Ya this is the big lie 2Aers are bought into, turns out being able to organize is as important or more than just having a bunch of guns and a ooh-rah attitude. And as you can see from article the government will be there if you start acting in a way the admin disapprove of

Apparently the full expression is "Don't Tread On Me, But Feel Free To Tread On Those With Whom I Disagree"

They're the ones treading on other people.

They're too busy re-enacting the "Clown Applying Makeup" meme, to achieve a proper mar-a-lago face.

They don't want to be trod upon, they want to tread on everyone else.

They watch the TV network that tells them every single day that huge numbers of illegal immigrants (or other scary brown-skinned people) are the reason for all their troubles & fears. They always hype the false story that there is a huge caravan of migrants approaching US borders but only during lead-up to elections.

Trump is persecuting the same "others" that the "don't tread on me" group also hate. They only wave their weapons when Democrats are sitting in the White House.

Always amusing to see this saying on _license plates_ of all places. Idk if a snake can look pathetic, but I always read them with a "please, mister," in front of them.

This is the opposite of "such cases." The Trump administration is doing exactly what he was democratically voted in to do by the "Don't Tread on Me people": close the border and deport illegal immigrants.