Statues are center stage in the culture wars these days, but flags are also getting a bigger share of the spotlight.
President Trump, reigniting the old culture-war battles of the 1990s, promised a year in jail for anyone caught burning the American flag. Trump was responding to the violence and destruction of protesters around the country. When Portland, Oregon, protesters tore down a George Washington statue, tagging it with “1619” and “genocidal colonist,” they also wrapped the head with an American flag that they lit on fire.
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