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Morgan Akin, 84, has taken down his American flag – and taken to the streets in his conservative California community
arlier this year, Morgan Akin took down the American flag that had flown for decades outside his home in deep-red far northern California. It was a small gesture, one that did not echo through the halls of the US Capitol or make headlines.
But for the 84-year-old Vietnam-era veteran and retired game warden, it represented a monumental shift, one his family immediately took note of. It was Akin’s way of taking a stand in response to a country that had become increasingly unrecognizable to him. In the weeks before, masked officers arrested an international student who had co-authored a campus newspaper op-ed about Gaza in the street, the defense department temporarily removed Jackie Robinson’s biography from its website, and the president planned to host a massive military parade to celebrate his birthday.
“The American flag won’t fly again until things get straightened out down the line and administrations change,” said Akin, his Texas twang still strong even after decades in California as he lamented the state of the country and the growing dangers immigrants faced. “They’re not going to pick me off and take me to El Salvador.”
www.theguardian.com
arlier this year, Morgan Akin took down the American flag that had flown for decades outside his home in deep-red far northern California. It was a small gesture, one that did not echo through the halls of the US Capitol or make headlines.
But for the 84-year-old Vietnam-era veteran and retired game warden, it represented a monumental shift, one his family immediately took note of. It was Akin’s way of taking a stand in response to a country that had become increasingly unrecognizable to him. In the weeks before, masked officers arrested an international student who had co-authored a campus newspaper op-ed about Gaza in the street, the defense department temporarily removed Jackie Robinson’s biography from its website, and the president planned to host a massive military parade to celebrate his birthday.
“The American flag won’t fly again until things get straightened out down the line and administrations change,” said Akin, his Texas twang still strong even after decades in California as he lamented the state of the country and the growing dangers immigrants faced. “They’re not going to pick me off and take me to El Salvador.”
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Morgan Akin, 84, has taken down his American flag – and taken to the streets in his conservative California community
www.theguardian.com