Hey a*****e, your symbol of patriotism is disrespectful

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[THAT GUY WITH RED HAIR]

vanuys

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vanuys

It's a ******** piece of cloth, get over yourself you pretentious ********.

I wear a rising sun flag as a bandanna, but i also use it as a blanket and a ******** of other things.
it's just a ******** flag, not some holy symbol of amazingness.
hell, flags are boring as hell too, why can't you have some entertaining picture rather than a large red blob or a bunch of stripes.

its not just a piece of cloth. it is an important symbol of america thats should be respected by americans. there are federal laws that state how the flag is supposed to be treated stare

Spoilers: You're a ******** idiot if you 'respect' a piece of colored fabric.

its a symbol for america. why is it stupid to respect it?

Spoilers- i'm not american.
but i don't respect my flag(s) either.
Flags are just pointless, they were used so that people would know which country a ship was from, or used in battle to mark which country the regiment came from.
but they have no use nowdays, they're just flown by nationalist ********.

However, i must say, my flag makes a good bandanna.

Also, why the ******** do you need a symbol just so you can respect your country?
Respect your country's ideals, not the flag that symbolises them.

[vanuys]

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LEVIATHANS

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[I Am Darth Taco]

In Sleep He Sang To Me . . .

Who cares? Maybe he's trying to make a statement. Why don't you leave him and his right to free speech alone?

In Dreams He Came . . .

thats not speech and he doesnt have a right to treat the flag like that

Freedom of expression, then.

We don't think it's nice to treat a flag that way, but he can. It is just a symbol, but it's a symbol of his country.

Maybe he hasn't been feeling too patriotic lately?

there are federal laws that say he cannot treat it like that

I just read the flag laws.
there's nothing in there that says you can't let it be torn by the wind.
However, apparently i'm not allowed to wear an american flag.
Good thing that america doesn't match any of my outfits then, lol.

[Flash Turnspike III]

Enigma Dong

So, a little bit less than a year ago, my neighbor a couple houses down put up this monstrous 20' tall flagpole. I thought "Yup, he's gonna go and show how patriotic he is." And he did. He put an American flag up. Which is all well and good -- we live in America, that's our flag, feel free to fly it whenever you want.

But, you can't fly it HOWEVER you want. You especially can't just put it up, then leave it there for a year, because you start looking like a ******** a*****e that puts up symbols that don't reflect values you actually hold.

http://www.cotproductions.com/flag1.jpg
http://www.cotproductions.com/flag2.jpg

That is how that flag looks after flying for almost a year. Notice that the ******** bars are ripped almost to the ******** stars. Notice that it hasn't been taken down ONCE -- not in the rain, not in the snow, not in the dark.

Putting up a flag is good. Showing ABSOLUTELY NO RESPECT FOR IT is not. There are rules for flying the flag of our nation. Don't fly it in inclimate weather. Don't fly it at night unless it's lit. If it's not in a condition to properly stand for the Union, it must be destroyed respectfully.

None of those things seem to apply with this guy and I'm forced to see this ragged disgrace fly all the time out one of my main windows.

So, how should I notify him of this ridiculous faux pas?

Umm who cares its just a flag???

[THAT GUY WITH RED HAIR]

vanuys

i know Victorias Secret

LEVIATHANS

i know Victorias Secret

[I Am Darth Taco]

In Sleep He Sang To Me . . .

Who cares? Maybe he's trying to make a statement. Why don't you leave him and his right to free speech alone?

In Dreams He Came . . .

thats not speech and he doesnt have a right to treat the flag like that

Freedom of expression, then.

We don't think it's nice to treat a flag that way, but he can. It is just a symbol, but it's a symbol of his country.

Maybe he hasn't been feeling too patriotic lately?

there are federal laws that say he cannot treat it like that

I just read the flag laws.
there's nothing in there that says you can't let it be torn by the wind.
However, apparently i'm not allowed to wear an american flag.
Good thing that america doesn't match any of my outfits then, lol.

You can't wear it?

********! There goes my cape.

[BrandonP]

i know Victorias Secret

you dont need a symbol to respect your country, but it seems like an insult to not show some decency toward a flag. its not like its so hard

It's not hard to kill a kitten, but that's generally frowned upon, so I'm not sure that the level of difficulty should be a factor here.

