Everything But The Weed

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Protest marches and demonstrations are occurring around the world – from streets, to big name college campuses to under developed countries and everywhere in between. Protesting groups often see such organized demonstrations as a method of energizing those who believe in the matter, bringing visibility to the cause and getting the press to report about the issue and bring it out of obscurity. To bring tranquility, unity and accord to the group’s complaints or beliefs they often search for themes, slogans and images that will represent the entire group. Custom flags in many cases are known as the right symbol to demonstrate allegiance towards the cause and will be carried with all the group when holding a rally.

One group that has gained a lot of interest lately for its protest flag is the Tea Party movement, a socio-political movement that’s favor of government conservatism. At protest, the group can often be seen waving the Gadsen flag. A yellow flag featuring a coiled rattlesnake and the words “don’t tread on me.” The flag could be traced back to the Revolution era and for tea party members can be considered a way of symbolizing independence and unity, the same spirit associated with the original Boston Tea Party.

Members within the Tea Party as well as other protest groups have also burned the nation’s flag as a method of showing dissent with governmental policies. Burning the American flag is not a fresh idea, however. In the Vietnam War era, flag burning was constantly done in order to complain about the war.

Besides the usage of flags by protesting groups, these flags by themselves can spark a protest over the perceived meaning or message that the custom flag posts. Take The Confederate flag by way of example; associated with slavery the flag has been forbidden from some schools and sporting events. South Carolina, however, still displays the flag on its statehouse; such use has resulted in a lot of protests by the NAACP along with other groups who view it as a mark of murder and oppression.