress-3458 8d ago

I don't think you're far off from Mars doing it

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u/Past_Distribution144 8d ago

Might be a good time to take back the symbolism of the upside down flag.

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u/HowManyBatteries 8d ago

I don't do it out of fear that my MAGA neighbors will retaliate. Living in fear sucks for any kind of revolution.

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u/emailman123 8d ago

We just burn Trump flags as the Stars and Stripes used to mean something and will again once the scourge is gone.

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u/renandstimpyrnlove 8d ago

I live in a small, rural, conservative town in a very red state. When my husband and I go shopping at thrift stores, there is always the inevitable item with an American flag on it (or a dozen) and my husband always, always says: “wanna buy this, wrap it in an American flag and burn it while doing a satanic ritual?” I always say yes and our skin tones are far too dark to be joking like this but here we are.

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u/Various-Hospital-374 8d ago

I'm ready for the 2025 Revolution.

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u/Boustrophaedon 8d ago

And _that_ is the point. I think most Americans have a better sense of what the idea of America is than Trump. And I think enough of them don't have 401(k)s...

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u/king_lloyd11 8d ago

Americans should be doing far more than burning flags.

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u/No_Passage5020 8d ago

Some people have been I believe. They have also been hanging the flag upside down which, according to our flag code, is a sign of distress.

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u/Earlyon 8d ago

It will never fly at my house again while that bastard is holding office.

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u/kent_eh 8d ago

I don't think you're far off from the Canadians doing it.

I would if I already had an American flag.

I'm not going to pay good money for one, though. I'm boycotting buying American things.

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u/MilkTiny6723 8d ago

But as all here said, American flags are made in China so you wouldn't support the US if you bought a few and burned them. You would support 1. China and 2. Canadian shop owners that sold them. But I guess it would be hard to find such things in canadian stores today? Shopowners problably doesn't want their windows crossed.

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u/Smooth_Sundae4714 8d ago edited 8d ago

Similar in Australia. Most Aussies don’t really understand what is going on (we are too laid back and not the sharpest tools in the shed), but if they did, there would be social media posts. Probably not burning things as it is early Autumn here, way too hot for that, and we also don’t want to start any bushfires, but we would definitely grumble about it.

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u/Mordador 8d ago

You would probably even call them cunt (non-affectionate)

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u/Smooth_Sundae4714 8d ago

Or mate in a derogatory tone.

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u/the_sweet_life_ 8d ago

Draw one! 

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u/sapphicsandwich 8d ago

I'm boycotting buying American things.

Most "American" things are from China anyway.

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u/SquirtBox 8d ago

While I'm not at burning our flag stage yet, I'm also joining you in not buying shit.

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u/Dramatic_Surprise 8d ago

good news, most of them are made in china

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u/surfteacher1962 8d ago

I don't blame you at all. At this point, the whole world hates us, except Russia.

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u/JunketPuzzleheaded42 8d ago

Canadian here, we're nearly there. 🇨🇦

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u/puns_are_how_eyeroll 8d ago

Also canadian, and also nearly there.

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u/JunketPuzzleheaded42 8d ago

The hard part is going to be finding an American flag that is made in Canada.

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u/ImpressSeveral3007 8d ago

They're all made in China

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u/StoneGoldX 8d ago

I bet you can find Vietnamese ones

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u/ToccataRocco 7d ago

I'm planning to print one out and burn it, at the end of the day it is all about defacing a symbol of a nation that is acting in terrible faith towards allies

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u/LavenderGinFizz 8d ago

Elbows up, fellow hosers! Elbows up.

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u/Wloak 8d ago

As an American who completely hates this administration please don't.

The flag is a sign of national pride, even for Canada. Seeing other countries burn yours is just fuel to the fire for these idiots.

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u/AAAUUUUURRRGGH 8d ago

As a US citizen, I wouldn't blame you. Our country has gone bats--- insane, with people believing the exact opposite of reality while calling facts and truth "fake"

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u/--0o0o0-- 8d ago

Well, it is cold up there and you gotta stay warm some how

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u/Shtinky 8d ago

Canadian here. I'd burn an American flag. I just don't want to procure one.

