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Originally Posted by Keith
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To me, the flag stands for freedom, and it also is a reminder of all of the men and women who have died for our freedoms. I keep an American flag flying in front of my house 24/7, 365 days a year, because I am proud of my country.
So, do you believe it is alright to burn the American flag, or do you feel that maybe the Constitution needs to be changed in order to protect our flag? . . .
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I have never understood why there is so much heated talk about burning the US flag and never any talk about the practice of businesses such as car dealerships that line up dozens of flags along the street; turning the stars and stripes into little more than a pennant to attract attention and using any means to promote their businesses without regard to the ethics of their practices.
I have marched in my share of protests and been called plenty of names for simply practicing the patently patriotic act of decent. Following the heard mentality is not patriotism and condemning someone for using strong means to state their view by symbolically denouncing the practices and policies of government is not either. Decent is too often charterized as being a traitor to country or not supporting our troops in the field, when the point is that government is off the beam and involved in things that run contrary to the values and principals set out in our Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights.