Soon, Old Glory will have to be born in the land of the free and not merely flying over it.

Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to purchase only American flags that have been completely manufactured in the U.S. The U.S. imports millions of American flags from overseas, mostly from China, and the sponsors of the proposal said it’s time for American flags to originate in the country they represent.

Supporters of the proposal, led by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, said the change is more than just symbolic — they believe it will support American jobs and manufacturers while preserving the nation’s most recognized banner.

  • mecfs@lemmy.world
    107·
    3 months ago

    Millions of people dying on the street.

    The government: lets play with flags!

    • Kaboom@reddthat.com
      211·
      3 months ago

      Since the dawn of time, wars have been waged. The US isnt the worlds police even as much as we pretend. We cant stop war.

      • Maggoty@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 months ago

        We have the highest preventable death rate in the developed world. That’s diseases and deaths that were preventable with correct medical treatment or diet.

        And we’re talking about fucking flags.

      • mecfs@lemmy.world
        64·
        3 months ago

        Homeless people, disabled people, drug additcs, massive gun crime, crazy motor accidents because no public transit.

        Hundreds of thousands of people are dying on AMERICAN streets

        edited from millions -> hundreds of thousands

          • mecfs@lemmy.world
            51·
            3 months ago

            Every year in the US:

            • 50k die from gun violence
            • 40k die from road deaths
            • 120k die from overdose
            • 1k die trying to cross border
            • 25k die of starvation
            • 2k die of homelessness complications
            • 70k die of lack of healthcare access for treatable disease

            Okay, it you add that up, its hundreds of thousands, not millions, I estimated too high.

            But its nothing to laugh about.

            • Kaboom@reddthat.com
              16·
              3 months ago

              Interesting you put the deadliest one 3rd. But that one involves policing the border, and you dont want that, do you?

              • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                2·
                3 months ago

                We could also treat drug addiction as a medical problem and not a crime, and prohibit drug testing in exchange for social services.