Flags Up in Flames at White House for Independence Day

Flags went up in flames near the White House on Independence Day in a tale of three futures. One was Donald Trump — not only braying about the so-called greatness of America but fetishizing the military hardware and troops of this empire that daily kills people all over this planet and calling on people to sign up for the slaughter. A second was the Democrats—with no answer to the fascist militarism of Trump other than petty carping from a shared framework of support for empire. And the third was seen in the flames of the burning American flags in full view of the White House, under the slogan “Imagine a World Without America.”

After the second flag went up in flames, the protestors began marching in formation. Moments later, the police swarmed in on the marchers, and Gregory “Joey” Johnson was tackled and arrested, along with one of his comrades—arrested for exercising a right that he himself had fought for and won 30 years earlier, all the way up to the Supreme Court. The charges were piled on, and organizers are calling for everyone to rally to Joey’s support. But the … Click HERE to continue reading