See, this worries me, because then it's too easy for non-patriots to wear a flag as a disguise. Every member of Congress wears one of those flag pins. It needs to be like a tattoo or something. But on the back of the hand, so we can see it.
Images and symbols can be copied. That's why a shibboleth is used.
What's a concept that patriots would know well, and could answer without hesitation, that others would not? It's not a password per se, because you can ask multiple different ways, and get different responses IN EVERYDAY CONVERSATION that would not be suspect even if the person you're talking to isn't a patriot.
Ideas related to the constitution come to mind, but you can't really insert it into small talk with a stranger.
My uncle used to be a churchgoer. He stopped a little while ago but one of the things that stayed was that he has a habit of saying, "Testify" when he agrees with you. Like - the way I'll say, "Yeah. I hear you," he says "Testify". Which I always liked.
In terms of the constitution, maybe the thing that could be brought into conversation is like, the 28th Amendment. Which hasn't been written. But maybe folks can ask each other, if there WAS to be one, what should it be? It's a conversation starter. But also, it's like us. The Trump Era is a new thing in our country's history. It too hadn't been written until Trump did it. I dunno. I'm just brainstorming here.
See, this worries me, because then it's too easy for non-patriots to wear a flag as a disguise. Every member of Congress wears one of those flag pins. It needs to be like a tattoo or something. But on the back of the hand, so we can see it.
Images and symbols can be copied. That's why a shibboleth is used.
What's a concept that patriots would know well, and could answer without hesitation, that others would not? It's not a password per se, because you can ask multiple different ways, and get different responses IN EVERYDAY CONVERSATION that would not be suspect even if the person you're talking to isn't a patriot.
Ideas related to the constitution come to mind, but you can't really insert it into small talk with a stranger.
My uncle used to be a churchgoer. He stopped a little while ago but one of the things that stayed was that he has a habit of saying, "Testify" when he agrees with you. Like - the way I'll say, "Yeah. I hear you," he says "Testify". Which I always liked.
In terms of the constitution, maybe the thing that could be brought into conversation is like, the 28th Amendment. Which hasn't been written. But maybe folks can ask each other, if there WAS to be one, what should it be? It's a conversation starter. But also, it's like us. The Trump Era is a new thing in our country's history. It too hadn't been written until Trump did it. I dunno. I'm just brainstorming here.