cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31446248
Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday was accused of promoting the Russian flag, on Flag Day.
The Department of Defense over the weekend wished social media a “Happy Flag Day!”
“Let us honor the emblem of our nation and the stars and stripes that unite us all. As we display our nations flag and reflect on the values it represents, let’s celebrate the freedom, courage and resilience that makes our country great,” the department stated Saturday.
The image attached to the post included two small images that appear to represent the Russian flag.
The question I’m constantly asking myself, is this incompetence or Russian influence?
The answer I usually come up with is “probably both”.
I see the design choice since the background is blue. But the answer is you change the background or separate the flag colors from it. You don’t go transparent because the background is the color you want. It’s a separate thing and it’s always red-white-blue. This is like wearing a green tie if you’re a weather person, except they’re usually competent and do it on purpose.
Incompetence, Russian influence, or the CIA Simple Sabotage Field Manual
I’d throw the “porque no los dos” meme up here, but it was deported last week.