I saw a car with a Gadsen flag bumper sticker today.
You know, one of these things:
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It caught my attention partly because it's very unusual to see any kind of bumper stickers on cars around here. I don't think I saw a single one during the entire 2024 election cycle, for any candidate. As a result, this one really jumped out at me.
I've been trying to figure out exactly what message this thing is intended to convey. I seem to recall seeing at least one of these flags on January 6.
Is this sticker a way of saying the car's owner is a Trumper without actually using the Orange One's name? If so, fuck that guy.
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before the tea party used it , I was flying one under the bush jr presidency .
I felt threatened by john ashcroft and Opposed the patriot act .
I also flew the culpepper minuteman flag
seems like I should break them out again considering ....
Unfortunately for me, I currently reside in the not so great state of shithole TN. 
Where are you geographically?
I was is the SF bay area , I currently reside in Hawaii ..
I aknowledge that magats use it and hyjacked it . but they don't own it IMO
It should fly next to a rainbow flag
it's meaning under king Trump can be adopted by anyone who
is anti trump's fascist regime .
to fly it next to a Rainbow flag!!! 
.... not a good one to be flipping the bird at.
It has historically meant a lot of different things to different people. Here's an example of the kind of thing I found when I tried to research it:
In recent years, the words “Don’t tread on me” have come to represent a more general opposition to government overreach in the US.
The flag itself began to gain popularity in Libertarian circles as a symbol boosting minimal government beginning in the 1970s.
Its popularity then surged — on everything from T-shirts to bumper stickers— after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, according to the New Yorker.
The flag soon became a favorite of Tea Party enthusiasts and die-hard Second Amendment supporters — along with an all-purpose emblem of independence, liberty and defiance.
As the US became more politically polarized, some extremist groups adopted it. In 2020, members of the Proud Boys were photographed waving the flag at a heated rally in Portland, Ore.
https://nypost.com/2023/08/30/the-meaning-of-the-gadsden-flag-symbol-that-got-colorado-boy-booted-from-school/
And of course, this flag made an appearance on January 6:
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/symbols-hate-extremism-display-pro-trump-capitol-siege/story?id=75177671
So I guess there's no way to be absolutely sure what someone means by it, but it will ALWAYS be associated with the Capitol insurrection, at least in my mind.
What's the implied meaning?
