Well, it appears that The New York Times Editorial Board Member Mara Gay was alarmed by the site of many American flags when she visited a friend on Long Island. On June 8, in an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” she stated that she was disturbed by the dozens and dozens of pick-up trucks with explicative anti-Biden messages, Pro Trump flags, and even American flags. Yes, American flags. Obviously, in her mind their message is clear: “This is my country, this is not your country. I own this.”
After this interview on “Morning Joe,” Mara received an abundance of well deserved criticism over her comments. She responded to the backlash with a tweet
And to no surprise, The New York Times immediately rushed to her defense using the Liberal go to phrase: It was “irresponsibly taken out of context.” So, in a desperate attempt to down play her remarks the official New York Times Communications Twitter handle tweeted:
The New York Times continue to demonstrate such a double standard when it comes to their own. Remember Bari Weiss? She was constantly harassed, bullied, and called a Nazi and a racist by her colleagues at the NYT. She resigned in July 2020. Resignation Letter. But yet they quickly jump to the defense of Mara Gay. And of course whenever this type of hypocrisy takes place, they spout another Liberal go to phrase: ” There is no moral equivalency between the two.
And now “the View’s,” co-host Sunny Hostin has thrown her two cents in by blaming former President Trump. “You have the former disgraced, twice impeached, one term president to thank for politicizing the American flag,” In the interview, Hostin claims that she feels threatened by the American flag flown along side of a Trump flag and the Betsy Ross flag, and even equates it to white supremacy, racism, and shares the same sentiment of Mara Gay’s message that this is “Our country, not your country.”
Mara Gay and Sunny Hostin seem to have issues with the American flag, and that’s fine. They have that right, this is America. And yes, this is your country too. Many men and women lost their lives over the years to preserve your right to feel however you choose about the flag and America for that matter. However, others have the same right to embrace the American flag as a emblem of freedom and publicly disagree with your opinion just as you have right to disagree with theirs. Yes, it it total nonsense to believe that the American flag is a symbol of white supremacy and racism when flown along with Trump flags, the Betsy Ross flag, and even with the Confederate flag. It may not be the way Mara meant it, but it certainly comes across that way to many Americans who support the American flag and love this country. And for Mara to say there needs to be a Commission to explain to the American people that the January 6th incident was an insurrection is totally absurd. Again, this is America believe what you want.
