I’ve seem that in a country club, and the president of the comité didn’t know what it meant..
in Switzerland lots of people have no idea what flag it is and just associate it with Country Music
As far as I know there is no ban of these in CH.
I know the owner of the car (as being a customer of him) – he is actually quite nice (though me being a foreigner).
But no, we never spoke politics.
Are you looking for the directions to the complaints office or something?
A flag of the confederacy? And?
The only bad in the photo is you taken it. Is disrespectful taking photos of others car or property without permission. More if you are looking inside.
They honestly just think its q cool flag that goes with trucks and motorbikes and americana. Thats it.
so what?
It just doesn’t have the same connotations here. (Not supporting it, to the contrary).
Owner of car is obviously member of an MC. Bike connotation probably.
Dont know if hes racist but he has bad taste for sure…
Tamarro al volante e basta
So what?
I know him, his number plate says C U N T
I’ve not lived in America for about a decade, but when I lived there last, this would not have been unusual outside of the big, liberal cities. It’d be downright common in the South + Texas. People in the former Confederacy will tell you it celebrates generally the values of rural lifestyle, etc. (I don’t want to mis-characterise it — please do your own research), and not necessarily racism / support for slavery. Of course, this wouldn’t preclude them from holding some views that the typical redditor would call racist.
Yeah that green is horrible. Red or yellow would be better
I have to admit, it would look cool on the roof of a 69 Dodge Charger.
a saw a big one at a police station
Just seeing the car you know that the owner is some sort of hillbilly
People are free to have an opinion. Problem is when a lot of people share the same stupid opinion. As long as they stay a minority, I am ok with that. On the other hand, people being stupid make others look really clever
Loads of “Rock n Roll” Boomers have these. Part of what they think makes America cool and “Rebell”. Add a few motorcycles and bbq. voila.
The number of Dixie flags on houses and cars here has really shocked me. Especially since before coming to Switzerland I lived in the south of the US and the flag is a pretty clear message.
Some Swiss people don’t know and think it is a country music thing.
cool flag
Dude I see these very regularly in Valais. The other day I saw a guy casually sporting an iron cross tattoo.
Well we got fascists as well, nothing new.
Let me guess: You are in eastern/central Switzerland, aka anti-vaxxer, woowoo healer, voters for SVP country?
don’t worry they don’t know what it is
There is a motorcycle shop that sells a confederate flag helmet in Zurich. I’m not sure they know what it means but they look like an idiot.
I m so confused about this trend!
What’s the matter?
The neon lines?
Or something else I can’t see?
Omg the republicans are invading Switzerland now!
I thought climate change was enough and now this!!!
At least there is no “Eidgenoss” lettering on the back window.
My first thought was: „What is so special about the flag of Norway being in the nack of the car. I mean, it’s right next to Swedzerland.“
Yeah, there are also lots of car enthusiasts using the Japanese rising sun flag. I’ve always wanted to ask them why….
Yeah we had one on the garage of a house in front of our school
I’m moving to Europe from the southern US and you’re telling me I still have to see this fucking flag everywhere?
We were coming home from somewhere and i saw someone having the confederate flag on a pole in their yard
I was in a sleepy state so i looked around to make sure we were in swizerland and not in alabama
Just go to the Berner Oberland. They are quite common.
My friends inlaws thought it would be funny to have a General Lee golf cart. They had no idea it was racist. When someone advised them, they changed it to their national flag colors with flags. *sigh* which now in retrospect has its own inadvertent connotation, which wasn’t their intention.
It´s a Swiss Confederate! Run!
Alli Reife platze ganz klar
Last week at school I saw someone with a hoodie with a Gadsen flag on it where the snake spirals around a Fasces. I was both confused and surprised, I still haven’t understood what it meant.
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Aha, suscht kei anderi Problem?
and…?
I’ve seem that in a country club, and the president of the comité didn’t know what it meant..
in Switzerland lots of people have no idea what flag it is and just associate it with Country Music
As far as I know there is no ban of these in CH.
I know the owner of the car (as being a customer of him) – he is actually quite nice (though me being a foreigner).
But no, we never spoke politics.
Are you looking for the directions to the complaints office or something?
A flag of the confederacy? And?
The only bad in the photo is you taken it. Is disrespectful taking photos of others car or property without permission. More if you are looking inside.
They honestly just think its q cool flag that goes with trucks and motorbikes and americana. Thats it.
so what?
It just doesn’t have the same connotations here. (Not supporting it, to the contrary).
Owner of car is obviously member of an MC. Bike connotation probably.
Dont know if hes racist but he has bad taste for sure…
Tamarro al volante e basta
So what?
I know him, his number plate says C U N T
I’ve not lived in America for about a decade, but when I lived there last, this would not have been unusual outside of the big, liberal cities. It’d be downright common in the South + Texas. People in the former Confederacy will tell you it celebrates generally the values of rural lifestyle, etc. (I don’t want to mis-characterise it — please do your own research), and not necessarily racism / support for slavery. Of course, this wouldn’t preclude them from holding some views that the typical redditor would call racist.
Yeah that green is horrible. Red or yellow would be better
I have to admit, it would look cool on the roof of a 69 Dodge Charger.
a saw a big one at a police station
Just seeing the car you know that the owner is some sort of hillbilly
People are free to have an opinion. Problem is when a lot of people share the same stupid opinion. As long as they stay a minority, I am ok with that. On the other hand, people being stupid make others look really clever
Loads of “Rock n Roll” Boomers have these. Part of what they think makes America cool and “Rebell”. Add a few motorcycles and bbq. voila.
The number of Dixie flags on houses and cars here has really shocked me. Especially since before coming to Switzerland I lived in the south of the US and the flag is a pretty clear message.
Some Swiss people don’t know and think it is a country music thing.
cool flag
Dude I see these very regularly in Valais. The other day I saw a guy casually sporting an iron cross tattoo.
Well we got fascists as well, nothing new.
Let me guess: You are in eastern/central Switzerland, aka anti-vaxxer, woowoo healer, voters for SVP country?
don’t worry they don’t know what it is
There is a motorcycle shop that sells a confederate flag helmet in Zurich. I’m not sure they know what it means but they look like an idiot.
I m so confused about this trend!
What’s the matter?
The neon lines?
Or something else I can’t see?
Omg the republicans are invading Switzerland now!
I thought climate change was enough and now this!!!
At least there is no “Eidgenoss” lettering on the back window.
My first thought was: „What is so special about the flag of Norway being in the nack of the car. I mean, it’s right next to Swedzerland.“
Yeah, there are also lots of car enthusiasts using the Japanese rising sun flag. I’ve always wanted to ask them why….
Yeah we had one on the garage of a house in front of our school
I’m moving to Europe from the southern US and you’re telling me I still have to see this fucking flag everywhere?
We were coming home from somewhere and i saw someone having the confederate flag on a pole in their yard
I was in a sleepy state so i looked around to make sure we were in swizerland and not in alabama
Just go to the Berner Oberland. They are quite common.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_display_of_the_Confederate_battle_flag
My friends inlaws thought it would be funny to have a General Lee golf cart. They had no idea it was racist. When someone advised them, they changed it to their national flag colors with flags. *sigh* which now in retrospect has its own inadvertent connotation, which wasn’t their intention.
It´s a Swiss Confederate! Run!
Alli Reife platze ganz klar
Last week at school I saw someone with a hoodie with a Gadsen flag on it where the snake spirals around a Fasces. I was both confused and surprised, I still haven’t understood what it meant.