Jun 28th, 2006, 08:16 PM
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Enemy or Ally?
Joined: Jan 2002
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Originally Posted by Faile
and all a flag can ever be is a symbol of that nationalism, nothing more.
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Actually you said it better than myself, this is what I meant to say.  Regardless, since it's still a symbol of the nationalism, people would find it outrageous to burn it...because, again, burning it would mean you're against whatever symbolizes your nationality or your values...okay, now I'm just being repetitive, but I think you guys get the point. 
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Originally Posted by Faile
I don't know, perhaps the American identity is so weak and wounded that burning the flag somehow damages it.
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I'm pretty sure not all Americans feel this way about burning of the flag, but smaller towns might...such as, I get the feeling all hell broke loose in the town where I work (small town that tried to kick out black people in their community 4-5 years ago...you do the math).
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