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How the GADSDEN FLAG Became a Controversial Symbol of Liberty

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Ever since Benjamin Franklin used the rattlesnake to represent the 13 Colonies, its meaning has been debated, most notably as part of the Gadsden Flag, which includes those four iconic words: Don’t Tread on Me.
But what was its original intent? Who used it first, and what were they seeking to portray?
We tried to answer those questions, and for additional context, brought in Peter Ansoff, President of the North American Vexillological Association - the world’s largest organization of flag enthusiasts and scholars.
Relying on primary sources and proprietary research, Peter describes the (probable) first time the Gadsden Flag flew; the uniquely American roots of the rattlesnake; the ebbs and flows of the rattlesnake as a symbol; and how both have been used in more recent political movements.
Let us know in the comments: What do the rattlesnake and the Gadsden Flag mean to you? And if you learned something from this video, be sure to LIKE it, and SUBSCRIBE to our channel.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 The First American Meme
1:06 Rattlesnakes - and Ben Franklin’s Fascination with Them
2:38 The World’s Leading Flag Expert on the Origins of the Gadsdenn Flag
4:30 “Distinctively American”
5:12 Post-Revolution Limbo
6:50 Tug of War: What the Flag “Really” Means
7:37 Resistance - but to What?
8:04 Possible Alternatives/The Eye of the Beholder
9:21 What the Rattlesnake Means to Us
#GadsdenFlag #BenjaminFranklin #liveandletlive #donttreadonanyone
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@odan7564
@odan7564 11 ай бұрын
It’s not controversial, in fact, it’s the standard of patriotism!
@raulthepig5821
@raulthepig5821 11 ай бұрын
And that is why the left is attacking it.
@usarmyveteran177
@usarmyveteran177 11 ай бұрын
It’s a symbol of resistance to tyranny.
@onpoint2292
@onpoint2292 11 ай бұрын
So was the Confederate flag. "Semper sic tyranus." Clearly shows that element. I'm not equating the Garden Flag with the Confederate flag. Just pointing out a weakness with that defense. Conspiracy minded people, or rural, white people have historically felt oppressed by the government. Bad actors in the past such as the KKK have hidden behind appeals to "fighting against tyranny, " too. That's why we're even having this conversation about a classic American symbol. Specific groups, and specific instances muddied the waters, and the average American nowadays just runs with the 1st thing they hear about something. The Internet age overloads young people with information, so now there is more room to be illiterate about stuff that was common knowledge 10 years ago. Gotta be patient, and have strong arguments to cut through the Leftist attack lines.
@tibzig1
@tibzig1 11 ай бұрын
Young people today are even more foolish than they were in my day. And admittedly, we did have some idiots but the youth of today take the cake!@@onpoint2292
@TheWizardGamez
@TheWizardGamez 11 ай бұрын
@@onpoint2292 the difference there being that they appropriated that image while literally treading on the rights of enslaved africans and their descendants. its bad faith. and purposeful muddying. and the north wasnt treading on the south. in fact it was pretty generous all things considered, since laws existed on the books until the 1940s that allowed for the "imprisonment"(enslavement) of africans. in its current form tho, which seems to be largely be championed by libertarian's(both left and right) who should ultimately be against premature violence. But hey. to me. its a symbol meaning "stop growing the government"
@BMichaelGalloway
@BMichaelGalloway 11 ай бұрын
​@@onpoint2292SO very well said! Excelsior! 👍
@1DwtEaUn
@1DwtEaUn 11 ай бұрын
@@TheWizardGamez It was and it wasn't, the North (Union) mandated that all new states would all be non-slave states upsetting the balance of slave to non-slave states, overriding the state's sovereignty to choose on their own people's convictions. The South (Confederacy) should have lost due to slavery being an awful institution, but should have won on State's rights over the Federal's limited powers The North (Union) should have lost due to Federal overriding the state's and thus the people's rights thus destroying and disrespecting the 9th, 10th, in a similar way to the Patriot Act destroying the 4th, 5th, and 6th amendments, but should have won on the abolishing slavery front (though that was not really the Union's goal going by Lincoln's own words) 13th Amendment can be argued as for allowing enslavement of people today, due to the "except ..." remaining in it
@KaoticReach1999
@KaoticReach1999 11 ай бұрын
Controversial to the same people that find the American flag itself offensive.
@paulstark4923
@paulstark4923 2 ай бұрын
because for some its actual is:)))lets not forget what us has done in the past 50 years
@Warthunderrager-uj3pk
@Warthunderrager-uj3pk Ай бұрын
the same people who find the American flag “offensive” seem to absolutely love the hammer and sickle. America might have done some unsavory things, but it is far from the worst regime on earth.
