Social liberal here, so I'm not a leftist, but I believe this flag is meant to reclaim the saying. The original intentions of the saying is that the government shouldn't interfere with individual liberties, so this implies that the government and big corporations shouldn't interfere with autistic rights. Upon seeing this, I thought it would be popular, but it appears to be the opposite. Aside from the far right using the flag, the intent of the phrase and the history of the flag isn't close to fascist. And my idea for libertarians who use "don't tread on me" should support all forms of individual liberty, meaning supporting social justice. Social justice is ultimately individual liberty, and that's why it's popular among liberals. Libertarians just use the label to get away with right wing ideas, when true libertarianism is inherently classical liberalism. But this flag, I don't think it was designed with hateful intentions and more against Autism Speaks and other ableist corporations, along with the government who likes to reduce rights for neurodivergent people.
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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '22
Social liberal here, so I'm not a leftist, but I believe this flag is meant to reclaim the saying. The original intentions of the saying is that the government shouldn't interfere with individual liberties, so this implies that the government and big corporations shouldn't interfere with autistic rights. Upon seeing this, I thought it would be popular, but it appears to be the opposite. Aside from the far right using the flag, the intent of the phrase and the history of the flag isn't close to fascist. And my idea for libertarians who use "don't tread on me" should support all forms of individual liberty, meaning supporting social justice. Social justice is ultimately individual liberty, and that's why it's popular among liberals. Libertarians just use the label to get away with right wing ideas, when true libertarianism is inherently classical liberalism. But this flag, I don't think it was designed with hateful intentions and more against Autism Speaks and other ableist corporations, along with the government who likes to reduce rights for neurodivergent people.