Because the Rattlesnake had a long history as a political symbol for the unity of the thirteen colonies and was meant to serve as an example of the revolutionary ideals.
Gadsen himself was a staunch supporter of John Adams (though he was, paradoxically an enthusiastic eslavist) and he spent time in prison during the war as he couldn’t give his word to a “false system”.
Sadly, the right has been misappropriating revolutionary symbols and that’s what I meant as unfair.
Some of these look familiar but I have no idea what any of these are.
Top left is a flag of the USSR
Top right is the symbol of the Roman senate
Bottom left is an anarchist/queer/antifascist movement
Bottom right is the Gadsen flag, often associated with right libertarians
Which is an unfair association.
Agreed, it should be this
Why is that an unfair association?
Because the Rattlesnake had a long history as a political symbol for the unity of the thirteen colonies and was meant to serve as an example of the revolutionary ideals.
Gadsen himself was a staunch supporter of John Adams (though he was, paradoxically an enthusiastic eslavist) and he spent time in prison during the war as he couldn’t give his word to a “false system”.
Sadly, the right has been misappropriating revolutionary symbols and that’s what I meant as unfair.
Do you live under a rock?