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Originally Posted by TonyB06
/slight twist.
I "get" the argument that the flag can mean different things to those flying it, heritage, cultural pride, etc..
Does that same reasoning attach if you see someone burning and American flag? Can they be burning it for reasons other than hatred of America? Is there any "acceptable reason" you can grasp, even if you don't agree, in your mind that would make you at least tolerant?
I suppose "burning" it rather than flying it would make some consider it a more overt political statement, but isn't flying a flag a political statement, of some sort, in the first place?
/end of twist
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From back in my Girl Scout days, I do seem to recall that burning is the acceptable way to dispose of a damaged US flag, but that was a long time ago. Of course, that probably wouldn't be done right out in the open for everybody and his/her brother to see, so not comparable.