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Teachers union leaders ripped for elementary mistake on Ukraine flag
yahoo news ^ | 3/16/22 | Tyler O'Neil

Posted on 03/16/2022 8:35:01 AM PDT by 1Old Pro

Two teachers union leaders posted a photo on Twitter expressing their solidarity with the Ukrainian people amid Russia's invasion, but they made an elementary mistake – and some critics say the social media post serves as an advertisement for school choice.

"AFT President [Randi Weingarten] and [AFT Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus] stand with #Ukraine," the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Twitter account posted on Tuesday. The tweet included a photo of Weingarten and DeJesus holding a poster supporting Ukraine.

The education leaders only had one minor problem – the Ukraine flag in their poster was upside down.

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Randi Weingarten is a fool and a danger to American public schoolchildren
1 posted on 03/16/2022 8:35:01 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

Well, the had a 50/50 chance to get it right. They didn’t. They should get an “F” in their permanent records.


2 posted on 03/16/2022 8:40:04 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: 1Old Pro
Ukraine's flag features blue on top of yellow – symbolizing the blue sky over a bountiful field.

That should make it easy enough to remember which end is up.

3 posted on 03/16/2022 8:40:53 AM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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Well, the had a 50/50 chance to get it right

These are the same people that think American Flags are evil.

4 posted on 03/16/2022 8:41:52 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

That is an embarrassing blunder, but I thought the article was going to say the teachers chose the flag of another country.
It’s an easy mistake to make if you aren’t paying attention to how that flag is displayed. Yes, the teachers should have researched it.
It’s a very basic design, with only the two colors and no other insignia or design on it.
Reminds me of wearing my Mask ‘wrong’ when it looks near the same either way.


5 posted on 03/16/2022 8:45:50 AM PDT by lee martell
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the teachers should have researched it

What, teachers prepare and be subject matter experts? Nah, it's about pensions and benefits.

6 posted on 03/16/2022 8:47:34 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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They don’t know shyte about what’s happening in the real world, but they don’t care - they are assuming the politically-correct attitudes and slogans of the deep-state.

You even see the same thing on FR


7 posted on 03/16/2022 8:48:53 AM PDT by PGR88
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8 posted on 03/16/2022 8:54:10 AM PDT by The Louiswu (The times they are a changin. )
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The education leaders only had one minor problem – the Ukraine flag in their poster was upside down.

Her need to virtue signal exceeded her need to check up from down.


9 posted on 03/16/2022 8:57:22 AM PDT by Flick Lives (The CDC. Brought to you by Pfizer)
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The AFL-CIO appeared to recognize its mistake, later tweeting the same image and message, but with the flags digitally altered to appear right-side-up.
10 posted on 03/16/2022 9:01:29 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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Flying the flag upside down is a DISTRESS signal. Ukraine is under distress.

Of course, they didn’t know that, but...


11 posted on 03/16/2022 9:07:18 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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Virtue signaling woketard Karens, every single one of them.


12 posted on 03/16/2022 9:08:56 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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Looks like twatter has already wiped the posts of the photos with the flag upside down...


13 posted on 03/16/2022 9:13:44 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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A few years ago at a sport event in Hawaii the organizers played a version of the German national song that was used during the Hitler era.


14 posted on 03/16/2022 9:29:31 AM PDT by Stevenfo
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To: 1Old Pro
This whole flag thing can be confusing, so I'll see if I can clear it up.

If you're proud to display the Ukraine flag but see the American flag as something to scorn ... you might be a Democrat. LOL

15 posted on 03/16/2022 9:57:36 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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The admiral next door had a tendency to fly the US flag upside down. He couldn’t understand why people would stop and ask if he needed help.

Well, not really an admiral but thought he deserved to be.


16 posted on 03/16/2022 10:07:07 AM PDT by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: 1Old Pro

Products of the system they are supposed to represent.


17 posted on 03/16/2022 10:20:57 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.for corruptiion)
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To: 1Old Pro

The Ukraine flag in their poster was upside down.

Ain’t ejekation just grad Moe.


18 posted on 03/16/2022 10:30:23 AM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: Stevenfo
Reminds me of the Columbian Police Academy that greeted a delegation of German Police...

..By dressing up in Gestapo uniforms...


19 posted on 03/16/2022 11:31:41 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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