What would happen if you took a hammer to the liberty bell and destroyed it? You'd be arrested.. why is the flag any different?Because not everyone can go to Wal-Mart and buy a Liberty Bell for $4.99. Because nobody gets aresetd if the flag hits the ground, stays out in the rain, or overnight without proper lighting, Or when it has been torn up by wind. Instead, you buy a ceap-ass one, put it on your car antenna, and show respect by letting it tear itself apart at 75 mph
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I completly agree with the fact that yes, it is their right to protest. Absolutely. Let them protest away. However, it's also my right to write a news story that can put someone in a horrible and possibly detrimental light. Now.. it's my right to go and write that story.. I wasn't lying, and all my facts were straight. However, because I didn't really like person X, I was going to put a little of my own personal "flavor" into said article and make him look bad. You know, Freedom of the Press. But now I'm being told that what I did was against the law and I'm getting sued. Why? Well, because there are laws that go along with said rights. This should be another law. Yes, go ahead and protest, that's your right. But when it's something so precious and meaningful to so many people, why the hell would you disgrace it? The flag is a beacon of our country, we need to put it in a place so honored, so soldiers won't have to look at their people destroying what they are fighting for. SO vetrans don't look at their sweat and blood that they put
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Here's my two cents...sippy9cupJune 24 2005, 00:47:52 UTC
Yes, the flag stands for our country, soldiers, freedom, etc. Yes, it is disrespectful to fly it ripped up, at night, or in the rain. Yes, it is disrespectful to let it touch the ground. And yes, it is disrespectful to burn it (unless it is unfit to be flown and needs to be disposed of). However, the great thing about this country is that we DO have the right to burn it. When people burn the flag in protest, there are two aspects to think about. At the very basic level, they are destroying a fully-replaceable, (usually) cheaply made piece of fabric, bottom-line. At the symbolic level, they are recognizing and appreciating the rights the flag stands for by burning it as a symbol of protest against rights that have been taken away. If people are burning the flag, it is because they feel that a right they deserve because they live in this country has been taken away. They are burning the symbol of a government that may have gotten too self-righteous or forgotten them. Granted, when people in other countries burn it, it is
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Re: Here's my two cents...bizzaybiz5June 24 2005, 04:43:03 UTC
Dan, I agree with you 150%.
There are other ways to protest and get attention. Again, the flag has been around as long as other national emblems, and for Pete's sake we pledge our allegiance to it, and for the republic which it stands for... What are we saying to everyone else in the world when we burn it? We are showing the rest of the world that we are apparently as arrogant as they think we are. They see freedom that they would die to have, and they see that very freedom being abused with such acts. Know the difference.
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There are other ways to protest and get attention. Again, the flag has been around as long as other national emblems, and for Pete's sake we pledge our allegiance to it, and for the republic which it stands for... What are we saying to everyone else in the world when we burn it? We are showing the rest of the world that we are apparently as arrogant as they think we are. They see freedom that they would die to have, and they see that very freedom being abused with such acts. Know the difference.
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