A banner was used in medieval combat to help warriors and their commanders avoid confusion. Banners were also an easy way to tell a friend from a foe, and there was no better way to rally your forces towards a shared objective. In other words, they served a vital purpose. People would rightfully die to keep them flying during a battle because winning sometimes depended upon it.
A flag has no vital purpose other than to distinguish one corporate tax farm from another. Blind nationalists and supposed "patriots" use them to commit all sorts of atrocities and acts of violence. We've all seen how upset statists get when their religious symbols are disrespected. The woman who peed on a flag, an act of political expression, has had a bounty put on her head even.
Instead of a piece of cloth on the end of a spear, pick up liberty's cause. Carry her banner into battle, and you will easily tell friend from foe. See the people standing beside you pressing forward? Those are your friends. See the people pressing against you? Those are your enemies. Look for inconsistencies in those around you also. Are they betraying or furthering liberty?
I purposefully used the image above to remind my friends of how important our unity is. Do not allow infiltrators, cointel agents, or saboteurs to divide our ranks. Please validate claims against people before you pass judgement against them. Remember that we are all flawed humans who may not always agree on the less important issues. I accept both the weaknesses and strengths of my friends because our shared cause demands it.
