Oregon Business Owner Ordered to Remove American Flag Mural on Private Property

The city of Salem, Oregon has ordered a business owner to remove a mural he had painted on the wall of his business by an artist, he commissioned to create a patriotic theme on private property that he owns.

The artwork is an American flag with the scene of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima set inside.

The city claims that all artwork must be approved by the city council.

Certainly, that would hold true for any artwork on public property, but private property is a separate matter.

So, what do you suppose the objection to this beautiful mural is? I think we all know what it is.

The leftists cannot stand anything that puts this country in a good light.

The American flag triggers the communists on the left and I’m sure they would say that the flag-raising is racist.

No one on the left ever complained about the Piss Christ and that was paid for with a grant from US taxpayers.

The artist, Mario De Leon, raised the alarm in a Facebook post:

What’s up everybody. The city of Salem is forcing @valleyroofingoregon to remove the mural I painted or to give the mural to the Salem art society. This mural is painted on the property of the business owner. Far away from the street or city property. The city is fining him 200 plus dollars a day if it doesn’t get removed. Or he has to give the mural to some art society. .

We are making a petition to keep it up.

Not only do they want it removed immediately. But they want it removed during the winter. Where you cant even paint over it. What a play by the city of Salem.

Remove it plus fines. Or give it to a art society and let them have their way with it.

Even when we help fight the wars they don’t want us to be talking about our contribution.

We will post the petition when the time comes.