Oh!! Don't report me!

He sets it to music, too -- playing 'taps' for 'charge'.

There you go again discriminating against trans-invisibles!

Unfortunately, that is not true. Slavery was allowed though it was opposed from the beginning - Jefferson, Adams and Franklin tried to put something in the Declaration about it but it was cut by the Southern Representatives. Later, a compromise was made to get the Constitution passed.

Worse was what was done to many native tribes. The one that comes first to mind was the Cherokee in Georgia, but there were others as well. This was the result of the grab for power by various leaders and was widely accepted. The Cherokee was especially bad since they went to courts, won and were still removed illegally by Andrew Jackson. Many died in one of the most shameful parts of our history.

I know Miss Rand did not agree about the native tribes but perhaps she needed more information; no one knows everything.

You might make the case that our government is oppressing all of us with taxes, regulation and bad non-objective laws.

Too soon?

I say we have much bigger things to concentrate on.

Immediately after reading SaltyDog's introductory post a rather sarcastic image for a liberal American flag took form in Old Dino's mind.
Thirteen lemmings follow a Pied Piper who looks like a cartoon Obama to the edge of a cliff.

I shutter to, [as you asked, think!] 'America' has never oppressed anyone other than those that oppress...maybe we should of let everyone be taken over and killed. Maybe we should not have fallen for the many false flags that got us involved and the many conspiracies plotted against us and humanity.
I have a sign [image] I am working on [waiting on the copyrights] maybe it would serve as our new flag. It will be a depiction of a 'bow finger' in action and the words 'Our bow fingers are intact' in the shape of a bow. That should express our sentiments to the rest of the world and those that wish to take us down, very nicely I think.
What do you'all think?

I imagine that an American flag being worn by Obama would immediately burst into flames.

Offensive and a symbol of oppression in some corners of the world... That is 100% true! I can totally agree with that part!

For example, (1) I am sure that ISIS finds our flag offensive. (2) Iran finds it offensive. (3) Soviet Russia found it offensive. (4) Nazi Germany found it offensive.

But I can totally understand Obama's concern, given that he: (1) passed a trade federation bill that could lead to something similar to OPEC, (2) allows an inimical nation to pursue nuclear enrichment, (3a) established socialized medicine in his term, (3a) opened diplomatic relations with a communist state, (4a) used popular movements to promote an extremist agenda, and (4b) and believes himself to be a Robin Hood and a hero of the greatest stature for being brave enough to be a coward. Remember what Ayn Rand said about that?

The truth is, Obama and the new left will loose, just as all who hold explicitly false principles do. He will go down in history as the president who sided against American individualism, and we all know that. His "moral sacrifice," or whatever terminology he may choose in attempting to legitimize or sanction his actions, will basically be remembered as, well, the sacrifice of morals themselves.

To paraphrase Ayn Rand: There are those who are right, those who are wrong, and those who are evil. The right being right, the wrong being wrong, and the evil seeking the middle of the road moral compromise between the two.

Like your comment, way toddle. Good points
Damn spellcheck! Waytodude

I was thinking close to the same. On how the American Flag has no meaning anymore. I love and care about my country but where is the meaning anymore. If you are a minority you rule the majority. If you are looter you rule the hard working. If you don't believe what others believe you are labeled a hater, sued, and jailed. If you don't like the way things are going you can riot and the POTUS gives his blessing. I'm glad my Gulch is setup and ready not sure if I make my own flag will it offend someone. I'm thinking a flag with a $ sign.

I found it odd that people jumped upon the "blame the flag" bandwagon when in fact it was a person (insane at that) who performed this horrible act.
No piece of fabric, however designed, could possibly have anything to do with human actions.
I found the need to use a flag as a scapegoat to be particularly bizarre.
I view that strange action as utter dishonesty and a hallmark of the unraveling of our culture.

I think all this attention to symbols and identity icons is very detrimental to individual freedom. Flags have their use and place, but I think we overdo it. People are still flying Vietnam POW/MIA flags after nearly 50 years.

kinda like surrender, huh? . seems appropriate, now! -- j
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Think the whole flag thing is silly, and sillier still to have been precipitated as it was.

Good post.

Rush Limbaugh said the US flag is next, and Louis Farrakhan has already said it should be.

I find a white bedsheet offensive, since it implies a WHITE perspective on life. I insist that the flag be invisible, so that it does not pigeonhole anyone into a particular frame of reference.

Jan
(Quite well aware that a vexillologist has told her what entity flies an 'invisible' flag.)

Perfect!
The white flag of surrender. It can be accompanied by; We humbly apologize for our misdeeds in leading civilization out of oppression and into prosperity. We now understand that every accomplishment was used to make a certain class of people rich while causing others to be not-so-rich. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

Lol. +1.

For real, though, I agree with platinumwolf. Flags are symbols of what some particular group stands for. Those who wish to distance themselves from the flag of the United States of America are those who want to distance themselves from the values and heritage of this nation because they no longer seek to be represented by the values in that flag. And I encourage those who do not want to be proud of this nation, it's Founding Fathers, the Declaration of Independence, and our Constitution to divest themselves of it.