The “Appeal to Paradise” flag of the far right has flown over the government agency in DC

A controversial flag of “Appeal to Paradise” which recently associated with the “Stop the Steal” movement and Christian nationalism was transported above the administration agency of small businesses (SB) last week in Washington, DC.

On June 11, Kelly Loeffler, former Georgia senator and current administrator of the SBA, He participated in a ceremony Where a new American flag was raised on the Agency’s headquarters in Washington. Just under the American flag, on what seemed to be Halyard herself, was a flag “Appeal to Paradise”. Sources say to Wired that the flag of “charm to paradise” was raised for less than a day.

Although the roots of the flag date back to the revolutionary war, in recent years it has become a popular symbol for the far right. The “Appeal to Heaven” flag was woken up by January 6 Rioters to Campidoglio in 2021 and was associated with the supporters of President Donald Trump who deny the result of the 2020 presidential elections. The flag was also linked to Christian nationalists, who believe that the United States should be a Christian, rather than secular nation.

“That the flag of the” appeal to paradise “is transported by plane to a government building together with the American flag should be shocking for anyone who does not want to live in a theocracy,” says Jon Lewis, a researcher at the program on the extremism of George Washington University. “The contemporary use of the appeal to the flag of paradise is synonymous with Christian nationalism, Fermo.”

“Those who brought the flag of the” appeal to paradise “to the Capitol on January 6th did it because they really believed they have the opportunity to inject Christian fundamentalism in the basis of our democracy and the image of the SBA flag itself will give them ample tests that have been successful”, adds Lewis.

Other Republicans have previously shared their support for the flag “Appeal to Paradise”. President of the house Mike Johnson He showed the flag shown outside his office and the flag was controversial flew outside the associated justice of the Supreme Court Samuel Atito’s At home for the holidays in New Jersey. In an interview with the Associated PressJohnson said he did not know that the flag was associated with electoral denialists. In a Letter to legislators Last year, Attus said the same thing. (Attus was also focused on the flight of an inverted American flag in his home in Virginia. Overturned flag It is a rescue signal that, in recent years, has been associated with the right protesters).

On 11 June Publish on his X accountLoeffler wrote: “Today at the Sb’s Flag Day ceremony, we proudly raised a new American flag on our headquarters in Washington. It is a privilege to serve under its stars and stripes – on behalf of the 34 million small businesses that represent the best of America”. The post, which includes a photograph of the appeal to the flag of Paradise and the photographs of Loeffler and others that seem to look at both flags, is still standing.