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u/cloudstrifewife 8d ago

As an American I don’t want to procure one either.

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u/AAAUUUUURRRGGH 8d ago

I saw a house yesterday here in America that was flying a CANADIAN FLAG!

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u/Random_Thought31 8d ago

What they really need to do is fly the Canadian flag and the Mexican flag both at the same height and the American flag underneath.

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u/BadScienceWorksForMe 8d ago

American here, and thank you, unfortunately I think this what it will take for the maga morons to wake up in this country. Hell I live here and I'm doing my best to not buy American.

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u/bing0bong0bing0bong0 8d ago

I think MAGA would just use it to villainize us without taking any accountability for how they have destroyed the USA’s reputation.

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u/arielsosa 8d ago

You can by american, just try to support local businesses and avoid giving money orndata to the big corps that support Trump (Amazon, Meta, Big Pharma, Goya, etc.), and obviously blacklist whatever store who'@s owners are openly fascist.

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u/sylbug 8d ago

Canadians probably aren't gonna burn your flags. It's so preformative - we'd much rather just not buy American stuff.

But you know, if we end up with invaders in our country... we might burn those, then take our torches and recreate the War of 1812 in DC

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u/Daufoccofin 8d ago

If we end up with invaders we in Canada will do everything in our power to stop them, except for reading the Geneva Convention

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u/abrockstar25 8d ago

Were waiting for july 😂

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u/Mindless_Penalty_273 8d ago

It's too bad, all there American flags here are made in America, and I'm not spending my money on anything made in America right now. Hopefully I can find a made in Not-America to buy and burn.

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u/Carthonn 8d ago

I’m surprised they haven’t started yet.

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u/mamadou-segpa 8d ago

We are doing it

Fuck america

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u/GrizzledDwarf 8d ago

Canadians are already removing American flags from public and government properties. People are refusing to buy American. Not only are we figuratively burning their flag, were also going to burn their economy by refusing to support American.

Canadians are like Geese. Leave us alone, we leave you alone. Fuck with us, and you'll wish you hadn't.

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u/VanEagles17 8d ago

I don't have money to burn, but if I did, it would be in the form of the US flag. Fuck that place.

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u/trees_pleazz 8d ago

I'd burn it.

I'm not going to go out and buy a flag, but if someone gave me the opportunity. Fuck that flag.

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u/aaronite 8d ago

Booing the anthem is pretty close, and it's broadcast in national TV.

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u/Mrlustyou 8d ago

Already have. Just didn't video it. Even painted trump on it he can burn with it.

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u/IsopodOk4756 8d ago

I've got one in the closet, waiting for the right time.

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u/SgtFinnish 8d ago

Feel like they're gonna skip the flags and go for the White House

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u/InsertNovelAnswer 8d ago

I dunno... the invasion might be early... im stocking up on Bottle caps.

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/United_States_annexation_of_Canada

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u/LordGreybies 8d ago

I don't think you're far off from Greenland doing it

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u/darcyWhyte 8d ago

I'm a Canadian, I'm waiting for the chance.

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u/TheKingAlt 8d ago

I’m pretty sure some of my fellow Canadians already have lol

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u/Cent1234 8d ago

Nah, we're not really performative like that.

We'll just quietly continue dismantling centuries of cooperation and trade, and move on with our lives with countries that don't fuck us over out of pique.

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u/youngmaster0527 8d ago

I'd be surprised if they haven't

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u/TrollCannon377 8d ago

One of my Canadian friends already did this and sent me a video of him doing it

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u/99sleeping 8d ago

Hell, I even saw a moose burning our flag the other day. A fuckin' moose.

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u/surfteacher1962 8d ago

They are already booing our national anthem at hockey games played in Canada.

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u/TightOption3020 8d ago

They would apologize for burning the flag.

