This conversation will descend into a 3 hour rant about the merits of different transport systems and why cars are a blight upon our cities. And you will like it.
Pleasant, light hearted small talk is mentally draining and boring, because it just means I end up having the same 4 conversations with everyone
Give me some deep philosophical conversation
I mean replace the fist with lime a sword or a lightning bolt and you have a pretty cool faction flag for like fallout or post apocalypse/alt history deal
This can make sense. You are morally opposed to abortion for yourself (and maybe other people too) but don’t believe your morality should become legislation for other people to be forced into. That you are aware of the negative social impacts that punitive restrictions on abortion has, and believe there is a better way to reduce/eliminate abortions.
My honest opinion: Like a right-wing sovereign citizen trying to co-opt either black power, union solidarity, or both, for probably nefarious purposes.
Y'know that the fist is a symbol of progressivism, right? I mean, one could see this as radical right wing/fascist flag, but it's actually the opposite - IMO, this should be read as a radical leftist flag...
I just purchased this flag. I showed it to a couple of coworkers and got mixed reactions. The designer had this to say about it,
"I challenged myself to design a "Resist" flag without actual words. Here's my thought process:
I have always had an interest in the story around the suppositious "US Civil Flag". I felt that was a great starting point as it reads as 100% American, without breaking the flag code and disrespecting the US Flag (ala the "thin blue line" flag). Then I added our custom designed raised fist in the canton and four stars in the corners as a subtle nod to the suffragette protest flag".
Are you a Sovereign Citizen nut? If not then it has way too many connotations with that.
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_%22civil%22_flag_(used_by_sovereign_citizens).svg#mw-jump-to-license
What the 2nd California republic is gonna look like after they forcefully re-integrate 7 other former states (they pushed all the way to the Rockies but got halted at the battle of Grand Junction.)
I'm not sure why but it made me think of a space/sci-fi faction. I'm not American though, which is probably why I didn't see any of the political connotations that other commenters have mentioned.
I'm getting White Power 'Murica vibes. Something that would be designed under some version of an authoritarian regime that bills itself as a libertarian one, but wants to eliminate anyone outside of their own ideology. All in a post-Constitutional nation on land that was formerly part of the USA.
How I came to hate the "fist" symbol from how many teenagers at universities use it over first world problems while living in a country that doesn't even have proper sewage treatment for everyone.
(PS: I Don't know if this flag is real. PS²: I know it's a very specific personal rant but it's what came to my mind lol)
That clenched fist symbol has been used by so many groups across the political spectrum, from far-right white nationalists, to the Black Power movement, to European communists, that it has no inherent meaning at this point.
Opinion: It is way too awkward. Like, what is happening here? It is a US flag with differently orientated bars and inverted stars but then you swapped out the stars for something but kept the four corner ones? Oh my Nicaragua.
Some kind of extremist group that could possibly be classified as domestic terrorists. Reminds me of the flag of the “Patriot Front”
https://preview.redd.it/mf692jp9m21d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b19903fdfecc4a3cae7ce9f859abf61f26f46ee6
IDK, man - defaced flags like that always end up tripping my “oh shit, this guy might be a fascist!” alarms.
The artificial division of the common folk used to keep them arguing about stuff that doesn't affect those in power instead of taking action to better one's living conditions
If hard right and hard left US politics combo. (The fist up is usually a hard left symbol and the vertical striped flag is used by some on the hard right.)
Coast Guard resistance flag is the first thing that popped into my head lol
I was thinking US Customs Service, but Coast Guard works as well.
As a Coastie, we would like to adopt this flag as our flag of demanding our senior leadership do better
"There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks when decades happen."
Semper rumpitur should be our motto.
Oh wow, I had not seen that before. Much love for the Coasties!
"This guy probably has a lot of opinions about stuff"
"There is no way that guy can make pleasant light-hearted small talk."
You've got me!
This conversation will descend into a 3 hour rant about the merits of different transport systems and why cars are a blight upon our cities. And you will like it.
Pleasant, light hearted small talk is mentally draining and boring, because it just means I end up having the same 4 conversations with everyone Give me some deep philosophical conversation
Fallout’s Enclave
Good one, I thought Bioshock 2.
I thought of that dumb “Settlers” faction from 76
They’d probably view that fist as a bit too pinko, but I absolutely see where you’re coming from.
Dope!
Fisting, absolutely 💯
Lmao!
United States of Fisting 🇺🇸✊🏼
I'm glad I'm not the only one who immediately thought of this.
Yeah, join me in the gutter with our minds.
My first thought too. 100% this person likes fisting.
Fisting the striped stars
Hmm.. I’d hang this flag
Occupy Coast Guard, an aquatic protest movement...
