This picture offers the principle of displaced code. By placing a gun and an American flag on top of a large pile of hundred dollar bills, the photographer is trying to portray the three as tied together. Each sign set transfers its individual meaning to the other sign sets. When the viewer looks at this image, they feel that the meanings of each item are easily translatable to the other items. Without using any words, the author of the photo has deftly placed violence and possibly less-than-reputable philanthropy as the cornerstones of America.
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