"...it's complicated"

"...it's complicated"

The colonial era American revolutionary flag,...the snake Gadsden flag. Which in recent years has been taken by American racists, and Neo-Nazi as their own. This banner has jumped the Atlantic. 

General Gadsden was a Slave owner, and mass killer of Native people. History, and it's symbols are complicated. Russian Liberals, and progressives are using a form of it now. 

See below banner of the Liberal Anti Putin movement while it lasts.

I say "...while it lasts" because Putin has just changed the Russian Constitution to in effect make him President for Life. That is even when he leaves he still has final say on what goes. #45 looks on with envy.

Meanwhile the Russian armed forces has also adopted some American memorabilia. They fly a slightly altered Confederate flag from their tanks. Some wear the patch on their uniforms.

Rather like U.S. troops flew the rebel Slaver flag during both the Korean, and Vietnam wars. In the Terror wars they have been known to fly the Nazi SS flag.

We are an interesting republic.

Our mythology is we are the saviors of the world.

Our darker dream is to enslave, and exterminate.

If this country were a person we'd be on meds.

That or under supervison.