One flag means war, and the other means peace.
All flags have meanings, even a blank one.
The flag that hangs today, the national flag means WAR. But the flag below means peace.
Rabbit hole really goes back to Abraham Lincoln, when the U.S. incorporated -Feb, 21, 1871 under D.C. got in place after him during Andrew Johnson presidency.
Basically, after Lincoln, the U.S. corporation has been on a rampage to destroy Americans.
This is the American flag most are familiar with:
Ohh BTW, the IMF originally owned it since 1944- A new owner(since the 90s) has since taken it back! 😊 And he's of De jure! Americans fighting back against Martine laws.
Ohh btw if you don't want to be a U.S. Citizen- it's super easy!
fill out a Ds-11 and for the endorsement code put 09(ALL) as stated in https://fam.state.gov/fam/08fam/08fam050502.html. If you follow coppermoonshine's method you should be okay. It would do ya good to get a passport card as you can use it was a form of driver license. Never say "driving", say "traveling". Someone accusing you of "stealing", say you were "borrowing" (with respect to give back). Change the words, changes your world.