Gentillhomme,
I totally agree with what you are saying and personally think it is kind of childish to burn thte flag (I may have thought about it when I was an idedalistic teen) but I think it is the fact that you CAN in this country that sets it apart from so many others. I am not saying people should burn the flag just because they can, but that they should not take the right to speak out against the govt for granted and allow the government to slowly strip such an amazing right from our fingertips. It is symbolic of so much more. It is more than free speech it is being able to stand up in public and say your president is an ass!!!!! Or what ever you want (within reason of course) how many other nations share such a devine right? In this country everyone is supposed to be equal and share the same rights, not just those that pledge their allegence to an ever changing govt but also those that oppose the current govt and love this country enough to see it change or restored. A soldier cannot go into battle thinking he is only protecting the rights of the patriotic nationalists, but that he is preserving a sacred ideal that all are equal.
I totally agree with what you are saying and personally think it is kind of childish to burn thte flag (I may have thought about it when I was an idedalistic teen) but I think it is the fact that you CAN in this country that sets it apart from so many others. I am not saying people should burn the flag just because they can, but that they should not take the right to speak out against the govt for granted and allow the government to slowly strip such an amazing right from our fingertips. It is symbolic of so much more. It is more than free speech it is being able to stand up in public and say your president is an ass!!!!! Or what ever you want (within reason of course) how many other nations share such a devine right? In this country everyone is supposed to be equal and share the same rights, not just those that pledge their allegence to an ever changing govt but also those that oppose the current govt and love this country enough to see it change or restored. A soldier cannot go into battle thinking he is only protecting the rights of the patriotic nationalists, but that he is preserving a sacred ideal that all are equal.