Whats your position on flag burning?

Maybe Quebec might wish to purchase a few. The African countries couldn't afford them unless they were provided additional foreign aid first, and Iran will join N. Korea soon.

No, Texas and Mississippi don't worry me at all, and Viet Nam didn't begin under Johnson, but just escalated under him. Truman could have prevented Viet Nam, but did not wish to cause the French to lose face after WWII, allowing China to provide assistance in ousting the French from Viet Nam.

Keep working on it, and eventually slavery will be ended in Texas and Mississippi.

 

Just curious, but aren't the two responses to the poll question essentially the same?

 

I agree we're off topic. But Quebec (and Jean Charest) with nuclear weapons -- that's too horrible to even contemplate. Quebec is a lot like France -- a nice country, but full of Frenchmen.

 

A flag is just a piece of cloth. To venerate it is beyond silly. Several people in my family from different generations fought in conflicts from the second world war to the most recent conflict in Iraq and all of them agree that the right to burn the flag is one of the rights that they fought for.

Also I would like to add a quote (i think from Voltaire) that patriotism is the veneration of real-estate over principles.

 

It would be interesting to see you expand on how fighting in WWII, Korea, Viet Nam, or Iraq relates to the right to burn the flag of ones own nation.

"Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles." - George Jean Nathan 1882-1958

And so it is.

 

No one cares about flags..

 

I think I've already posted here before... That's amazing tho, 137 people think it's a good method of protest, only 37 people think it's anti-american. I think it's a good way to get yourself BLOWN THE FUCK UP is what I think! ROFL! It's acts like this, out of ignorance, that the world can still see no peace.

Just about 6 months or so ago some minister (I refuse to recognize someone like this as a priest or father... more like a preacher to me. "Someone get this asshole a PULPIT!") some minister was on the news for talks of holding a book-burning near his church. The man was going to burn hundreds of Kuran's... I don't know if he ever went through with it, but still, just the IDEA of someone doing something like that... especially since he's a church minister, you know how they say things can be unconstitutional? Well, an idea like that is un-godly. To burn books of another religion in protest is just asking for a fight and MORE importantly, more trouble for our fellow American soldiers overseas. I thought it was bullshit and in the same sense, I think burning someone's flag out of spite is also a form of bullshit. It's like calling someone out in a bar by splashing a drink on their shirt. It's a low blow and a cheap shot not just to one person, but a country, a nation of people, all with their own beliefs and ways of life. Flag burning is crap. TY

 

As repulsed as I may be when I see someone who has a nefarious agenda desecrate the flag of my country, I feel that it is a form of expression which should be allowed. So long as the flag belonged to YOU and you used YOUR finds to purchase it, then what YOU decide to do with it is your own business! If you state that the flag of your country should receive special protection, then someone could always say that a flag representing another entity should receive the same kind of protection.

 

Well put!

 

Am I offended when people burn cloth? No, I'm not an idiot.

 

I do, kid.

 

The American Flag.

The Star Spangled Banner.

Old Glory.

Whether you believe it's ok to burn the Symbol of America as a means of protest or not,

please don't burn Old Glory in front of me or others that believe as I do. You may be physically assaulted.

Remember The Alamo.

 

Just don't try to burn a copy of the Quran.

 

I already posted here - but I was thinking>> although flags are just cloth , and they do symbolize both good and bad- its a touchy debate, I saw a lot of boxes covered with the US flag- which was folded up and given to the mother, or widow of a kid who never made it home alive from an illegal war.
The sadness ,but pride I saw on thier faces will always stick with me- - I guess in the chaos of protest, the flag kinda is a symbol for many things - and to take out ones frustration on it is understandable- but then I think of the families who honer that pc of cloth because it represents what thier family member died for.
Its funny - at one time I was proud of it- -then there was a time I sewed it to the back of my Army jacket with a big peace sign in the middle of it and wore it to a huge "vets against the war" protest- in NYC
.- -I guess I understand both feelings towards burning/disrespecting it.No- doubt the WW2 generation feel stronger about this issue. Personally, I have lost a lot of respect for many symbols of Amerikan justice and pride thru the yrs. - But I do respect the people who are offended by flag burnings- -we really dont know why some feel so strong, although I think I might have an idea.

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jjack

 

No bub.

You are an idiot. Folks like you should have good dental insurance. Just sayin...

 

If I bought that flag it's my goddamn right to burn it. I'm not a provoker though, but I'd probably enjoy a reaction like this when I choose to burn it:

I know, you think I shouldn't. I think you should get over it. God blessed America, lol

 

Burn, baby, burn!!!!!!!

 

What's my position on flag burning? Why, upwind of course!

 

I used to get mad at flag burning but then I found myself getting even more angry when I read about how our politicians are stealing or wasting our money, destroying the constitution, etc.

 

Ain't that the truth-not that I would want to, but still...