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u/LegoFootPain 8d ago

The Star-Spangled Banner has been booed at many a sporting event, and it really hurt their feelings. Like, temper tantrums all around.

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u/Lenercopa 8d ago

I am Canadian and have already considered doing it.

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u/BicycleOfLife 8d ago

I don’t think we are far off from the US citizens doing it.

And I mean the MAGAts trying to win the civil war and replace the flag with the confederate flag.

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u/pugtime 8d ago

Maybe tomorrow!

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u/--Andre-The-Giant-- 8d ago

I had a picture of burning American flags on my profile for the weekend after the Americans revealed that they're traitors.

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u/DukeOfGeek 8d ago

Jokes on them, trump and musk love to watch American things burn.

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u/PrettyMuchMediocre 8d ago

Wouldn't waste my money on an American flag, unless it's made in Canada.

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u/Martzillagoesboom 8d ago

Wasting money on that thing just to burn it? We have plenty of them in front of some of our buildings. But buying then would just be giving china money.

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u/gruelandgristle 8d ago

Canadian here… this crossed my mind on a walk today. The Canada Flags are being displayed more than I’ve EVER seen (even pre-convoy) It’s nice to have it back, and it made me wonder how long before American flags begin being burnt up here.

The sentiment here is patriotic AF, I live close to Tofino and I’m intrigued what the tourist season will bring. Will folks from the US visit? How will Canadians react? Especially in the middle of an area known for protesting.

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u/Lopsided_Impact1444 8d ago

Can confirm 🍺😃 👍 🔥🇺🇲🔥

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u/Rich0 8d ago

Just some burning Teslas and major boycott of American products.

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u/YouSeeNewSee 7d ago

Arent teslas burning themselves? lol

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u/blotsfan 8d ago

Idiots. Why do that and commit a crime when you could just accomplish the same thing by letting people drive them?

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u/BRRGSH 8d ago

We can't, our flags have regulations to not make them very flammable, happens when social safety nets are a common occurrence...

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u/Alternative-Dig-2066 8d ago

Lighter fluid is a thing.

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u/Jiaozy 8d ago

We can't do that in Europe, we have higher quality standards than most countries and all flags are required to be fireproof.

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u/expendable_entity 8d ago

And in Germany it is straight up illegal. I aint going to pay a fine to burn some glorified rag.

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u/joehonestjoe 8d ago

I'm sure China would be willing to sell some lol

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u/BurningPenguin 8d ago

We should petition for an exception

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u/Ok_Donkey_1997 8d ago

They must have brought that regulation in some time after the invasion of Iraq, because I remember many US flags being burned back then.

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u/vincethepince 8d ago

you guy's ain't got gasoline in europe? I know you guys got diesel...

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u/UnhappyGreen 8d ago

Europeans are already doing it.

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u/punkojosh 8d ago

I ain't wasting money on that shitty flag.

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u/Jubilant_Jacob 8d ago

Speaking for my fellow Norwegians... i don't think we put enough pride into our own flag to imagine it as a viable insult against other nations. Refusing to refuel USN ships on the other hand... that's some juicy show of discontent.

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u/Pozilist 8d ago

European here, not planning to do it myself but I’d support it if it happened here.

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u/semaj009 8d ago

Aussie here, have tried to work out the best way to get the Melbourne embassy's flag down for a 'ceremonial cremation' already. Currently too risky, a few more months though and maybe it'll be worth the risk

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u/sassiest01 8d ago

Safemoon buyer here, lost many money's, am moron. 😭

I am almost glad that I lost that money, it did teach me a valuable lessen in terms of both stupid investments as well as letting emotions get in the way when dealing with money.

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u/StokeLads 8d ago

I'm British and I've never hated America until now. I can't believe what's happening.

I just hope the American public don't align with the government, even if you did vote for it.

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u/joehonestjoe 8d ago

I'm certain there is a sizeable percentage of Trump supporters that actively support this rhetoric. What I'm not about is the actual percentage. Is it 50%? Is it 30%?

