alt Hacker NewsYes. The right wing in the US has spent a lot of money and time co-opting the flag as a signal.
To not realize this to me means you either haven't been paying attention, or very much live in a bubble. This is not new.
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/02/...
https://www.newyorker.com/news/us-journal/the-changing-meani...
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/some-trump-supporters-...
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/style/donald-trump-americ...
More than half of US independent voters and more than 70% of Democrats believe the flag has right wing, negative connotations now. Only 26-27% of Democrats believe flying the flag would be seen in a positive light now.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/05/poll-patriotism-pol...
>The right wing in the US has spent a lot of money and time co-opting the flag as a signal.
So the right wing overuses flag imagery, and as a result the left starts to view the flag as problematic? That's a Democrat/liberal problem.
>To not realize this to me means you either haven't been paying attention, or very much live in a bubble.
I pay attention and don't live in a bubble, and I still think it's absolutely absurd to let the overuse of your countries flag by a specific political group dictate how you feel about seeing said flag.