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Originally Posted by DeepIron
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Now you are taking things out of context. The soldiers at Iwo Jima were fighting in a war where strong symbols like that are important for morale. They were patriots by the merrit of figthing for their countries defence.
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Dude, what do you think we're doing? We are fighting for our way of life, our freedoms, our jobs and our identity! We are fighting an enemy who "walks" across our borders illegally, demands the same rights and benefits as a citizen WITHOUT paying their dues, and is depleting our social care system... |
I agree that illegal imigrants are a problem, but im pretty sure that the Mexican government isnt sending them to the US in an act of agression.
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Thats your opinion. The school I went to had two flags up the poles, both at equal height, our countries flag and the flag of the country our partner school was, Finland in thsi case. I concidered it as sign of respect to have the flags at equal height, but this is again a mater of opinion wether you think the country in question deserves the respect or not.
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No it's NOT an opinion. It is FEDERAL law... Here's a link with a listing of the protocols in displaying the US flag in the US. The source is The United States Code. Title 4, Chapter 1 - The Flag
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html#5
And allow me to quote from the same site:
"International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace."
BTW, I didn't accuse you personally of condemming me. Sorry if you interpreted my post that way...
'nuff said...
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Fair ennough, my mistake. I dont know US laws.