I think that flag burning, like taking a knee for the national anthem, is one of those actions that, by its very commission, overshadows whatever cause or point the person taking the action was trying to get across. No one watching Joe Schmo burn a flag will remember that he was doing so to protest (cause of the week). They'll remember that Joe Schmo burned a flag.

 

That said, it is and absolutely should be protected free speech. TBQH, I feel the same way about hate speech. As long as it's not libel, slander or a threat directed against a specific person or group of people, the government should have no right to stop it.

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