Freedom Flag
There seem to be two different views on the flag desecration issue. Some see it as a battle flag that symbolized those who fought and died for the United States. (That’s the United States, not America. I believe Mexicans fought for some American freedom as well…) I think that is awful. I don’t want our flag to symbolize war.
The other view is that it is a symbol of freedom. That I can agree with. If the U.S. flag is the great symbol of freedom, not being free to desecrate it makes it not a great symbol of freedom.
And my memory of the first people burning the flag were war veterans protesting. That would make both groups plans to make it illegal seem ridiculous.
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[...] Swanky pointed out two polarized views about the flag. Some people see it as a symbol of our Freedom and Democracy. Others see it as reminder of the people who died to protect our Freedom and Democracy. It’s both: Thirteen stripes representing the original colonies, alternating White for our innocence and purity and Red for the blood of those fought defending it, and a field of Blue with Stars to represent our fifty states in a night-time constellation. I don’t foresee myself ever burning a flag. But it’s good to live in a country that would allow me to do it. [...]
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