Quote:I had neighbors that would treat their Gator flags as well if not better then their american flags...anything can have "meaning" attached to it.  

 

Be against flag burning all you like (not necessarily aimed at you per se, just the people who like Trump think you should be jailed or lose citizenship for it), just dont infringe on the freedoms of others, just because you dont want to see some cloth on fire.

 

I'm sure the Chinese factory workers who make these flags aren't thinking about freedom, courage, and honor when they churn them out, just another piece of fabric to be shipped out, hell they probably do go on and print shirts also.

 

Ok, but you compared the flag to some clothes when it's a completely different thing here. the analogy does not hold.  you're exactly right, anything can be given meaning and that's precisely what separates the American flag from "some clothes".  almost everybody in this country has attributed deep meaning to our flag.  nobody cares about Joe Dirt's wife beater.

 

both are made of cloth, yes. that's where the similarities end.  so talking about the absurdity of getting upset about a t-shirt getting lit on fire compared to the American flag is pointless.

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