A Thought
With the recent hoopla over Comfederate flags, a thought occurred to me. Some years ago, Mr. Obama didn't wear a U.S. Flag pin in his lapel. He explained the our flag was offensive and a symbol of oppression in some corners of the world. So I'm thinking that since we seem to have entered a new progressive era, why not outlaw ALL state, local and private organization flags? Make the only legal flag in the U.S. the national ensign! And in keeping with liberal sensibilities, we could change the flag to something more benign and non-threatening. How about no symbols at all? Why not just a big, white bedsheet? This would have the added bonus of being the ultimate symbol of the Left in this, our 21st century.
What do y'all think?
What do y'all think?
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A great comment on our apparent willingness to surrender at every turn. Since we're apparently surrendering to Iran, ISIS, China and Russia on a daily basis, it might be the appropriate change to our flag. OK, this is all in jest, since as a child I stood at attention each morning in school and pledged allegiance to that beautiful flag. One of us was selected each week to raise the flag in front of the school. I can still remember how much an honor it was to be chosen for that duty. No white flag for me, I'm still proud of what the stars and stripes once stood for.
Obama's even in his own book implies he wanted to take down America and stop its "imperialism."
One of my favorite lines in a movie is from one of the Batman Movies. It was said by the Alfred referring to the Joker, and I am 100% convinced Obama is the Joker..
People do not understand, "Some people just want to watch the world burn....."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM47rdMz...
Flags are not pieces of cloth that move in the breeze - they represent something to the people who choose to fly the flag. You could call it patriotism or respect. What matters is that the symbols on the flag represent something, it's just over time that a flag becomes a symbol itself.
Removing the American flag won't make people in the world remotely happy - it's American actions against them that make the flag a symbol of oppression. Treat the cause, not the symptoms.
As for making flags illegal, isn't that what oppressive governments do? Removing the freedom of states to display their own individualism isn't going to bring them together.
As for the Confederate flag, people are not angry about the flag itself - which does have a pretty good design. It's the values behind the flag that make people angry namely slavery. That our states and cities would fly a flag that rallies together under a flag that represents slavery is morally unpalatable. So when they say " Bring down the Confederate flag!", they really mean "Stop disguising the enforcement of slavery as heritage."
Banning the flag won't do much, a flag can be easily made. Making people realise what that flag stands for is much easier and much more effective at bringing that flag down for good.
A little history - the reason why flags are so prevalent actually goes back to the time when flags needed to be seen over quite a distance. They were designed to be quite noticeable. We could have used buttons or relics as a banner people rally under - but flags were quite simple to make and very recognisable. Even kids can make them.