@leslovesliberty1776
@leslovesliberty1776 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this brief history of the Gadsden flag! The kid in Colorado who just got suspended for having one on his backpack led me here. Our modern public school system is clueless!! 💯💛🇺🇲
@Lethalmuffin87
@Lethalmuffin87 11 ай бұрын
It’s a sad day when a symbol of freedom is called a symbol of slavery. Those that try to teach such a thing should be held accountable
@chipsdad5861
@chipsdad5861 11 ай бұрын
@@Lethalmuffin87 You should research the history of the Gadsden wharf. You would understand the 2 meanings.
@d.l.hemmingway3758
@d.l.hemmingway3758 11 ай бұрын
@@chipsdad5861 The flag has nothing to do with the Whart other than it is possible the same man had a hand in both. As this video says though it is doubtful that Colonel Gadsden was involved in the creation of the flag. The flag was used by more than just his command within the Continental Army. It was in one form or another seen throughout the War of Independence used by various Continental Army and State Militia regiments. There is another flag that nearly as common and has upon it an appeal: Appeal To Heaven and a Pine Tree. The phase Appeal to Heaven comes from a sermon by John Locke, FRS a philosopher who lived from 29 August 1632 - 28 October 1704 penned the phrase as part of Two Treatises of Government. According to Locke, "And where the body of the people, or any single man, is deprived of their right, or is under the exercise of a power without right, and have no appeal on earth, then they have a liberty to appeal to heaven, whenever they judge the cause of sufficient moment. And therefore, though the people cannot be judge, so as to have, by the constitution of that society, any superior power, to determine and give effective sentence in the case; yet they have, by a law antecedent and paramount to all positive laws of men, reserved that ultimate determination to themselves which belongs to all mankind, where there lies no appeal on earth, viz. to judge, whether they have just cause to make their appeal to heaven."
@chipsdad5861
@chipsdad5861 11 ай бұрын
@@d.l.hemmingway3758 What does the BLM flag mean to you?
@yournamehere4627
@yournamehere4627 11 ай бұрын
​@@chipsdad5861you ask about a BLM flag but what about the Betsy Ross flag? What does it mean to you?
@FourthRoot
@FourthRoot 2 жыл бұрын
When I was in 8th grade, my middle school led us on a march after 9/11. I wanted to carry a "Don't tread on me" banner. They wouldn't let me. Thinking back, I really should have raised hell about that.
@flasun6934
@flasun6934 Жыл бұрын
That's the school system for ya. Tney actually started the dumbing down in American school system in the 60's
@mayanlogos92
@mayanlogos92 Жыл бұрын
💗 that would have been amazing
@chuckbrueck3125
@chuckbrueck3125 Жыл бұрын
Why are you lying?
@FourthRoot
@FourthRoot Жыл бұрын
@@chuckbrueck3125 Because my feet hurt.
@CaptainFritz28
@CaptainFritz28 11 ай бұрын
Now they are banning it outright from schools.
@trublgrl
@trublgrl 2 жыл бұрын
“The most terrifying force of death comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone. They try, so very hard, to mind their own business and provide for themselves and those they love. They resist every impulse to fight back, knowing the forced and permanent change of life that will come from it. They know that the moment they fight back, their lives as they have lived them, are over. The moment the Men who wanted to be left alone are forced to fight back, it is a form of suicide. They are literally killing off who they used to be. Which is why, when forced to take up violence, these Men who wanted to be left alone, fight with unholy vengeance against those who murdered their former lives. They fight with raw hate, and a drive that cannot be fathomed by those who are merely play-acting at politics and terror. TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people’s door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy… but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone.” _-Author Unknown_ [EDIT: The quote is from Alexander Solzhenitsyn]
@iLoveBIGTdsn3s
@iLoveBIGTdsn3s Жыл бұрын
That's deep. I was really moved by it. Thanks for posting it.
@ctxrider7585
@ctxrider7585 Жыл бұрын
Wow… Powerful. Thank you for sharing!
@monoXcide01
@monoXcide01 11 ай бұрын
That's an Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn quote.
@trublgrl
@trublgrl 11 ай бұрын
@@monoXcide01 Really? Thanks, I have not been able to find the correct attribution! ♥
@ToddMatthewSmith
@ToddMatthewSmith 11 ай бұрын
Awesome , thanks for that quote!
@anitachopping
@anitachopping 11 ай бұрын
I just watched clip of a boy of 12 being suspended for school do having a Gadston flag patch on his back pack. Ignorant teacher claiming it was connected to slavery and hate groups. Claiming it was disruptive.
@berniekatzroy
@berniekatzroy 11 ай бұрын
Same, imagine a history teacher telling you can wear this flag in school.
