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Fri Nov-14-03 06:11 PM
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Yet another patriotic citizen.

I wonder what their stance on the flag desecration amendment is?

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Philostopher

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Fri Nov-14-03 06:17 PM
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1. Yeah, I wonder too.

I also wonder about the guy a block north of me who has a flag nailed to the woodwork above his garage door, so it hangs down over the door, blocking entry and exit. Does he think about it every time he hits it with the hood of his vehicle, or backs into it with the ass end of his car, how much he loves America? It hangs out there in the rain, too, because it's not mounted on a pole -- it's nailed to the woodwork.

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rustydog

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Fri Nov-14-03 06:35 PM
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2. To split hairs on this, the photos depict Nationalists

Edited on Fri Nov-14-03 06:36 PM by rustydog

Not a patriotic American.

My guess is they may believe in shooting those bastards who despoil the flag and what it stands for.

But if you look up the "Rules" concerning Old Glory, people aren't supposed to sell those itty-bitty little flags..it isn't befitting the glory of Old Glory. Also. flags on t-shirts, ball caps and such are big anti-American no nos.

( Is despoil a real word?)

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geniph

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Fri Nov-14-03 07:22 PM
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3. That ain't a Flag, that's a Rag!

and I hate when people let them get like that. That doesn't show any kind of respect.

Flag etiquette, people. Look it up. It's not respectful to let a flag look worse than a used diaper.

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Fri Nov-14-03 07:43 PM
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4. That is my point

And these are the jokers that support bu$h & his gang of criminals.

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geniph

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Fri Nov-14-03 08:05 PM
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7. I know that was your point

I was ranting about the SUV festooned with dirty rags. I particularly hate when people put two of those plastic-stalk flags on either side of their windows. Looks like a low-rent diplomatic vehicle.

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Fri Nov-14-03 09:33 PM
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9. Hadn't thought of that.

It does.

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Deja Q

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Fri Nov-14-03 09:48 PM
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10. Shortly after 9/11 I had put one of those flags on my car

Don't know why...

More interestingly, people would tailgate me and honk their horns and go around me.

Of course, I had a bunch of pro-GLBT bumper stickers on my car at the time...

Sheesh, America's nationalist, fascist-loving public just doesn't like it when people are proud to show their flag. Being gay, I'm obviously less than an American and less of a human than they are.

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Fri Nov-14-03 07:43 PM
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5. Even Worse

I started seeing them in gutters and along the sides of streets about two weeks after 9/11/01.

It took me all of two minutes to find a webpage version of the Flag Code and print it out.

Most SUV owners have computers. But not brains, I guess.

--bkl

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Fri Nov-14-03 07:59 PM
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6. The Flag Is Not Sacred

"Desecrating" the flag implies that there's something sacred about it. This is more than right wing jingoism, it's making a religion out of patriotism.

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Fri Nov-14-03 09:30 PM
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8. Is that not what the right has done already?

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SmileyBoy

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Fri Nov-14-03 11:30 PM
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11. Hey!! That's next to West Acres!!!!

I've seen quite a few of those things around the city too...

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