West Virginia, the governor sent our National Guard to DC. They were there illegally; DC does not want or need them. Our people were, once again, fodder for the rich. New Jersey Pat has this 🩸 on his hands. #MontaniSemperLiberi
Mixed medium art piece of a distorted U.S. flag with red stripes, blackened stars, and the words “WITH liberty and JUSTICE FOR ALL*” in bold mixed fonts. A girl in a vintage-style school uniform shouts “FOR WHOM?” inside a speech bubble filled with handwritten protest text referencing propaganda, the Pledge of Allegiance, and national hypocrisy. On the left, a timeline lists marginalized groups excluded from "liberty and justice" from 1776 to today, including enslaved people, Indigenous tribes, immigrants, LGBTQ+ individuals, and the incarcerated. On the right in a smoke bubble are lyrics to MCR's Teenagers. The piece critiques systemic oppression, false patriotism, and the failure to address poverty and mental health.
Used #Teenagers by #MCR to show how we medicate fear instead of fixing a system that grinds #workers down + traps people in #poverty. The pledge always needed an asterisk. “ #liberty and #justice for all*” (*terms and conditions apply).
#ArtAsResistance #weresisttyrantshere #MontaniSemperLiberi