@gorkyd7912
@gorkyd7912 11 ай бұрын
What they are teaching is that the USA itself was founded on hatred and slavery. You've heard the 1619 project, they're going to try to rewrite history that way.
@Qingeaton
@Qingeaton 11 ай бұрын
I feel fortunate to have had an upbringing that allowed me to question authority. I was taught that I could do anything I wanted, so long as it did not harm anything or anyone else. I always felt a kinship with this flag, though I have never owned or displayed one myself. Thank you for the history lesson. The recent news shows that some who call themselves "educators" can't be bothered to read or watch a few moments of actual history.
@Jeremy-ds5vv
@Jeremy-ds5vv 11 ай бұрын
It’s not controversial at all. Just have to know its history.
@supergeek0177
@supergeek0177 11 ай бұрын
This has suddenly gotten relevant again hahaha
@thefirely1439
@thefirely1439 11 ай бұрын
I was taking my sister to meet the teacher a couple months ago and found her history teacher hanging a Gadsden flag on his wall. I was very pleased. DON'T TREAD ON ME.
@eXeYeZ-404
@eXeYeZ-404 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving this brief history of the Gadsden Flag.
@DivineRedwood
@DivineRedwood 11 ай бұрын
*8:40** The "symbol" of an American flag on a casket and at a Trump rally represent the same thing. The love of freedom and the sacrifices it takes to keep it. If you're implying ANYTHING else then you're wrong.*
@evanhager4266
@evanhager4266 10 ай бұрын
this guy thinks trump is evil. rather, trump is fighting and defeating evil.
@mghegotagun
@mghegotagun 11 ай бұрын
It's only controversial in so far as government institutions don't like it when people resist them. They love selling people on how awesome the American mythology of rebellion, stubbornness, and virtue is. They hate being identified as the very thing that necessitates such rebellion.
@yerbeilisready8562
@yerbeilisready8562 2 жыл бұрын
Everyone watching this is on the FBI militia extremist watch list.
@ryanburbridge
@ryanburbridge 2 жыл бұрын
What do you think this channel turned into?
@firingallcylinders2949
@firingallcylinders2949 2 жыл бұрын
If you're not on one by now then you're probably doing something wrong.
@nathanmonster0837
@nathanmonster0837 Жыл бұрын
​@@ryanburbridgeit is not what the channel turned into but what the Feds have turned in to
@SqueakyMcSqueaks
@SqueakyMcSqueaks Жыл бұрын
Proud to be on there
@ulfskinn1458
@ulfskinn1458 11 ай бұрын
Good.
@getteedoff
@getteedoff 11 ай бұрын
I had always heard Franklin thought the wild turkey was a better option than the bald eagle. Also, I don’t think the cottonmouth is a rattlesnake.
@Shademastermcc
@Shademastermcc 11 ай бұрын
You could just look it up, I mean you are typing this from a device that has internet access right?
@getteedoff
@getteedoff 11 ай бұрын
@@Shademastermcc nah dude. My mom took away my internet access.
@horusfalcon
@horusfalcon 11 ай бұрын
You are right. The cottonmouth moccasin (agkistrodon piscivorus) is a pit viper, i.e., a crotalid, but is not a rattlesnake. Both can be deadly, but have their own places in nature.
@LegalAutomation
@LegalAutomation 2 жыл бұрын
No step on snek
@ragingjaguarknight86
@ragingjaguarknight86 6 ай бұрын
❌️ 🦶 🐍
@dahlrjay63
@dahlrjay63 5 ай бұрын
​@@ragingjaguarknight86A new rendition... For modern minds.
@dawg065
@dawg065 Жыл бұрын
i see it as "Don't f with me."
@lindacuster1328
@lindacuster1328 Жыл бұрын
That is what I see too
@denmander
@denmander 2 жыл бұрын
I hadn't ever thought about how often eagles were used in symbols from brutal authoritarian regimes...
@everythingstrength1485
@everythingstrength1485 Жыл бұрын
The mythical German wyfamit was the most feared. As our USA bald eagle looks left usually, indicating "turn the other cheek" compared to Germany's eagle, which stares straight ahead... just some mumbo out of an old n*zi book I read 💯
@SavageHenry777
@SavageHenry777 11 ай бұрын
Don't have to be brutal or authoritarian though becauae the eagle is a very common symbol. On the other hand any political faction that has ever held power could probably be demonstrated to have acted brutally at some point or in an authoritarian manner.
@carlosnievas1220
@carlosnievas1220 11 ай бұрын
Philadelphia Eagles fan?
@johnmarkharris
@johnmarkharris 11 ай бұрын
Just all of them
@Brett235
@Brett235 11 ай бұрын
Look at the eagle and how they procure food or defend their young and you'll see why they're used as a symbol.
