Flag burning

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  1. ChrebetCrunch

    ChrebetCrunch Well-Known Member

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    Let me start off saying that I never have burned the American Flag, and have ZERO desire to. I love America and I couldn't imagine living anywhere else in the world.

    With that said, I wouldn't want to live in a country where you couldn't burn the flag. People died so that you COULD burn the flag. Our constitution protects it. Why is this concept so foreign to people when I make that statement? Do you think that North Koreans would just love to say "North Korea, love it or leave it"?

    I saw a picture of a guy assaulting a flag burner on Facebook. Do you know who goes to jail? Not the flag burner. Discuss.
     
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  2. deathstar

    deathstar Well-Known Member

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    The assaulter is a moron.

    Too many people in this country who say "follow the Constitution" but have no idea how it works...

    I never did understand the purpose of burning the US flag or turning it upside in protest...Whats it going to accomplish??? Don't blame the government for your shitty life. Blame yourself.
     
  3. ChrebetCrunch

    ChrebetCrunch Well-Known Member

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    I'm not sure what it accomplishes, but the outrage that follows is why people continue to burn the flag. Words and symbolism can only hurt your feelings. For as long as words and symbolism don't affect policy and law, I fully support free expression.
     
  4. TNJet

    TNJet Well-Known Member

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    Do you know what flag is the most offensive and deserves to be burned the first chance you get?
    It is a symbol of lawlessness, murder, spying, dishonesty, rule breaking, treason................















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  5. NotSatoshiNakamoto

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    burning the flag is part of it's proper disposal
     
  6. ChrebetCrunch

    ChrebetCrunch Well-Known Member

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    Nobody ever has an issue with properly disposing of a flag. I'm talking about burning the flag in protest or to provoke a response.
     
  7. Faux machine

    Faux machine Well-Known Member

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    Flag burning is for people too unintelligent to articulate their point in a coherent fashion. People can burn all the flags they want, it won't make them any smarter though.
     
  8. JStokes

    JStokes Well-Known Member

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    In other words, evangelical Catholic high school geniuses.

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  9. Hobbes3259

    Hobbes3259 Well-Known Member

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    Burning the flag is a constitutionally protected act of Free Speech. But a profound one.

    The problem is yahoos that do it, without realizing the statement being made.

    At least the muslims are correct, when they do it.
     
  10. Hobbes3259

    Hobbes3259 Well-Known Member

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    No.
    It just happens that that's who uses it most often.
     
  11. jkgrandchamp

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    I only burn 1 flag, when I'm thirsty, and when I'm thirsty I kick back a nice, cold, relaxing Budweiser, when I'm burning the confederate flag. Stay thirsty my friends.
     
  12. 74

    74 Well-Known Member

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    That's the dos Equis slogan. Get your shit together homie.
     
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  13. BrowningNagle

    BrowningNagle Well-Known Member

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    people who burn the flag suck balls

    I don't think thats in our constitution but thats how I feel

    edit: unless they are properly disposing of it, then I'm cool w them
     
  14. joe

    joe Well-Known Member

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    or "I'd kill for a cheeseburger."
     
  15. NYJetsO12

    NYJetsO12 Well-Known Member

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    Famous quotes with "burn" in it:

    From the 60's: "burn baby burn"

    Jane Fonda exercise video: "feel the burn baby!"

    2 songs"

    " burning down the house" -some British group

    " a hunka hunka burnin love" - Elvis
     
  16. joe

    joe Well-Known Member

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    The most recent attempt to adopt a flag desecration amendment failed in the United States Senate by one vote on June 27, 2006



    From the 60's - 'burn' 20x in a 2 1/2 minute song

    I am the God of Hell fire and I bring you

    Fire, I'll take you to burn
    Fire, I'll take you to learn
    I'll see you burn

    You fought hard and you saved and earned
    But all of it's going to burn
    And your mind, your tiny mind
    You know you've really been so blind
    Now 's your time to burn your mind
    You're falling far too far behind

    Oh no
    Oh no
    Oh no
    You're gonna burn

    Fire, to destroy all you've done
    Fire, to end all you've become
    I'll feel you burn

    You've been living like a little girl
    In the middle of your little world
    And your mind, your tiny mind
    You know you've really been so blind
    Now's your time to burn your mind
    You're falling far too far behind

    Fire, I'll take you to burn
    Fire, I'll take you to learn
    I'll see you burn

    You're gonna burn
    You're gonna burn
    You're gonna burn
    Burn
    Burn
    Burn
    Burn
    Burn
    Burn

    Fire, I'll take you to burn
    Fire, I'll take you to learn
    Fire, I'll take you to burn
    Fire, I'll take you to learn


    Fire - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
     
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  17. NYJetsO12

    NYJetsO12 Well-Known Member

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    LOL

     

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