Posted on 01/18/2022 8:42:53 AM PST by ammodotcom
On this episode of The Resistance Library, Sam and Dave discuss the history and significance of the Betsy Ross flag.
Second only to Old Glory itself, the Betsy Ross Flag is the American icon. Its clean design is similar to our current flag, with 13 stripes and only 13 stars in a circle (representing the equal status of what were then the 13 united individual sovereign nations). This simplicity is perhaps the reason for its popularity among American Patriots and Constitutionalists, as it hearkens back to an earlier time when America was still a place of freedom and resistance to tyranny.
But while this flag is the oldest attested flag for the American nation, many people don’t know its history. Who was Betsy Ross? And how did this iconic design become one of the strongest symbols of freedom?
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Betsy Ross did not make our flag
I’ve been flying that flag of the Revolution since January 20
Whatever, sheesh
Nope. The flag was designed by a signer of the Declaration of Independence, by the name of Francis Hopkinson. The story that we all know was told by her grandson a century later. And it’s a fabrication.
They’ve already attacked some of our nation’s revolutionary flags. It won’t be long before the MSM launches their coordinated attack against the flag itself.
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