@sharonpopolow6874
@sharonpopolow6874 Жыл бұрын
It's a shame this flag and symbol has come under such scrutiny and controversy. Unlike the Confederate and Nazi symbols, the Don't Tread on Me symbol can really be used by any individual or group to state they won't tolerate their individual or group rights being taken away or hindered. I actually really like the symbol. I'm a native Philadelphian and am very diverse in my political ideologies (some of which are extremely leftist- who the leftists seem to be the ones who have the most problems with it). I get it that Leftists might have suspicion of the symbol since a lot of people from Far Right seem to be adopting it, but that doesn't mean that Far Leftists or Middle of the Roaders can't find meaning in it also. Don't Tread on Me means exactly as it sounds like- don't infringe on my life and rights or I'll fight back. We have 2nd Amendment rights to bear arms against individuals, groups, and government (under extreme situations) to do exactly that. I understand the nuances of the Confederate flag being offensive, but I see nothing in the DToM symbol being offensive since its history isn't steeped in hatred and oppression and the message is one of self-defense (not outright aggression).
@clockwrkviking6930
@clockwrkviking6930 Жыл бұрын
The far leftists have a problem with it because it's a symbol of unity, they don't want to unify with the country they hate and aim to destroy, and that flag represents the republicans who are stopping those efforts and for good reason, Communism isn't the answer and we aren't going to unify with them either. Across the board Nazi flags are viewed as bad by the right doesn't mean you don't have the right to own it or fly it.
@ManiacalManiac
@ManiacalManiac 11 ай бұрын
Those on the far right are the ones that want left alone the most, next to libertarian types like myself. Do I know left leaning types that feel the same? Yes but they are too far in-between. Lefties for whatever reason are too authoritarian.
@millennialodyssey5956
@millennialodyssey5956 11 ай бұрын
The Confederate flag was high-jacked though. It didn't start out as something bad either.
@sharonpopolow6874
@sharonpopolow6874 11 ай бұрын
@@millennialodyssey5956 don't kid yourself. I tried seeing it as a symbol for Southern pride when I moved down to Atlanta since the topic did come up a lot in the 2010s. But after quite a bit of thought, I came to the conclusion that the Confederate flag is a symbol of oppression. It would've been different if the Confederate flag existed PRIOR to the Civil War as a regional pride symbol. But no, it was born of the Civil War which was fought by the Southerners to keep slavery alive, even after decades of moral discussions on the topic. Instead of fighting to keep slavery, the South should have taken the high ground to abolish. I don't blame the normal everyday Southerner for this. It wasn't their fault- just like today, political agendas are propagated to citizens to take one side or another, and it's ALWAYS the wealthy elite, media (at that time newspapers), religious leaders, and politicians who spread political messages for their own self interests (usually bribes). Both liberals/Democrats AND conservatives/Republicans are guilty of propaganda, groupthink, pressure to conform to ideologies. If you ever want to taste REAL freedom, go Independent. I feel like my soul is cleaner now that I broke free of party affiliation/groupthink. I used to be Democrat, but Republicans are just as bad. But getting back to hijacking symbols- you're right. The swastika (Asian ironically)and various Celtic and Nordic symbols have been adopted by Alt-Right, White supremacists, and hate groups which had nothing to do with 20th and 21st resurgence of oppression. I find the hijacking of those symbols more horrible than the use of the Confederate flag which really was a rally cry symbol to oppress Blacks in America. The symbols of beautiful, rich cultures of Asia, Scandinavia,, and the British Isles have been crapped on by hate groups stealing their symbols and staining their rich history.
@jamesdellaneve9005
@jamesdellaneve9005 11 ай бұрын
There’s a natural left right thing with the Gadsden. Since the Left stands for Big Government and anyone against Big Government is by definition, against the Left. Even if you’re a moderate Libertarian .Ike myself, you’ll get put into this category. I’ve always loved the Gadsden. Even by today’s modern marketing, it’s pretty great. It would look great on a football helmet.
@dolph9913
@dolph9913 Жыл бұрын
Do you know why we call the Bald Eagle the “Bald Eagle”? It was actually shortened from Old English “Piebald” meaning - “Crowned with white.”
@cecemeyers6028
@cecemeyers6028 11 ай бұрын
Piebald? I thought that was “drunk”.
@Shademastermcc
@Shademastermcc 11 ай бұрын
@@cecemeyers6028 you could just look it up, you are accessing youtube from a device that has internet access after all.
@wandameadows5736
@wandameadows5736 11 ай бұрын
Liberty is the RIGHT to display any flag you wish. You'd think a channel called "Learn Liberty" would understand this.
@LearnLiberty
@LearnLiberty 11 ай бұрын
Did we say you can’t?