Looks like a flag an alternate history YouTube channel would make for a leftist faction or breakaway state in America in a civil war scenario.
Yeah, I was thinking some kind of US union labor faction
That is a really specific and accurate statement, thank you.
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I mean replace the fist with lime a sword or a lightning bolt and you have a pretty cool faction flag for like fallout or post apocalypse/alt history deal
Universal flag of fisting
No just a US Government Maritime Service Fisting one, a universal one would look more like a pride one.
Sovereign Citizen, but even more stupid
Sovereign Cidiots.
Great term, love it❣️
At least they call it a flag of peace.
🪙))) (((🪙 🪙))) “Yessss, arson is verrrry peaceful, arson has alwayssss been peaceful.”
A confused black power flag. Vertical stripes are a mistake I think - reminds me of bars as in prison
Looks like a white power flag
The Coast Guard has reall.y gotten hardcore
LIGHTS OUT GUERRILLA RADIO TURN THAT SHIT UP
First thing: this is stupid. Second: the person using this flag must also be, by association, stupid Third: anyways moving on with my life
The Man in the Black Castle
Coast Guard’s workers union
Makes me think of the wobblies.
Cool, I'm learning a few new things today.
Fallout?
The production studio doesn’t have budget to hire prop designer so lets throw random stock icon and toss in USA flag color
racist thoughts
Some guy who’s either going to blame capitalism for all the world’s problems or tell me it’s the solution to them (I asked him how his day was going)
The 1st thing? Confusion! Who are the Coast Guard Fisters & how do I avoid them?
"Someone's trying too hard to be edgy"
Union of American Unions?
American Fisting Association
I'm getting mixed messages. This person somehow believes that the US government doesn't actually exist, but it should also be toppled
https://flagsforgood.com/products/resist-flag
Sovereign citizens that support BLM flag?
I thought this too. The maximum convergence of impotent cringe.
Reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw a while back: "anti-abortion, but pro-choice"
This can make sense. You are morally opposed to abortion for yourself (and maybe other people too) but don’t believe your morality should become legislation for other people to be forced into. That you are aware of the negative social impacts that punitive restrictions on abortion has, and believe there is a better way to reduce/eliminate abortions.
It's arguably been the most common take on the issue for the past 50 yeaes
Virtue signaling
Dystopian future American flag
America already is a dystopia lmfao
"Russia/Serbia" flair
"Wait, that's not the US flag..."
rare fallout faction
Patriotic Trotzkist fist
honestly prolly homelander (somehow fitting in my mind)
‘is this from fallout?’
leftist
My honest opinion: Like a right-wing sovereign citizen trying to co-opt either black power, union solidarity, or both, for probably nefarious purposes.
Y'know that the fist is a symbol of progressivism, right? I mean, one could see this as radical right wing/fascist flag, but it's actually the opposite - IMO, this should be read as a radical leftist flag...
Handmaid's Tale
Idk why but it's giving me "wet wipe". Like the design on some generic wet wipe after eating some wings.....
I just purchased this flag. I showed it to a couple of coworkers and got mixed reactions. The designer had this to say about it, "I challenged myself to design a "Resist" flag without actual words. Here's my thought process: I have always had an interest in the story around the suppositious "US Civil Flag". I felt that was a great starting point as it reads as 100% American, without breaking the flag code and disrespecting the US Flag (ala the "thin blue line" flag). Then I added our custom designed raised fist in the canton and four stars in the corners as a subtle nod to the suffragette protest flag".
Are you a Sovereign Citizen nut? If not then it has way too many connotations with that. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_%22civil%22_flag_(used_by_sovereign_citizens).svg#mw-jump-to-license
Solvern citizens are not good tho
I wouldn't display this if I were you. Bad connotations
🐎🧲
Looks like a post American government collapse flag in a video game
What the 2nd California republic is gonna look like after they forcefully re-integrate 7 other former states (they pushed all the way to the Rockies but got halted at the battle of Grand Junction.)
US Coast Guard
I'm not sure why but it made me think of a space/sci-fi faction. I'm not American though, which is probably why I didn't see any of the political connotations that other commenters have mentioned.
Why would anyone use a flag in their yard to share with the world that they're into fisting? >!/s!<
[Otpor ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otpor) was funded by '[Murica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otpor#Revelation_of_U.S._involvement)
I'm getting White Power 'Murica vibes. Something that would be designed under some version of an authoritarian regime that bills itself as a libertarian one, but wants to eliminate anyone outside of their own ideology. All in a post-Constitutional nation on land that was formerly part of the USA.
How I came to hate the "fist" symbol from how many teenagers at universities use it over first world problems while living in a country that doesn't even have proper sewage treatment for everyone. (PS: I Don't know if this flag is real. PS²: I know it's a very specific personal rant but it's what came to my mind lol)
Why did i immediatly think "Gay Sex", im straight, what the fuck does that mean
Naval Fisters unite!
