Seattle Resident Confuses Confederate Flag and Norwegian Flag

By
Faye Higbee
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Note that the cross on the Norwegian flag is on its side- the Confederate flag is in an X with stars.

As former Secret Service Agent Dan Bongino recently tweeted, “Stupid is spreading. Quickly.” A Seattle resident became concerned when she saw what she thought was a Confederate flag flying in her Greenwood neighborhood. Only…it wasn’t a Confederate flag at all.

The Seattle Times got the tip a few days ago:

“Hi. Suddenly there is a Confederate flag flying in front of a house in my Greenwood neighborhood. It is at the north-east corner of 92nd and Palatine, just a block west of 92nd and Greenwood Ave N. I would love to know what this ‘means’ … but of course don’t want to knock on their door. Maybe others in the area are flying the flag? Maybe it’s a story? Thank you.”

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The tip came from a best-selling author of  true crime books. Ahem. This is an author who may write a lot, but apparently doesn’t read a lot.

So the Seattle Times dutifully went to the residence to check it out. Since there was no wind, the flag was just hanging beneath the American flag on the pole. Turns out it wasn’t a Confederate flag at all – it was the Norwegian Flag, and it had been hanging there since the Olympics because the owner is a proud Norwegian immigrant.

And Norway has so far won the most gold medals of any other country in the PyeongChang Olympics. (Thirteen out of their 35 medals are gold). It was even properly displayed- with the American flag on top.

Yes, they’re the same colors. Yes, both have crosses on them – although the positioning of the cross is very different, and one has stars on it the other does not.

According to the Times, the confusion has happened before, but let’s be blunt:  whether it’s a Norwegian flag or a Confederate flag, why do people freak out over a flag?  It’s… a… flag. Will this hyper-sensitive political climate ever stop? Dan Bongino is right- the stupid is spreading quickly.

Seattle author tips off newspaper to Confederate flag flying in her neighborhood, turns out it’s a Norwegian flag https://t.co/UZ6OAw2T7V pic.twitter.com/fp09RUTa0l

The Seattle Times got a tip into its newsroom. In liberal Seattle, someone was flying a confederate flag at their house, according to a neighbor who is a best-selling author.

A Seattle woman thought her neighbor was flying the Confederate flag

H/T Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children

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