JoB
New resident..
sharing the video isn’t agitating. it is informing.
saying that it makes you want to throw up without stating why… creating a point of discussion… is agitating.
It is indiscriminately throwing “chum” out while fishing to see what it will attract…
House’s follow up post was far more interesting and had he started there.. i might have actually looked at the video and responded to the post.
Now your comments are interesting… because you stated what you thought so that others could actually respond with thought… not just a visceral reaction.
Why do you think protesting the war is stupid? Do you think protesting this particular war is stupid or do you think protesting any war is stupid? Like house, do you believe that protests don’t work?
I am not meaning to grill you, just ask some questions so that you can clarify your thought.
I will tell you that history tells us that protest is not useless. Most major changes in our country have occurred because of the catalyst of protest.. including the one that made us a country.
And why would any protest symbol bother you? Flag burning has been a symbol of protest from the beginning of our country… and it was not always the flag of another country. during different periods of our history, one state or area has brazenly burned the flag of another.. and of the United states itself.
I would remind you that when the British flag was burned… it was the flag of this country.
I was strongly opposed to the booing of soldiers that happened while the Vietnam war was winding down because that was blaming individuals for something beyond their control..
but i am not the least bit concerned with the burning of a flag. That just saying … pay attention… i, an American, am upset with what you are doing.
i don’t find the clips of terrorists burning the flag so offensive either. They can burn anything they want in effigy.
When they cut off heads, i get upset.
Now.. there is a place to start a discussion and neither one of us has to throw up:)