Flag Burning

Discussion in 'General Philosophy' started by Lighthouse, Dec 8, 2011.

  1. Lighthouse Well-Known Member

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    I bet they are a friendly peace loving people.
  2. Vassilli1942 Well-Known Member

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    I know that you are supposed to burn the American Flag instead of throwing it out. What I was talking about was someone just buring the flag because they want to make a statement. They can legally burn it but your not gonna make people happy by doing it.
  3. CrazyManiac Well-Known Member

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    Destroying the flag which represents your country, doesnt really mean that burner of the flag hates the ideals or political views on things. He/she can be just burning the flag because he/she is pissed off and sees the burning flag as a way out to express his/her feelings outwards.
  4. pedro3131 Running the Show While the Big Guy's Gone

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    U.S.C. §Title 36 Chapter 10
    §175. Position and manner of display
    No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America

    Edit: Also Texas doesn't have the unique right to fly it's flag at the same level, all state's can do that.
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    Why do you people adhere to this? It's a piece of fabric.
  6. pedro3131 Running the Show While the Big Guy's Gone

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    Well it's the law brah. Why do I drive the speed limit when I could get to places much faster if I didn't?

    On flag law though, it's supposed to mean more then just a piece of fabric, and does to a lot of people. So we made some laws to make people show respect to something that's supposed to be symbolic of our nation.
  7. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    Damn symbolism, and I say we burn all American flags that are made in China. Damn Chinese Communist bastards thinking they have a right to make the flag of Freedoms and Big ol trucks.........AMERICA: FUCK YEAH.

    http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/faq.htm (It's about Flag etiquette)
  8. Imperial1917 City-States God of War

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    Yoooouuuuu Gweilos teuch us Chinks to mack you' crappy 'mercan flags and than conplaint?
    Dil na man ai!
    Gom chon a!

    errm... you no buy no more then?
  9. 0bserver92 Grand King of Moderation

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    It's a tradition that dates from the American revolution when it was a Royal Navy base.
  10. BattalionOfRed Mr. Fred Battaliono

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    Well, couldn't all of Canada ritually burn American flags for the war of 1812?
  11. 0bserver92 Grand King of Moderation

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    Maybe it would be fun. The Massey Lectures state we are too Americanized maybe this can reverse that.
  12. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    BURN IT I SAY BURN IT ALL
  13. Demondaze Xenos Scum

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    Well fuck me.
  14. UnitRico Well-Known Member

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    Or you're really, really cold, and all you have that burns is a flag.
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    Yes or you use the flag to set something on fire.
  16. UnitRico Well-Known Member

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    So you set the flag on fire to set something on fire? That makes no sense.
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    With smaller flame you get a bigger flame of a flag
  18. 0bserver92 Grand King of Moderation

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    I remember when I went to Boston I saw a McDonald's flag that was higher and lager than the American flag.
  19. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    That's because McDonald's is america, and you will serve your master Ronald MacDonald and all the Corporate imperialism via big macs.
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