@dennis12jose
@dennis12jose Жыл бұрын
Loved this video! Thanks for the historical information💯
@MrDDiRusso
@MrDDiRusso 2 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Franklin was wrong about the bald eagle. The bald eagle does fish for itself and they are quite attentive parents.
@thomasjcorson7502
@thomasjcorson7502 11 ай бұрын
Yes eagles also kill fawns small dogs and lambs
@FeguerFineArt
@FeguerFineArt 11 ай бұрын
Correction - Jan 6th was not a raid of the capital.
@TheSummer750
@TheSummer750 7 ай бұрын
Sure, if you want to whitewash history and live in a land of make-believe it wasn't. Like saying you're a patriot that loves democracy not tyrannical dictator cults....and yet...."Stop the steal" riiiight. 'I just want to find 11780 votes'
@Obi-Wads
@Obi-Wads 11 ай бұрын
The literal meaning of fuck around and find out!
@heathdetweilerRealtor
@heathdetweilerRealtor 11 ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you for the information.
@horusfalcon
@horusfalcon 11 ай бұрын
Less than a minute in, I knew. Subscribed. Your channel does a great service to a nation in need. So very well done!
@johnshields6852
@johnshields6852 11 ай бұрын
Don't tread on me is my favorite.
@hyperguyver2
@hyperguyver2 11 ай бұрын
Now I prefer the version that has the Killdozer on it and say "Tread on Those Who Would Tread on You"
@interstellar618
@interstellar618 11 ай бұрын
We're about individual liberty and rights..and we uphold those rights for one another. The people who hate the flag are for the will of the group to supersede the rights of the individual. That's the rub
@aisforapple2494
@aisforapple2494 11 ай бұрын
I proudly wear my "Join Or Die" t-shirt often.
@tballstaedt7807
@tballstaedt7807 10 ай бұрын
If the American modern left finds a polically moderate real-estate developer from Queens "less palatable", I can only imagine what they would think about the colonial Americans who founded our country.
@bernardovidigal
@bernardovidigal 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@metalmilitia1096
@metalmilitia1096 11 ай бұрын
Don’t tread on me 🇺🇸🇺🇸
@Deertracks123
@Deertracks123 11 ай бұрын
Resistance to tyranny. It's a very simple simple concept that everybody can understand and relate to❤
@JamesAndrewMacGlashanTaylor
@JamesAndrewMacGlashanTaylor 2 жыл бұрын
There is not answer to the "real" meaning of a symbol. But there is an answer to the ORIGINAL meaning of a symbol. And that meaning is alive and well.
@trublgrl
@trublgrl 2 жыл бұрын
That's a great point. In the record business, I always told songwriters, "You can't be upset if the song you meant to say one thing is interpreted by others as a different thing. Once it's out of your head, it's not yours anymore." The original meaning is the purview of the author, how the world chooses to honor the author's premise, is impossible to predict or control.
@themonologuer
@themonologuer Жыл бұрын
The Swastika also used to be a symbol for Hinduism before the Nazi party decided to use it, so ur logic lacks any sense
@Shademastermcc
@Shademastermcc 11 ай бұрын
@@themonologuer How does the Nazi's misuse of the swastika make his statement lack sense? Both symbols are bastardized and both also have original meaning. The swastika has been lost but individuals today still use "don't tread on me" in it's original sense. Two things can be true at once.
@trublgrl
@trublgrl 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video as usual, Learn Liberty!
@jeffdwyer6105
@jeffdwyer6105 11 ай бұрын
Some people see a meaning that's entirely in their own head . The Confederate battle flag for example , it was always a battle flag , nothing more . When the KKK posed proudly with the USA flag and the Bible , that was a mis-use of a symbol .
@dutchdykefinger
@dutchdykefinger 11 ай бұрын
pinkos love making examples of thing that didn't even last 10 years like the nazis adnd the confederation to draw away attention from the murderous communist regiimes that lasted forever comparatively and killed hundreds of milliosn of motherfuckers it's fucking cope and projection, can't really take these people seriously
@WhatTheFuss
@WhatTheFuss 11 ай бұрын
Hello. I came across your video due to a young boy ( I think a 7th grader) has allegedly been placed on temp suspension from school for wearing a book bag that donned the snake and the heading: “ Dont tread on me” Thing is, the teachers/staff who found the book bag and the saying and emblem on it to be problematic, didn’t have the proper education on the slogan or its meaning. But since watching your video I can now see why the jacket would be problematic, seeing that it means “rebellion against authority” and teaching institutions do maintain a level of authority of its domains. I believe that the mother and the young student both are aware that that flag was also donned at the January 6th rebellion during the changing of the guards.
@Peace_and_Love_777.....