The problem is that the flag is used as a paltry jingoistic device now, to generate empty nationalism. This is the kind of nationalism that is best left unquestioned, so that's why it's easier for people to focus on the flag itself with such obsession.

It's also the kind of nationalism that gets riled up when that flag is "disrespected," because it must be a serious threat to America (and thus democracy as a whole!).

[i know Victorias Secret]

vanuys

i know Victorias Secret

LEVIATHANS

i know Victorias Secret

[I Am Darth Taco]

In Sleep He Sang To Me . . .

Who cares? Maybe he's trying to make a statement. Why don't you leave him and his right to free speech alone?

In Dreams He Came . . .

thats not speech and he doesnt have a right to treat the flag like that

Freedom of expression, then.

We don't think it's nice to treat a flag that way, but he can. It is just a symbol, but it's a symbol of his country.

Maybe he hasn't been feeling too patriotic lately?

there are federal laws that say he cannot treat it like that

I just read the flag laws.
there's nothing in there that says you can't let it be torn by the wind.
However, apparently i'm not allowed to wear an american flag.
Good thing that america doesn't match any of my outfits then, lol.

http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode04/usc_sec_04_00000008----000-.html look at e)

[vanuys]

THAT GUY WITH RED HAIR

vanuys

i know Victorias Secret

LEVIATHANS

i know Victorias Secret

[I Am Darth Taco]

In Sleep He Sang To Me . . .

Who cares? Maybe he's trying to make a statement. Why don't you leave him and his right to free speech alone?

In Dreams He Came . . .

thats not speech and he doesnt have a right to treat the flag like that

Freedom of expression, then.

We don't think it's nice to treat a flag that way, but he can. It is just a symbol, but it's a symbol of his country.

Maybe he hasn't been feeling too patriotic lately?

there are federal laws that say he cannot treat it like that

I just read the flag laws.
there's nothing in there that says you can't let it be torn by the wind.
However, apparently i'm not allowed to wear an american flag.
Good thing that america doesn't match any of my outfits then, lol.

You can't wear it?

********! There goes my cape.

Dude, captain america is ********]

[Nurse Joy De Vivre]

xD I'm not too uptight about it, but he does seem like an a*****e. What a hippocrate.

[w0lfpack1903]

it's just a flag smile

[THAT GUY WITH RED HAIR]

vanuys

THAT GUY WITH RED HAIR

vanuys

i know Victorias Secret

LEVIATHANS

Freedom of expression, then.

We don't think it's nice to treat a flag that way, but he can. It is just a symbol, but it's a symbol of his country.

Maybe he hasn't been feeling too patriotic lately?

there are federal laws that say he cannot treat it like that

I just read the flag laws.
there's nothing in there that says you can't let it be torn by the wind.
However, apparently i'm not allowed to wear an american flag.
Good thing that america doesn't match any of my outfits then, lol.

You can't wear it?

********! There goes my cape.

Dude, captain america is ********]

ROFL

"MY SHEILD! DAMN YOU DEMOCRACY DA- ********, NOT MY CLOTHES! I'M NOTHING WITHOUT MY UBER-AMERICAN-PATRIOTIC-HERO CLOTHES!"

[vanuys]

i know Victorias Secret

vanuys

i know Victorias Secret

LEVIATHANS

i know Victorias Secret

[I Am Darth Taco]

In Sleep He Sang To Me . . .

Who cares? Maybe he's trying to make a statement. Why don't you leave him and his right to free speech alone?

In Dreams He Came . . .

thats not speech and he doesnt have a right to treat the flag like that

Freedom of expression, then.

We don't think it's nice to treat a flag that way, but he can. It is just a symbol, but it's a symbol of his country.

Maybe he hasn't been feeling too patriotic lately?

there are federal laws that say he cannot treat it like that

I just read the flag laws.
there's nothing in there that says you can't let it be torn by the wind.
However, apparently i'm not allowed to wear an american flag.
Good thing that america doesn't match any of my outfits then, lol.

http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode04/usc_sec_04_00000008----000-.html look at e)

The one i read just said you aren't allowed to store it to allow it to be damaged.

[headless_barbie]

Yes.

[RubberDuckie50792]

i was shocked when i saw the pictures. O_O
i think you should tell him what you wrote here.
it disgusts me.
he is an a*****e!
well, does he know his flag looks like that?

[Blazefox1]

He could be saying something by leaving the flag in that condition. His true views on America or something.