The American Flag Doesn’t Mean What it Did 20 Years Ago

A neighbor writes: Anyone else upset that there are no American Flags in our little town for Memorial Day?? How about a little patriotism???

I can see the dilemma.  Unfortunately, the American flag has been co-opted by the MAGA Trump supporters and what most of them seem to stand for: white nationalism, cruelty, the rejection of science, the destruction of our educational system, etc.

The town’s government is, rightly, I believe, attuned to cultivating tourists and the dollars they bring in, and that means being careful not to offend people.