@Peace_and_Love_777..... 11 ай бұрын
The Flag was created in 1775 with a SNAKE for a reason... Snakes only attack if provoked. Other groups have used it for the same reason... Don't tread on my RIGHTS.. If YOU take that as "rebellion against authority" ... you need to educate yourself about what your constitutional rights are, why they were created, and why we must protect them... doing so, does not make you a "rebellion against authority" ... that is simply the label that "authorities" give people who won't allow our CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO BE VIOLATED ... PLEASE DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. Watching one KZbin video and reaching your conclusion is lazy and disrespectful to every life lost that gave you the rights you have today. Assuming you are from the US of course.
@Dougfrilled
@Dougfrilled 11 ай бұрын
Up next: How America became a controversial symbol
@TheWizardGamez
@TheWizardGamez 11 ай бұрын
the thing about the gadsden flag is that it doenst have to be america unique. any group anywhere can fly it to convey their distain with the powers that be in their region of the world. another similar flag would be the "come and take it", and open threat saying "if you gonna talk shit, you better be ready to throw down".
@cecemeyers6028
@cecemeyers6028 11 ай бұрын
Excellent commentary there. Ben franklins choice for the National bird was the Turkey.
@stripmin41
@stripmin41 11 ай бұрын
The Gadsden flag will always mean liberty to me and the immoral words of Benjamin Franklin. Those who trade Liberty for temporary freedom deserve neither.
@Shademastermcc
@Shademastermcc 11 ай бұрын
Immoral words?
@stripmin41
@stripmin41 11 ай бұрын
@@Shademastermcc immortal yourube putting words on my fingers. Paraphrasing BF
@Shademastermcc
@Shademastermcc 11 ай бұрын
@@stripmin41 yourube?
@chipsdad5861
@chipsdad5861 11 ай бұрын
The Gadsden Flag is credited to Christopher Gadsden (February 16, 1724 - August 28, 1805) was an American politician who was the principal leader of the South Carolina Patriot movement during the American Revolution. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress, a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, a merchant, and the designer of the Gadsden flag. He is a signatory to the Continental Association.
@sarahMuahahaha
@sarahMuahahaha 11 ай бұрын
Was gonna make this comment.
@mayanlogos92
@mayanlogos92 Жыл бұрын
I won't die curious 😅 Lots of thanks. Much admiration to them 💕
@wristygymnast1384
@wristygymnast1384 2 жыл бұрын
What a great symbol of America: leave me alone and I won’t threaten you… 🥴
@dutchdykefinger
@dutchdykefinger 11 ай бұрын
also known as "don't threathen me" for anyone who is not a flaming dishonest little leftoied
@Zaekyr
@Zaekyr 11 ай бұрын
More like "leave me alone and I won't kill you".
@horusfalcon
@horusfalcon 11 ай бұрын
Sadly, our government strayed far from this precept right after World War II. Korea, Vietnam, Okinawa (aka Uchinaa), all came to symbolize American meddling in Southeast Asia out of fear of Communist expansion. The Cold War was a crucible.
@jamesranjithkumar
@jamesranjithkumar 11 ай бұрын
"The Eagle is a bird of bad moral character that does not get his living honestly and is too lazy to fish for himself". Perfect description of Democrat and Republican parties.
@RedHuntsman
@RedHuntsman 11 ай бұрын
I wish they did pick the rattlesnake over the bald eagle.
@jaram5666
@jaram5666 2 ай бұрын
"Yea, maybe he was on to something.." Lmfao
@CyrusFreeman
@CyrusFreeman 11 ай бұрын
There isn't any controversy other than what people decided to make up. It's all quite recent, and it's all from people who very much support "treading". It still has just one meeting, and it's the same meaning that it had when it was made: LEAVE ME ALONE.
@DARisse-ji1yw
@DARisse-ji1yw 11 ай бұрын
Those who oppose its true meaning will try to twist and contort it to theirs.... either deliberately or through their ignorance .
@cassianozanon8751
@cassianozanon8751 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@LearnLiberty
@LearnLiberty 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@wowbagger3505
@wowbagger3505 11 ай бұрын
I have worked outside in timber rattlesnake country for decades. Rattle snakes are just as described. The only rule is to not give one the wrong message. I once was driving along a road near here, although I didn’t live here at the time. I came upon a fat rattler sunning himself in the warm autumn sun. He had been eating well and was getting ready to hibernate. I took some photos drove around him and took some more. He was a little perturbed as I drove around, but didn’t coil. I submitted the best to a photo contest featuring wildlife and got nowhere, but I had a job that allowed me to take nature photos on the side and consider that old snake one of my two or three best.
@lastmanstanding5338
@lastmanstanding5338 11 ай бұрын
A lot of people forget the Join or die rattler.
