• Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      13 hours ago

      Could anyone explain the significance of the flipped ATV and mannequin legs sticking up in front of the flag? The message is lost on me.

      • SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml
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        6 hours ago

        The ATV was already there. I purchased it USED from the local Polaris dealer for about half price ($3,000). I make the mistake of buying it in the winter when I could not use it for what I bought it for. In the spring I discovered that it had no power to go over 10 mph. I went back to the dealer and he said “Your 3 month guarantee is up”. I then tried rebuilding the carb for this altitude, I rodded the muffler to make sure it was not restricted, I then did a compression test that showed me the piston and cylinder were shot. The Polaris dealer refused to refund my money so I put it in the front yard and turned it upside down. It looked a bit “dark” to me so I added some legs sticking out. The local police were friends with the Polaris dealer so the Chief of Police came to my house and told me I had to remove it. He said it was a “distraction” and he would blame ME if there was a car accident nearby. The next day I took an ad out in the local paper “ATV Art for sale by leading ATV artist. Police say “It has to go” so my loss is your gain. Price reduced from $54,000.00 down to $12,345.67.”

        A person in town offered to help me. He also had a run in with the police here. The deal was he would write a check to BUY the art BUT the “Art” had to stay there. My part was to not cash the check but to show the police that I did sell it but the condition of the sale is it cannot move. So the Police now get to decide if I am in business or not. So there it stays.

        The Faux Nooz sign I added after someone tried to paint over my flag IN BROAD DAYLIGH. The short conversation I had with them indicated they were getting way too much propaganda so it seems like a work in progress

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      18 hours ago

      That is the farthest thing from a hate symbol you could find.

      An upside down national flag is a sign of distress which means you care enough about your nation to consider the current moment as an aboration from the norm.

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          6 hours ago

          Yeah that still means you care enough about the country to go out of your way to say it’s in distress and why.

      • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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        18 hours ago

        I don’t know if the stand up sign in front is a response, or they are meant to be shown jointly. But either way, you’re right. Have to care about a place to admit when it’s in distress, which we currently are.

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          6 hours ago

          It’s a work in progress.

          I added the Faux Nooz sign after someone tried to paint over the flag. I caught them mid-day painting over it with white paint. My short but heated conversation with them indicated they were watching WAY to much propaganda. I always escalate when confronted.