I want to say always has been but I can't recall for usage since it first appeared, but for a very long time, I would say it's associated with being white, and supporting a white dominated country. I mean, what is the Patriot Front?
en.wikipedia.org
They have the name right there and it was founded in 2017. I already said it, someone with a visible American flag is suspect to me, as I don't see what there is to be proud of about America, personally speaking, and in most cases, at least down here, right behind the America is a Trump flag.
Patriot Front - Wikipedia
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Patriot Front
Patriot Front focuses on theatrical rhetoric and activism that can be easily distributed as propaganda for its chapters across the country.
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They have the name right there and it was founded in 2017. I already said it, someone with a visible American flag is suspect to me, as I don't see what there is to be proud of about America, personally speaking, and in most cases, at least down here, right behind the America is a Trump flag.