@johnb30021
@johnb30021 10 ай бұрын
Thank You 🙏🏼♥️🇺🇸👍🏼✌🏼 I’ll put in my Window now ! God Bless AMERICA 🇺🇸
@brassmule
@brassmule 11 ай бұрын
Ben Franklin was specifically speaking about the Timber Rattlesnake - that's why the Gadsden Flag has that pattern on it, because it's a Timber Rattlesnake. The Timber rattlesnake, C. horridus, was previously found all over New England - even Manhattan and Long Island - not nearly as uncommon as they are today. It's the most common rattlesnake in areas that colonial-area individuals would have come into contact with, especially in the northern states - being present in all 13 original colonies. Eastern diamondbacks would have been common at the time in north/south carolina, georgia, and florida) and Eastern massasauga being likely in far western NY/PA at the time, but much much less common and extensively ranged compared to C. horridus. Compared to most other rattlesnakes which range in the United States, it's a very chill rattlesnake (perhaps only beaten out here by black-tailed rattlesnake) but they are one of the most venomous rattlesnakes and are more commonly involved in deaths by invenomation in the US than any other rattlesnake except C. atrox (western diamondbacks, the snake featured in the initial imagery of a rattlesnake in this video).
@Sissy900
@Sissy900 6 ай бұрын
Do Not forget the snake has 13 rattles.! 13 colonies.!
@FrannB
@FrannB 11 ай бұрын
Can you make a video about Argentina?, a Libertarian candidate looks like is going to win the elections and he uses this flag, it's gonna be something historic for Argentina.
@VikingVic76
@VikingVic76 11 ай бұрын
Cotton-mouth is a water moccasin while poisonous it is not a type of rattlesnake, there's a Western Diamondback, Eastern Diamondback, sidewinders Etc
@chipsdad5861
@chipsdad5861 11 ай бұрын
Think of it this way, if you loved the character "Fat Albert" from the 70s and then found out that the person that created that beloved character was a rapist would you feel differently about the symbol.
@dutchdykefinger
@dutchdykefinger 11 ай бұрын
False equivocation The gadsen flag never raped anyone Fuck you for even trying to convince anyone with that lie, shitclown
@matthewkuhl79
@matthewkuhl79 3 ай бұрын
The Gadsden flag is the banner of all living things. It represents us all.
@spookymulder945
@spookymulder945 Жыл бұрын
Quality video. Thank you.
@LearnLiberty
@LearnLiberty Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@Smedleydog1
@Smedleydog1 11 ай бұрын
Didn't Franklin also suggest the turkey as the national bird?
@TheBigjake04
@TheBigjake04 7 ай бұрын
Diamond Backs, Cotton Mouths , Vipers. Snake expert here.
@ryanburbridge
@ryanburbridge 2 жыл бұрын
The eagle is definitely better for artwork though.
@danboehm9088
@danboehm9088 5 ай бұрын
9:08 It's not a symbol of resistance to change. It's a symbol of change. Liberty was the change. And it's time we stopped forgetting that.
@ilf2gfe
@ilf2gfe Жыл бұрын
The rattlesnake of cuteness 😸🐱😻😺😍😆
@sethdunlap9868
@sethdunlap9868 10 ай бұрын
My Irish friend asked me what the meaning of the flag I have on my clothes and truck... I asked him if he knew about rattlesnakes and he said yes... I then asked, "knowing what you know, would you ever walk up to one and just fuck with it with a stick? He said "no, why would someone be so....." , Then stopped and smiled. That was the moment he got it 😅
@livingintoday06
@livingintoday06 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for breaking this down.
@chipsdad5861
@chipsdad5861 11 ай бұрын
THE MEANING CHANGED, The Gadsden Flag was intentionally designed not to convey a racist message, but a patriotic one. Here are a few notes on the flag's symbolism, written by his friend and colleague, Ben Franklin. The rattlesnake also has sharp eyes, and "may therefore be esteemed an emblem of vigilance.
@gorkyd7912
@gorkyd7912 11 ай бұрын
History was rewritten with the bad guys saying that the good guys are actually the bad guys. Literally, the Democratic Party that fought to protect racism for hundred years telling people that this flag is racist. No, their policies are racist, but they already redefined racism so it's easy to convince anyone of anything.
@horusfalcon
@horusfalcon 11 ай бұрын
And there is nothing wrong with vigilance. Nothing at all. Let us not confuse nor conflate that with vigilantism, however, which is an entirely different matter.
@matthewjohnson6360
@matthewjohnson6360 11 ай бұрын
The KICKASS 12 -year-old from Colorado.
@a1scoot
@a1scoot 11 ай бұрын
I have a huge Gadsen flag patch on the back of my leather biker vest....No explanation needed.
