Flag burning...

steveinaz
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edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
Disregard, the gloves are off...LOL
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited June 2006
    steveinaz wrote:
    Don't post a reply.

    Neener neener!

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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited June 2006
    I use cigarettes to burn flags while riding motorcycles with no helmet on.
  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited June 2006
    Are you talking about rebellious flag burning, or the proper disposal of a flag via separating the stars from the stripes and burning ceremoniously?
    Ludicrous gibs!
  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2006
    Rebellious, I'm sure.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited June 2006
    Thank you steve for pre-emptively requesting that Mac not respond......:D
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited June 2006
    brettw22 wrote:
    Thank you steve for pre-emptively requesting that Mac not respond......:D

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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited June 2006
    I checked free expression, begrudgingly.

    believe me, your burn a flag near me and you will get the mother of all Pimp Hands across the face (my version of free expression), but it should not be outlawed specifically by law, especially a federal one. I believe in limits to protests in terms of it hampering others lives, i.e. the scumbags that protest Iraq war deceased funerals and what not, but not the barring of said protest overall.

    saying the word fire should not be outlawed, but yelling it in a crowded dark theater should be.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited June 2006
    I also voted yes begrudgingly. I find it severely offensive, and would definitely react if I saw it.... but that doesn't mean you don't have the right to do it (unfortunately).
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,647
    edited June 2006
    Ah, that slippery slope again. ;)
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited June 2006
    I don't think it should be illegal.
  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited June 2006
    If you gotta choose between burning any old flag and burning the US constitution (meaning the one in the national archives), you gotta go with the flag.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited June 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    Ah, that slippery slope again. ;)

    Steve's on a roll! First a poll on helmets, now flag burning. I'm guessing the next poll will be something about fetus rights. :)
  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2006
    My feeling is this, if you hate the country so much that you would burn its flag, GET THE **** OUT. Move. Leave. Stop suckin up my oxygen. Go somewhere else that you do like. Why would you stay in a country you have so much hatred for? To me it's the most chicken-shitted form of expression, they don't even have the courage of their convictions. "I hate this place, but um, I think I'll stay." It absolutely detroys their credibility.

    In case you all haven't noticed, I'm a passionate person. If your passionate about your cause, do something about it at the polls. I'll bet none of these flag-burning a-holes even vote. I don't ever present a problem without some potential solutions, because otherwise it's just frickin whinning. Anybody can identify shortfalls---takes no skill--BUT, have the damn intestinal fortitude to offer some possible solutions.

    Hundreds of thousands of REAL Americans have died in defense of what that flag symbolizes. If for no other reason, leave our flag alone as a tribute to them. If your country has no loyalty, it has nothing.

    The reason I asked for no reply's is so I could get a realistic feel for how people felt about this topic, without anyone feeling singled out. I'm surprised by the results, and though I disagree, I can somewhat understand some of your points. Let me clear up some confusion; this isn't about a cloth flag, it's about the ideals it symbolizes. It's about duty, honor, country, and pride in our nation. If we have nothing else, we have each other, America, love it or leave it---you've got the freedom to pick.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited June 2006
    Do we need government restrictions on how we can protest the government? ;)
  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2006
    I would hope that Americans would handle flag burning like they might have in the 1950's. You'd get a serious ****-whipping and pretty much be an outcast in your neighborhood---you know, good ol peer pressure.

    Take your attitudes toward the government to the polls. Burning a flag isn't going to change a thing, and it is a dishonor to those who fought and died for what it stands for.

    If I were running things, flag burning would get you deported. Plain and simple, don't like here? leave. Do you think you'd get your US citizenship if you stated to authorities that you burn the American flag? No, you wouldn't; so why should you get to stay if you do so later? Have the balls to pick up and leave this place if you want to, thats all I'm saying. Show your true passion for your cause, don't half-**** it.
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited June 2006
    PolkThug wrote:
    Do we need government restrictions on how we can protest the government? ;)


    I think it is a slap in the face of all Americans not just a protest against our gov.

