{"id":581552,"date":"2021-07-03T21:35:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T01:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=581552"},"modified":"2021-07-03T21:35:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T01:35:56","slug":"new-york-times-blasted-for-piece-suggesting-american-flag-is-divisive-to-some-they-hate-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-blasted-for-piece-suggesting-american-flag-is-divisive-to-some-they-hate-america\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Times Blasted For Piece Suggesting American Flag Is Divisive To Some: \u2018They Hate America\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-times-blasted-for-piece-suggesting-american-flag-is-divisive-to-some-they-hate-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=581552&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/American-flag-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The New York Times received backlash on Saturday after publishing a piece that portrayed displaying the American flag as controversial because of how much conservatives embrace the national emblem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, flying the flag from the back of a pickup truck or over a lawn is increasingly seen as a clue, albeit an imperfect one, to a person\u2019s political affiliation in a deeply divided nation,\u201d the Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/03\/nyregion\/american-flag-politics-polarization.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimes\">reported<\/a>. \u201cWhat was once a unifying symbol \u2014 there is a star on it for each state, after all \u2014 is now alienating to some, its stripes now fault lines between people who kneel while \u2018The Star-Spangled Banner\u2019 plays and those for whom not pledging allegiance is an affront.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report noted that a recent survey by YouGov found that 66% of Republicans said they associated the flag with their own party while only 34% of Democrats said the same.<\/p>\n<p>The following are some of the responses that the Times received over their report:<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump Jr.: \u201cHow many days till these clowns start saying anyone flying the American flag \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 is a racist? I\u2019ll say less than a week. #July4th\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.9620853080569\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How many days till these clowns start saying anyone flying the American flag \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 is a racist? <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll say less than a week. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/July4th?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#July4th<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VxmsNTP86n\">https:\/\/t.co\/VxmsNTP86n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1411481595161231369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Commentator Jesse Kelly tweeted: \u201cBack when I ran for Congress, I\u2019d go knock on doors trying to get votes. Never walked by a house with an American flag. Why? Cause that meant there\u2019s about a 90% chance a Republican lives there. Democrats hate America. The entire Party is centered around America hatred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entire Democrat base is a conglomerate of groups who hate America. The media and Hollywood, in an attempt to help Democrats, spread the message that America sucks and must be brought down,\u201d he added. \u201cThe very idea of loving this country is almost universally mocked by The System.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.506329113924\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The entire Democrat base is a conglomerate of groups who hate America. The media and Hollywood, in an attempt to help Democrats, spread the message that America sucks and must be brought down.<\/p>\n<p>The very idea of loving this country is almost universally mocked by The System.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseKellyDC\/status\/1411483935230644227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell tweeted: \u201cThey hate America. Stop paying these condescending elites money.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.9710144927536\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They hate America. <\/p>\n<p>Stop paying these condescending elites money. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ve1no9Y2t3\">https:\/\/t.co\/ve1no9Y2t3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/1411476369452662786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Political strategist Chris Barron tweeted: \u201cAny time any of these a**holes accuse Trump supporters of being \u2018traitors\u2019 just remind them they are the ones who hate everything about this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.6363636363636\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Any time any of these assholes accuse Trump supporters of being \u201ctraitors\u201d just remind them they are the ones who hate everything about this country. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kaSwN2kojM\">https:\/\/t.co\/kaSwN2kojM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Barron \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@ChrisRBarron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisRBarron\/status\/1411470217650257920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Federalist co-founder Sean Davis tweeted: \u201cPeople who fly the American flag love America, and people who are upset by the American flag hate America. The country would be a lot less divided and a lot better off if the people who hate the country left.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5793357933579\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People who fly the American flag love America, and people who are upset by the American flag hate America. The country would be a lot less divided and a lot better off if the people who hate the country left. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ov6Gb6PMwy\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ov6Gb6PMwy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Davis (@seanmdav) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanmdav\/status\/1411465374483324930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Times received backlash on Saturday after publishing a piece that portrayed displaying the American flag as controversial because of how much conservatives embrace the national emblem.\u201cToday, flying &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313982,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/American-flag-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"New York Times Blasted For Piece Suggesting American Flag Is Divisive To Some: \u2018They Hate America\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-581552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/American-flag-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"New York Times Blasted For Piece Suggesting American Flag Is Divisive To Some: \u2018They Hate America\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}