@manfredschultz9619
@manfredschultz9619 2 жыл бұрын
Don’t tread on me, but Bread and Circuses, keep em comin! Interesting tie-up of “jaaan siiiiixthh” at the end oooOooOoo
@watchout5508
@watchout5508 6 ай бұрын
NO STEP ON SNEK!!
@mtlicq
@mtlicq 11 ай бұрын
Super presentation! (except for the injected video of the mustache guy with glasses)
@youn8e
@youn8e 8 ай бұрын
Franklin was also a 🧱🧱🧱 33° Is definitely embedded ‼️Ryan Zehms did a breakdown on the metrics in the design a year back‼️
@ronaldsmith6829
@ronaldsmith6829 11 ай бұрын
Thank you. Well done.
@dagramirez
@dagramirez 11 ай бұрын
Shot up to J-Rod, the kid from colorado, teaching his teacher about the flag
@89five3five
@89five3five 11 ай бұрын
I laugh when I see people have a thin blue line sticker next to a Gadsden flag sticker.
@johnb30021
@johnb30021 10 ай бұрын
As a Nam Veteran when are they gonna teach true History in Schools from grade school to college ??? 🙏🏼♥️🇺🇸👍🏼✌🏼😢
@robertkaraczun8906
@robertkaraczun8906 11 ай бұрын
I HEARD that there are 13 beads in the tail that makes the rattle sound. Please confirm if that is true.
@1DwtEaUn
@1DwtEaUn 11 ай бұрын
Moultrie flag is next on the list to become "controversial"
@goldenvulture6818
@goldenvulture6818 Жыл бұрын
Libertarians aren't limited to just conservatives & right-wingers. Thereare liberal & left-wing libertarians.
@codyp.1184
@codyp.1184 Жыл бұрын
Yeah like the schism between Bakunin and Marx.
@jeffgreen8541
@jeffgreen8541 11 ай бұрын
What part of "Don't tread on me" is everybody waiting on? I see it everywhere trucks, cars etc. It's lost it's meaning to many.
@thomasjcorson7502
@thomasjcorson7502 11 ай бұрын
Raid on the capital!? Come on! That's a democratic lie
@rodneybender6865
@rodneybender6865 11 ай бұрын
I read somewhere years ago that the rattlesnake flag with a don't tread on me logo was the flag of the Culpeper Virginia militia during the revolutionary war
@horusfalcon
@horusfalcon 11 ай бұрын
Our host does cover that in the video... let's see now... about 10:12 or so?
@bjaminf113
@bjaminf113 11 ай бұрын
Well done!
@maryannproffitt44
@maryannproffitt44 4 ай бұрын
You better tell that history because Americans are still defending freedom.
@newnew-jk2kh
@newnew-jk2kh 11 ай бұрын
Don't tread on me.
@chipsdad5861
@chipsdad5861 11 ай бұрын
MOST SLAVES CAME THROUGH GADSDEN WHARF. While Gadsden vehemently supported John Adams, who was opposed to slavery and promoted a gradual approach to abolition, the U.S. National Park Service writes that "by 1774, [Christopher Gadsden] owned four stores, several merchant vessels, two rice plantations, a residential district in Charleston called Gadsdenboro, and a large wharf on the Cooper River."[2] Of all the colonies, South Carolina received the highest number of slaves from Africa, and most of these came ashore on Gadsden's Wharf
@jamesrice6096
@jamesrice6096 11 ай бұрын
I thought Ben Franklin wanted the turkey.
@manners7483
@manners7483 Жыл бұрын
TLDR: Rattle snakes are meek.
@waker1776
@waker1776 11 ай бұрын
It was a protest at the capitol not a raid...
@drip369
@drip369 2 ай бұрын
Colonizers: Brittains (even Romans) Liberators: Americans
@aleintstein
@aleintstein 8 ай бұрын
Strange thing the flag can be found on plates in a number of states. Virginia being one of them, which because of Northern Virginia counties, is a purple state. Wonder how long it will be offered in Virginia, I am sure some organization will complain.
@lexingtonconcord8751
@lexingtonconcord8751 11 ай бұрын
@ 4:36 Cotton mouths are not rattlesnakes
@itsfine9136
@itsfine9136 10 ай бұрын
I thought Franklin wanted the turkey to be the nation's animal?
@BedouinPunk
@BedouinPunk 11 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙌🏽
@That_Freedom_Guy
@That_Freedom_Guy 11 ай бұрын
The rattle snake broadcasts its intentions. Not advised in real battle! But no metaphor is perfect or it wouldn't be a metaphor! I like it!
@horusfalcon
@horusfalcon 11 ай бұрын
One can broadcast one's intentions all one wishes when they have the overwhelming force to back up those intentions. In any other scenario, though, you're right -- it's sucker bet.
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