151
Trump complains that US flags will be half-staff on his inauguration day
(www.reuters.com)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2025
151 points (100.0% liked)
politics
19287 readers
1615 users here now
Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!
Rules:
- Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.
Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.
Example:
- Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
- Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
- No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
- Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
- No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.
That's all the rules!
Civic Links
• Congressional Awards Program
• Library of Congress Legislative Resources
• U.S. House of Representatives
Partnered Communities:
• News
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Perfect demonstration of the man's arrogance:
So here we have two equally valid symbolic gestures that can't happen at the same time: either you show respect for a departed former POTUS or you celebrate the inauguration of a new POTUS. Which would you choose?
Most people would choose to show respect for the former POTUS, the new POTUS would rather show respect for himself, even if it means disrespecting his predecessor.
Also, most people wouldn't fret over such petty details and would let it slide. Hell, even if they didn't like it, at least it's an opportunity to grab a few karma points looking falsely respectful.
But not Trump.
Trump only thinks about Trump.
All the time.
It's unashamedly crass and egotistical, and completely telling of the man's ugly personality.
And not a single Magoo ever sees or accepts this reality. It's absolutely astounding how blind they can be to a person that is so openly "themselves" right in front of you. :/
Being shameless is and never will be a superpower.
If a sane person won the election, it would be a perfect time to talk about Carter.
"I look around today and see our wonderful flag flying half mast. President Carter would have loved knowing that our great nation was under good footing. These flags, while in mourning, also fly proudly, for the rights and liberties that it so humbly represents."
Instead, we'll get some ChInA fLaGs or other equally racist shit.