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Originally posted by AXO Alum
And my take on flag-burning is this....if you are burning a flag and claiming you have a right to do so due to the free-speech thing, then wouldn't the act of burning the flag be symbolic that you DON'T believe in the ideals of this country?! Seriously - think about that one!
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Hi. Thought about it, and it still makes no sense.
For some, the act of burning (or otherwise desecrating) a flag is an expression of
distress . It doesn't just mean that you disagree with what America stands for - it means that as an American citizen your right to peaceful protest that doesn't hurt anyone else is safeguarded -- even if that protest is against everything I personally stand for.
Take it from me -- every time I see a man in front of an abortion clinic holding up a sign that calls women "d*kes" or "baby killers", I want to clock him one, but I don't, because he has a right to express his opinion, just as I have a right to hang a flag upside down or use it to roast marshmallows if I see fit.
But then, I'm just one of those liberal feminists who are ruining this country.
*walks off humming "O Canada" to herself*