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Friend's brother is a flag burner.. (with pic)
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Freedom of expression? See, that really pisses me off. The standard answer that is given when people get mad at flag burners is "It's his right, if you get mad at him you are an idiot". That's a bullshit answer. Yeah, it isn't illegal for him to burn it, but you all seem to think he is burning it to 'express his views'. Yeah, right. Flag burners these days do it because they are ignorant fools who want attention, that's it. They do it because it's 'trendy', in going against 'The Man'. Lighting the cigarette is simply icing on the cake of stupidity.
I could go light a bible on fire, then drench a statue of Jesus in gas and burn that, to protest say, the Catholic church. Is it legal? Sure is. Is it appropriate? Hell no. Would I be a complete idiot for doing it? You bet.
If you honestly believe he is doing that to 'communicate with his countrymen', then I am the one that pities you. He is an idiot, that's why we are all mad at him. He is burning it, like I said, because it's 'cool' and controversial. You think lighting his cig on there is to protest the war? Damn, he convinced me!
Now, I don't have any problem with freedom of expression, like people like you seem to think, but I do have a problem with ignorant idiots like this guy. Somehow though, I have to tolerate his stupidity or else *I* am labeled as anti-American. No, you're wrong. Freedom of expression is not what these people are execising, it's Freedom of Ignorance, as was said by somebody else.
Worry less about the cloth and more about the flesh. Patriotic symbols of our country have less meaning than the country itself. What is this country really? A bunch of borders surrounded by water, Canada, and Mexico? A piece of cloth? No, not in my opinion. To me the United States of America is the people that live here. We are what is important, not a flag. So I think that hurting an American citizen, by "kicking his ass" as so many here put it, hurts America more than torching a piece of cloth.
If you want to be mad at someone, yell at the politicians. They are the ones burning the constition.
If you want to be mad at someone, yell at the politicians. They are the ones burning the constition.
Send this pic and his full name to the U.S. agency who gave him his college grant.
Regs
Lifer
Maybe because we have honor? Maybe that's why our country does not bend over when we are attacked by terrorists? Maybe that's why we are a giant melting pot? Here is a kid taught in a American school system, maybe an American job, American life, American cloths, burning the American flag. My guess, he wants to get layed for showing bad character.
It's so laughable.
You didn't have to look at the picture, he wasn't interfering with your life at all. If someone hadn't took a picture, you would have lived your life blissfully unaware of the flag burning.... wait, your life is still unaffected. No troops died, and apparently the fire died out somewhere between the flag and your house. You have no idea why he did it, and making up reasons like "he did it because it's cool" doesn't reflect the truth, just your storytelling abilities. He is expressing a view, and that view could be anything from "I protest killing done by my country" to "I like the way blue burns." One is as valid as the other. The beautiful thing is he doesn't need anyone's approval or justify his freedom to anyone.
Kicking someone's a$$ because you don't agree with them is illegal in America, therefore it must be Un-American. Burning a flag is legal in America, so it's an American thing to do. So if Un-American people deserve to get their a$$ kicked, then you guys should all be bending over. However, only another Un-American person can kick your a$$, because Americans wouldn't do that type of thing. I guess you guys need to meet outside the country and have a gigantic a$$ kicking circle. Since so many people can touch lick their toes, I think you're flexible enough to kick and be kicked at the same time.
In fact I recommend everyone burn a flag to show your American Pride. I have a stack of them that I use for fuel on those cold American winter nights, in my American fireplace. I also have an American flag beach towel, which doesn't catch on fire, but does get pretty hot on the sand. When I come out of the lake, I wipe the American E. Coli from my feet onto the towel. I wipe my drool with American flag napkins, salute my 47 star flag every morning (I refuse to acknowledge Alaska, Hawaii or North Dakota as states), and keep my American pole warm in my American flag boxers.
Proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free, where hmmm mmmm mmm....
You didn't have to look at the picture, he wasn't interfering with your life at all. If someone hadn't took a picture, you would have lived your life blissfully unaware of the flag burning.... wait, your life is still unaffected. No troops died, and apparently the fire died out somewhere between the flag and your house. You have no idea why he did it, and making up reasons like "he did it because it's cool" doesn't reflect the truth, just your storytelling abilities. He is expressing a view, and that view could be anything from "I protest killing done by my country" to "I like the way blue burns." One is as valid as the other. The beautiful thing is he doesn't need anyone's approval or justify his freedom to anyone.
Kicking someone's a$$ because you don't agree with them is illegal in America, therefore it must be Un-American. Burning a flag is legal in America, so it's an American thing to do. So if Un-American people deserve to get their a$$ kicked, then you guys should all be bending over. However, only another Un-American person can kick your a$$, because Americans wouldn't do that type of thing. I guess you guys need to meet outside the country and have a gigantic a$$ kicking circle. Since so many people can touch lick their toes, I think you're flexible enough to kick and be kicked at the same time.
In fact I recommend everyone burn a flag to show your American Pride. I have a stack of them that I use for fuel on those cold American winter nights, in my American fireplace. I also have an American flag beach towel, which doesn't catch on fire, but does get pretty hot on the sand. When I come out of the lake, I wipe the American E. Coli from my feet onto the towel. I wipe my drool with American flag napkins, salute my 47 star flag every morning (I refuse to acknowledge Alaska, Hawaii or North Dakota as states), and keep my American pole warm in my American flag boxers.
Proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free, where hmmm mmmm mmm....
Let me simplify this for you. In my mind (and in those of some burners) the American flag is the symbol that directly relates to these people and ideas. Burning that symbol in protest is a clear statement of disrespect against the values of our nation. If this is not so to you then please, elucidate me 🙂
To me a symbol is just that, a symbol. From your statements, it sounds like burning an American flag and burning and American are just as bad. To me, the American, his ideas, and his ideals are more important than something that respresents those things. Symbols are all well and good until they become as important as what they represent.
How come these protesters never burn money ..
i mean come on the terrorists hit the twin towers cuz it was a symbol of how prosperous our nation is...so why is it that protester never burn money the true symbol of our capitalistic society...oh thats right most of those bums have NO jobs or resposibilities....
and like in los angeles cant be bothered to wake up early to attend a scheduled protest...cuz once again they have NO real jobs or responsibilities like the rest of us that have to wake up early and hope they didnt decide to block a street you need to get to work on.
i mean come on the terrorists hit the twin towers cuz it was a symbol of how prosperous our nation is...so why is it that protester never burn money the true symbol of our capitalistic society...oh thats right most of those bums have NO jobs or resposibilities....
and like in los angeles cant be bothered to wake up early to attend a scheduled protest...cuz once again they have NO real jobs or responsibilities like the rest of us that have to wake up early and hope they didnt decide to block a street you need to get to work on.
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