Don't tread on (or indoctrinate) me
This is not to say the flag represents violence: it simply represents discontent. Discontent for the aforementioned big government, discontent for violating personal freedoms, discontent for telling small businesses how they should be run and the like. The flag is seen wherever Tea Parties are seen, wherever libertarian or truly Conservative minded people are found and it's always flashed on the news when there's a rally to be dissected and misinterpreted by the mainstream media.
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