Flag burning

[The Noob]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

It's the idea the textile represents. It's the sacrifice of many to maintain that idea. It's the security and high standard of living that the idea provides.

So what? If someone burns a Che flag, i just say "To hell with you retard" and then move along. It's this persons right to do whatever they want with a flag.

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Burning the flag of one's country is disgraceful.

Or sometimes needed to express that the governement sucks.

First you say:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I equate it with child porn and wife-beating--only a coward and a lowlife would stoop to such behavior.

(I agree that wife-beating and child porn are lowlife stuff, just for the records)

But then you say:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

But, if we are going to allow this in order to say we believe in free speech, fine with me, as long as I can express my free speech by beating the ever-loving crap out of any flag burners I come across!

Am i the only one who feels that this 2 sentences don't mix very well?

With such an violent act, don't you think you are going down to the level of the people you "hate"?

Originally Posted by STEED

Democracy gives you the right to protest but too burn your country's flag is like saying to hell with you and your country and your democracy.

If i burn my countrys flag, why do i say "to hell with me"?

Thats "fredbass patriotic logic" as i call it. According to him i need to leave the planet because i do not stand for pledges of any country, anywhere. Yes, thats right, i don't "belong" to any country.