I am getting reports from Carter Avenue observers telling me that the American Flags that had been placed along Carter Avenue to celebrate the victory over Chesapeake Energy's nefarious plan to run a non-odorized natural gas pipeline under the homes on Carter Avenue, have been removed.Removed by whom remains a mystery. The bulk of the flags were on the strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street. Is that not city property?
Did the city send in a crew to clean out the flags? It would not be the first time this week that the city of Fort Worth wasted city money on something funny.
Well, whoever took down the flags didn't change anything. All those flags were was a symbol for a group of Americans banding together and sticking up for themselves, defending and protecting their homes and property and children. And winning.
That famous, iconic American flag no longer waves on top of Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. That victory was won and remains won, just like the victory on Carter Avenue.
Japanese Imperialism is a very apt metaphor for Chesapeake Energy and their ilk. Running roughshod over people's rights, but in the end, defeated by the stronger, more righteous American spirit. You can't take that away as easily as you can take away flags.
The link shows the top of Mount Suribachi, on Iwo Jima. That flag, too, is now gone, though the dogtags still hang from the memorial.
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Well said, Durango. Maybe the old red, white, and blue was too visual of a reminder that we are citizens of the United States and NOT some #$%^*& "citizen of the shale" as their multi-million dollar propaganda campaign wanted us to believe. The invasion and occupation continues BUT the American spirit is rising to the challenge. And winning. Some apparently don't like that. Keep telling it the way it is, neighbor.
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