Don't Tread on Me!

Have you seen the symbol for the newly formed, Tea Party?

It's not that new, it's the iconic flag from the late 1700's,  The Gadsden Flag, better known by the words it bears, "Don't Tread on Me".

It's not about the views of the Tea Party, although I couldn't agree with them less, it's what they will do to such a historical image.  An image that far better men and women lost their lives over.  The Tea Party is of itself such a comical idea, that they will do the same thing to that flag, make it a joke.  Moreover, they will make it just as offensive to the masses as the Confederate Flag is today after a minority of individuals turned it into a symbol of Racism.

I understand the correlation that the Tea Party is trying to make.  But, please don't pretend to have lived with nearly the same level of oppression or injustice that our forefathers did, that is just plain disrespectful and quite frankly, delusional.

To the "Teabaggers", hire a graphic designer to make you a symbol or flag.  You have nothing in common with the patriots of yesterday, please don't tarnish their memory.