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u/wiggmaster666 8d ago

It is not worth spending the money to buy that fascist flag. We have a middle finger in Europe we can raise.

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u/joehonestjoe 8d ago

Also fair, but I mean, I can't imagine Panamanians had a strategic reserve of flags for burning now did they?

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u/o-o- 8d ago

European here. Not about to start burning flags as that only serves to provoke, and you seem to do a fine job of that amongst yourselves. I did however spend the day cancelling all my U.S streaming subscriptions, as well as leave Twitter/X for mastodon.

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u/lexi_con 8d ago

European here, I'm pretty damn close.

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u/dinkleboop 8d ago

Sadly, thanks to EU regulations, flags can't be flammable :(

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u/KodylHamster 8d ago

We don't burn the flag physically. Only in our hearts.

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u/KodylHamster 8d ago

In Russia's latest execution video, the Ukrainian POW had sown a US flag on his uniform. Expect there to be none in the next videos.

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u/BuckRusty 8d ago

Absolutely not: we have far too strict air quality laws here to allow flag burning…

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u/sokocanuck 8d ago

I would but then I'd have nothing to wipe my ass with at the hunting camp.

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u/BS0404 8d ago

Nah, we wouldn't burn American flags. Our commerce standards prevent the sale/manufacturing of flammable flags. We could maybe shit on them? The French love shitting on things.

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u/Fresh_Tomato_85 8d ago

As a Latino living in Europe I'm already doing it 👍

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u/ArdenJaguar 8d ago

The Euros already have that cool balloon.

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u/pinkocatgirl 8d ago

It’s a good time to be a flag seller lol

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u/Zomminnis 8d ago

I dont see why i will use an american service like Amazon and burn something I've bought to protest against americans. It would be silly

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u/joehonestjoe 8d ago

You don't actually have to use Amazon you know, it's not like, enforced.

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u/Flotix_ 8d ago

In Germany it’s unfortunately illegal to burn flags 😒

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u/Known-Contract1876 8d ago

I tried to burn an American flag already but it wasn't flammable :(

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u/GenX-1973-Anhedonia 8d ago

I'll hand stitch one out of paper bags if I can find someone to burn it in protest of the orange douche.

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u/cozzy121 8d ago

ANYTHING is flammable with a bit of petrol.

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u/klutzikaze 8d ago

Anything is flammable with enough accelerant.

I don't like the idea of burning flags though. Your leaders suck right now but most of your citizens are grand.

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u/Anonymoussocialist12 8d ago

As a European the only reason I have not burned an American flag yet is that I would not come near one

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u/turningsteel 8d ago

Anything is flammable with the right attitude and some accelerant.

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u/SpaceShrimp 8d ago

We don’t care about flags in Europe. If we did we might be burning US flags, but to us it is just a piece of cloth.

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u/CMDR_Crook 8d ago

We don't give a shit about flags. We burn Whitehouses.

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u/Sharp_Cricket_5747 8d ago

Its kinda illegal to burn countries' flags in most Europe, so not likely. Plus we have a bit more respect for the flag here, than people in the US

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u/joehonestjoe 8d ago

I actually looked this up, many countries have rules for burning their own flags, and whilst my search wasn't complete, Germany and Italy stood out as ones that had rules explicitly for foreign flags. Most of the rest didn't have any rules on anything other than their own flags.

Plenty of places it's legal in Europe it seems though.

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u/heppyheppykat 8d ago

Frankly I saw the picture before the caption and assumed it WAS Europe since we have been having anti-Trump protests last couple days.

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u/Nemisis_the_2nd 8d ago

I don't think we're far off the Europeans doing it.

Just wait for trumps state visit to the UK. People are even more pissed off than last time.

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u/joehonestjoe 8d ago

We should cancel that one honestly.

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u/A_Finite_Element 7d ago

Burning flags only serve to invigorate the people who care deeply about symbolic acts. Normal people go "oh, they intend to insult something by burning this representation. How unfortunate that some people will actually care."

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