    I think it should be illegal to burn it in protest or at any organized gathering. (other than an oficial flag retirement ceremony.)

    That said, I also fear that if we pass a law against burning our flag then there will be panty-waste's protesting to protect every nations flag on our soil. Which I would think was wrong. I should be allowed to burn some other countries flag in protest of their government or citizens because I choose not to live in their country.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2006
    Do you realize that between 1924 to 2000, the average voter turn-out for presidential elections was 55%. A little over half of our country votes, that's a problem. 45% of you are not even being heard...no wonder your pissed.

    GO VOTE.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited June 2006
    I get the impression you think that if you believe flag burning shouldn't be illegal that it makes it okay to do it. I'm sure there are a handful here who think that way, but that's not why I voted yes.

    Free speech in whatever form does have consequences. You can't just say things or do things and expect not to get reaction from it -- be it positive or negaive. You're free to criticize the asshats that burn the flag. What what does their burning the flag get viewed as by the vast majority of society? It's not in a positive light. All these people do is destroy whatever twisted message they had. I agree if they hate their country so much maybe they should get the hell out of it.

    I guess I'm surprised that someone elses idiocy would shake your patriotism. They're only destroying their message.

    I also don't want the misinformed voting. I don't agree with telling people to vote when they don't have an effing clue what they're voting for. You can't force people to care when they don't care.
  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited June 2006
    Skynut wrote:
    That said, I also fear that if we pass a law against burning our flag then there will be panty-waste's protesting to protect every nations flag on our soil.

    Also, if a constitutional exception to the First Amendment is made, I would imagine that we would see more flags being burnt in one month than what we've seen in the history of the USA (remember 1989?).

    I wonder how many flags get burned maliciously in the USA each year. I think the flag burners get WAY more publicity than they deserve, but I guess that is their point to get as much publicity as they can to champion whatever their cause is.
  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited June 2006
    An uninformed vote is worse than a vote not cast.
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited June 2006
    If you want to burn my flag in protest I should be alowed to burn you in protest.

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    not really
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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited June 2006
    It's free speech, but... if you have to burn a flag to make your feelings known about where you live, it's time for you to live somewhere else.
  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2006
    If you denounce your "allegiance to the flag" you should lose your citizenship. Plain & simple. Have the courage of your convictions, take the consequences of your actions.
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited June 2006
    steveinaz wrote:
    If you denounce your "allegiance to the flag" you should lose your citizenship. Plain & simple. Have the courage of your convictions, take the consequences of your actions.


    Winner winner chicken dinner.

    Well said.
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited June 2006
    steveinaz wrote:
    My feeling is this, if you hate the country so much that you would burn its flag, GET THE **** OUT.

    Agree.
    steveinaz wrote:

    I'm surprised by the results

    Damn!!! I am surpised as well.....

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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited June 2006
    steveinaz wrote:
    Ok, to keep this civil I ask that you only answer the poll. Don't post a reply.
    steveinaz wrote:
    My feeling is this, if you hate the country so much that you would burn its flag, GET THE **** OUT.


    ..and the award for The Most Civil Reply goes to.....

    :D:D:D
  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited June 2006
    Damn!!! I am surpised as well.....
    Scott

    The most suprising thing is that 6 people don't have an opinion! I thought being opinionated was a mandatory requirement for this forum. :)
  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2006
    Well, with hindsight I should have put an option that wouldn't make flag burning a "crime" per se, but punishable by non-criminal means, ie deportation or whatever. I think that's where the "no opinions" come in.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited June 2006
    Flag burning makes no sense to me. There are many other ways to get your point across, whatever it may be, and at the same time won't result in an immediate reaction of "what the ****", which usually ends up undermining what you've set out to accomplish (again, whatever that may be) in the first place.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited June 2006
    I burn NRA and PETA flags.
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