Trump Flies Flag at Full Staff During Carter Mourning Period

2 years ago by jeffw to c/news

Flags were supposed to remain at half-staff through Jan. 29 to honor the late president.
WatDabney 235 points 2 years ago

If Trump was anywhere close to as strong and admirable as he claims to believe himself to be, he'd freely offer respect and honor to Carter, secure in the knowledge he had plenty to spare.

But instead he's a pathetic, weak, frightened child, terrified at the thought that someone else might get some respect when he so desperately needs it himself.

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billiam0202 94 points 2 years ago

Trump exhibits zero-sum thinking- if someone else is getting something, that means he is losing something. Thus if Carter is getting respect, Trump thinks he is losing respect.

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Xanthobilly 12 points 2 years ago

Ironically, I lost respect for him because he lacks empathy, but we are the minority apparently.

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graycube 4 points 2 years ago

Respect is not a zero sum game.

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futatorius 5 points 2 years ago
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finley 111 points 2 years ago
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DogPeePoo 23 points 2 years ago

An unwashed, distended asshole.

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BugKilla 4 points 2 years ago

...a flaccid, prolapsed, orange tube sock of an anus.

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SanctimoniousApe 9 points 2 years ago

Deplorable.

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JiveTurkey 56 points 2 years ago

Constantly proving what a massive piece of old fat shit he is and somehow people either don't care, make excuses for him or just don't see it.

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whostosay 26 points 2 years ago

I assure you, they see it. That's why they like him.

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imposedsensation 53 points 2 years ago

I'm flying the flag at half staff for the next four years.

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dan1101 13 points 2 years ago

Upside down even.

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kipo 0 points 2 years ago
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prole 35 points 2 years ago

When do we start flying them upside-down? Are we there yet?

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skuzz 8 points 2 years ago
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FlyingSquid 24 points 2 years ago

Such a baby.

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futatorius 23 points 2 years ago
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ohellidk 18 points 2 years ago

Man, what a prick!

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kipo 14 points 2 years ago

Some american flags in L.A. are probably currently on fire. I wonder if Trump is going to claim all Californians are terrorists who proudly burn the flag and hate America.

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800XL 3 points 2 years ago

he fucking would too. he's such a piece of shit.

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Imgonnatrythis 7 points 2 years ago

What do you call Trump's dick at half mast?

-an innie

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Etterra 7 points 2 years ago

Of course. If it's not about him he does not give a single shit. Except to rage about how he's not the center of attention.

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catloaf -56 points 2 years ago

Slow news day?

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Chozo 81 points 2 years ago

It's pretty newsworthy, when a noted flag-molester grossly violates US Flag Code.

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tacosanonymous 35 points 2 years ago

The flag code is decorum and anyone who thought Trump had any is insane.

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catloaf -19 points 2 years ago

This is not part of flag code. Federal orders only apply to federal flags, like federal buildings and military bases. As noted in the article, Florida has ordered a corresponding period for state properly. But Mar-a-lago is entirely private property. We already know Trump is a piece of shit, we don't need to give him more airtime.

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cAUzapNEAGLb 35 points 2 years ago

I agree with your stance, but I also think its important this stuff is committed to the public record, just so historians can be fully assured of his personality and that the people of the time did notice and scathe it too.

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normalexit 9 points 2 years ago

I tend to agree. It's disrespectful, but Trump doesn't have a single respectful bone in his body. It's another example of him being shitty or incompetent, but not much more than a headline.

His advisors are salivating at their ideas on how to rip the country apart and turn it into some Christian nationalist hellhole further controlled by oligarchs. I really could give two shits about the flag.

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FlyingSquid 5 points 2 years ago

Not recording history risks repeating previous mistakes a lot more than recording it. And you record as much as possible because you have no idea what might be important in the future or why. Even something as trivial as this.

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normalexit 2 points 2 years ago

I wish I could remember where it was, but I recall a website that just kept track of the day to day highlights of every absurd thing he did. My Google fu is failing me now, but I definitely agree it should be part of his permanent record.

I think what frustrates me is he does these little stunts where he jingles his keys with his left hand and we all stare (myself included), while he has dozens of other terrible things cooking.

The left is doing it too right now. "Well we should have / could have prosecuted him, but we didn't. Anyways, here is a list of crimes he'll never be punished for".

Again, I'm not disagreeing with you at all, I'm just tired already, and I want off this ride.

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JasonDJ 3 points 2 years ago

Not for nothing but the left did impeach him. Twice. It's not like they aren't trying to hold him accountable.

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