{"id":67066,"date":"2021-05-29T08:07:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T12:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=67066"},"modified":"2021-05-29T08:25:51","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T12:25:51","slug":"why-are-the-us-embassies-flying-blm-flags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=67066","title":{"rendered":"Why are the US Embassies flying BLM flags?"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Embassies Worldwide Are Flying BLM Flags This Week<\/h1>\n

ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n

US embassies and consulates across the globe\u00a0this week flew Black Lives Matter (BLM) flags after being\u00a0authorized and encouraged to do<\/strong>\u00a0so\u00a0for the first time ever in a memo<\/a>\u00a0by Secretary of State Antony Blinken. It’s now expected to be a regular practice, particularly in instances of race-related events or memorials.<\/p>\n

Just ahead of the May 25 one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, a State Department memo was sent to all diplomatic staff worldwide saying that it “supports the use of the term ‘Black Lives Matter’\u00a0in messaging content”. It further encouraged speeches and commemorative events related to diplomatic engagements\u00a0on the anniversary “and beyond”<\/strong>. Subsequently on Tuesday BLM flags were photographed flying at various US diplomatic compounds across the globe, stretching from east Asia to Greece to Spain and Latin America.<\/p>\n

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Blinken said in a Tuesday video commemorating the Floyd anniversary that America can only be\u00a0“credible force for human rights around the world” if it faces “the realities of racism and hatred here at home.”<\/p>\n

It’s a reversal of a State Dept. crackdown last year on embassies abroad flying politically charged banners of non-government and partisan organizations, also sparking intense controversy given it’s widely acknowledged BLM is so much more than a mere racial justice organization, and also given the summer’s violent riots and looting in which sections of US cities burned and police were attacked. As\u00a0The Washington Examiner<\/em>\u00a0recalls of\u00a0BLM leadership’s own words<\/a>…<\/p>\n

Black Lives Matter Global Network has been a lightning rod for many conservatives since one co-founder of the group described the leadership team as\u00a0“trained Marxists” organizing based on those principles<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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US Embassy in Athens this week, via AFP<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Note that the BLM banner was actually\u00a0placed over the official United States seal in order to cover it<\/u>…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Before, with US seal displayed over entrance.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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And given BLM is also widely recognized as being undergirded by an entire ‘package’ of far left ideologies, the US government flying its flag is tantamount to adopting distinct symbols of a radical political party and movement (even as it would be a violation of the Constitution and the law should embassies promote either the Republican or Democratic parties on a similarly official basis).<\/p>\n