to burn or not to burn
sure, burning the flag is unpatriotic.
it might offend some people.
but it isn't wrong.
i understand why people would be offended by it. it stands for our way of life, and it is a reminder of those who gave their lives for our freedom.
but saying it is wrong is going against every patriotic notion there is.
if you remember correctly, this nation was founded on people rebelling against their own.
in this country, we have the right to free speech. which includes burning the flag as you see fit. it's this same right to free speech that allows espn writers to call people "depraved dirtbags."
the fact is, that while irreverent, burning the american flag is not against a law, and to make it against the law would go against everything that flag stands for.
it might offend some people.
but it isn't wrong.
i understand why people would be offended by it. it stands for our way of life, and it is a reminder of those who gave their lives for our freedom.
but saying it is wrong is going against every patriotic notion there is.
if you remember correctly, this nation was founded on people rebelling against their own.
in this country, we have the right to free speech. which includes burning the flag as you see fit. it's this same right to free speech that allows espn writers to call people "depraved dirtbags."
the fact is, that while irreverent, burning the american flag is not against a law, and to make it against the law would go against everything that flag stands for.
according to the PATRIOT act, you can make people not do anything, despite what that outdated constitution says.
-Eli
Posted by
Anonymous |
April 29, 2006 1:22 AM
I like that we value the symbol of freedom over freedom itself. There's something really, really messed up about that.
Posted by
Schnozz |
April 29, 2006 2:32 PM
sarah's mom burns the flag naked.
err, wait, she doesn't burn the flag. she's just naked.
Posted by
Deaver |
May 09, 2006 1:12 PM