Here's how QZ described Mao's "three red banners": This claim is attempting to connect a textual description of a 1950s policy with a visual representation of the letter "E" in the campaign logo. In other words, China did not have a physical flag representing the three red banners in a similar fashion displayed on Biden's logo. However, the logic used to connect these two dots - Mao described a portion of his socialist policies as "three red banners," therefore, items with three red stripes are about socialism - does not hold up under the lightest scrutiny.įor starters, "three red banners" is a reference to an ideological philosophy, not a specific visual design.
As reported by NPR here, some critics “believe (the flag) connotes opposition to the goals of ending police brutality and systemic racism.”Ī “thin blue line” flag was also displayed at Trump’s rally in Janesville, Wisconsin on Oct.This is a genuine image of one of the logos the Biden-Harris ticket has used in their campaign as well as a genuine screenshot (to the right) from a Wikipedia page about the three red banners. The “thin blue line” has also been displayed at rallies of the “Blue Lives Matter” movement ( here, here ) which advocates tougher hate-crime sentences for the murder of police officers. “Blue Lives Matter” was launched in response to Black Lives Matter, a campaign protesting police violence against Black people ( here ) . That’s significant.”Īccording to Jacob “the flag has no association with racism, hatred, bigotry” and it is used to “show support for law enforcement”, he told the Marshall Project.īut the flag created controversy when displayed next to Confederate flags in the Unite the Rights rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 ( here ). Michael White, professor of criminology at Arizona State University told the Marshall Project that the flag fosters an “us versus them mentality” which does not enhance a positive relationship between the community and law enforcement. First the anti-Black Lives Matter flag flew outside his rallies, then beside the American flag. Most iterations of the claim feature a screenshot of a tweet here by Jeff Sharlet, professor of English at Dartmouth College ( here), that features a photograph of the stage of the rally and reads: “Tonight in Wisconsin. Posts on Facebook with this claim are visible here, here, here and here.
This is inaccurate: footage of the scene shows both flags were present at the rally. Some users on social media are claiming this flag, used as a symbol of solidarity for the police by some but holding a racist subtext for others, was displayed instead of the American flag. REUTERS/Tom Brenner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYĪ black-and-white American flag with one blue stripe, also known as a “thin blue line” flag, was displayed behind the stage of President Donald Trump’s rally at Waukesha County Airport, Wisconsin on Oct. President Donald Trump reacts to the crowd while walking to the podium during a campaign event at the Waukesha County Airport in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S., on October 24, 2020.
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