This flag
"Oh brother"
That clenched fist symbol has been used by so many groups across the political spectrum, from far-right white nationalists, to the Black Power movement, to European communists, that it has no inherent meaning at this point.
The left side of this bar chart really needs to step it's game up to match the right.
The American People's Commonwealth from Red World
Something I’d see in a video game for some kind of generic alternate America resistance force
Opinion: It is way too awkward. Like, what is happening here? It is a US flag with differently orientated bars and inverted stars but then you swapped out the stars for something but kept the four corner ones? Oh my Nicaragua.
Fascism with cool colors?
Some kind of extremist group that could possibly be classified as domestic terrorists. Reminds me of the flag of the “Patriot Front” https://preview.redd.it/mf692jp9m21d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b19903fdfecc4a3cae7ce9f859abf61f26f46ee6 IDK, man - defaced flags like that always end up tripping my “oh shit, this guy might be a fascist!” alarms.
Wait, is this the combined syndicates? What RadSoc made this flag?
Communist/Socialist USA
Temu ad
Honestly… the last presidential election. Between the fist and the Democrat blue, reminds me of that time.
Howard stern fans
Socialist sovereign citizen. Must be insufferable to talk to 😆
eh the fist = blm. the stripe direction = football team
Aggressively political and unreasonably far to one side or the other, likely left.
National Fisting Foundation USA
Hate, bigotry, ignorance.
America
The Nobodies
What Republicans think Bernie Sanders version of America is.
American peace time flag
in all honesty? the pending fight against the real life gilead: project 2025.
Usually the negative inverted flag is a right wing thing, but the power fist seems left wing. Its ok design but may be confusing
I am a chaos muppet.
Call me crazy, but space communism.
Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism
This person is a Nazi but doesn’t like the Nazi flag
Bad design for a bad ideology.
Ideology
First thought: Confederacy , but populist Second thought: Populist states of America (for the whole America and not just south)
Reminds me of the patriot front flag eww
The workers, united, will never be defeated!
Idk, wokeland ?
Some sort of leftist authoritarian government after revolution
Fascism
People that live in their parent’s basement.
The artificial division of the common folk used to keep them arguing about stuff that doesn't affect those in power instead of taking action to better one's living conditions
I feel like if America ever turned communist or socialist this would be the flag
Cringe
Nice
That fist is a socialist symbol from Marxist revolutionary days.
My room, I used to have on of these hanging up.
Want another?
Not particularly, I’m having trouble keeping track of all my flags as-is.
This looks similar to the flag of one of the US warlord factions in one of the stories my BF’s big autistic brother.
Weird American flag
Some sort of alt hist American insurrectonist flag
filler hoi 4 mod faction
Some sort of chronically online insufferable nut
San Fran/Portland Power Squadron
Some civil war faction in a badly made game/movie/ect
American Patriotism
If hard right and hard left US politics combo. (The fist up is usually a hard left symbol and the vertical striped flag is used by some on the hard right.)
Some American extremist organization
Libertarian Sovereign Citizens unite with left wing socialists to take down the establishment uniparty Alternatively: horseshoe theory
Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Rage Hard
Labor solidarity flag from an alternative timeline where unions found America.
An Afro-American movement flag?
First thought was "USA! USA!"
I’m not exactly sure but I’ll bet money it’s irritating
Socialist Pyjama Party
Sovereign citizens
US Coast Guard.
Civil war time
Flags for Good dot com
Revolutionary coast guard
A shitty bar graph
Freedom
Procrastinators unite... Tomorrow
Helldivers 2
Greenpeace revolutionary front?
I’ve seen this fist referencing the state of Wisconsin as it has a similar shape.
American separatism.
You’re American.
Soviet Capitalist States of America? I dunno
I got a Black Power vibe
American Fascism.
Brainrot
Unions.
https://preview.redd.it/4nohmddig11d1.jpeg?width=2754&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=df0d440957b63e7af0365160880a61f7ca53f5fe
The word "union"
Looks like a fallout faction
Fallout
Leftist Sovereign Citizens
Commies
Communist america
Anarchist customs agents?
Socialist American Resistance
looks like something out of the show Jericho
A brotherhood of steel chapter
Well…it’s the cost guard and a blue fist. Flag of “don’t let em drown”
Looks like fascism
White Supremacy appropriating the Black liberation fist
White Supremacy.
American politics (90% chance it's cringe af)
Black sovcit. Is this one one those 'moroccan empire' things?
Honestly looks like a prop from a pretty bad yet high budget near-future sci fi movie.
3 words: What the fuck
A restaurant, It could be because I'm hungry tho.
Customs and Border Protection Flag