burning the US flag

[mattmcss 10+ year member]

The ONLY proper way to destroy the flag is to burn it.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

There are times when burning the American flag is perfectly acceptable.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

There are times when burning the American flag is perfectly acceptable.

Agreed. But more often than not, it isn't acceptable. Sad thing is that many protestors don't understand that.

 

[WhoSayWho? 5,000+ posts]

http://www.usa-flag-site.org/faq/disposal.shtml

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

The ONLY proper way to destroy the flag is to burn it.

Yeah, I've had to dispost of my fair share of flags since I was a Scout. The only difference is that disposing of a flag is a process that is reverant towards the country.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

i agree they have the right to do it, however it is horribly offensive to me. just like the KKK members have the right to have rallies, its still offensive

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

They should not make people who do it go to jail they should just drive them down and drop them off in Mexico. If you hate a country that much you should not be allowed to live in it.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

when you retire a flag for good, you burn it... as mentioned.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

when you retire a flag for good, you burn it... as mentioned.

i dont think we are talking about retiring a flag, we are talking about hippies that want to protest by setting things on fire. i think setting themselves on fire would be more effective.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

It never ceases to amaze me how many people say "If you don't like the country, you should leave"

IT IS IN THE BILL OF RIGHTS TO REDRESS OUR GOVERNMENT FOR GRIEVANCES!!

Are you that fucking stupid? A protest is a means to get the governement to change or to address certain issue. Millionaires and companies get lobbyists. College kids have protests. They are simply petitioning the government. I can call my congressman everyday. That is not harassment, that is petitioning my government.

You should not just sit back and watch shit happen. You should try to get laws changed to benefit society. What laws that need to be changed is a matter of opinion. When our opinions collide, compromises result and that is a good thing.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

i dont think we are talking about retiring a flag, we are talking about hippies that want to protest by setting things on fire. i think setting themselves on fire would be more effective.

It was effective for the monks who did this to protest their government. It captured world wide attention to the atrocities they suffered.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

It was effective for the monks who did this to protest their government. It captured world wide attention to the atrocities they suffered.

yea, well im talking about hippies, and them setting themselves on fire serves 2 purposes, 1 the flag is not burned, and 2, evolution

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I am confused by the evolution part? Are you saying these people were ignorant and that their death helped the species?

It's hard to have a revolution if Pol Pot elimiates half the country.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

im saying hippies are ignorant and their death would help our species. not the monks.

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

Trying to find the story but basically a guy was peacefully protesting and burnt a flag, two marines (could have been army) saw him doing it, set him on fire with gasoline. EEK.

I'm not for burning the flag, unless its for disposal. I think its one of those things that people have done in the past for VERY good reasons, but now its done for the dramatic purpose.