re: Marine and Soldier recover U. S. Flag Disrespectfully Displayed

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Yeh these so called right wing conservatives in here are sounding an awful lot like the left

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That's whats wrong with this fricking country too many ppl see everything in a right or left issue. We need to view more issues as American issues. It shouldn't matter to either side all of us should respect and protect the flag.

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Would I fight? You damn right I would.

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You would attack a civilian for that? You should be ashamed of yourself.

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I know you post on the Poli Board, did you give this speech to any of the right wingers after Obama's election? Lots of avatars where upside down flags.

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I said it then and I will say it now that is 100% wrong IMO. I don't give a shite who you voted for. Now am I a Obama voter? Absolutely not, but the American public elected and I have to live with that, even though I think it was a huge mistake. with all of that being said its still no reason to disrespect the flag. Now you can laugh at me tell me I am stupid I really don't give a frick. But I am proud to be a American and a Veteran and proud of the freedoms that are represented by that flag.

I don't believe it is. I'm sure there is a small percentage of left leaning politicals that would feel the same way that a lot of right leaning politicals about the same issue. I can promise the independents aren't void of it.

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I don't believe it is. I'm sure there is a small percentage of left leaning politicals that would feel the same way that a lot of right leaning politicals about the same issue. I can promise the independents aren't void of it.

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Of course there are exceptions on both sides, but in general, what I said is true.

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with all of that being said its still no reason to disrespect the flag. Now you can laugh at me tell me I am stupid I really don't give a frick. But I am proud to be a American and a Veteran and proud of the freedoms that are represented by that flag.

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Idk if you realize this, but the stance you take is much more disrespectful to the flag than the political speech made by burning it. You are saying that you will suppress someone's right to conduct in political speech, a right that is embodied in everything this nation stands for. I don't think you realize just how hypocritical you are being.

I can understand the generalizations.

I do have my right leanings. And I did grow up Catholic. Doesn't stop me from supporting issues that go against the church's dogma and go against far right thinking. But the flag issue isn't a political issue to myself. It is a passionate issue to the eyes of the beholder. And my knee jerk reaction is a scowl and the rolling of the eyes. The guys chasing them down, I understand where they're coming from. The idea of Veterans scaring off a "brave" protester on a moped makes me smile. The Veterans did not have a right to retaliate, but I understand.

frick the constitution!! An emotional connection to an inanimate object means more than some silly fundamental rights wrote on some paper.... Murcia frick yeah!!!11

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But I am proud to be a American and a Veteran and proud of the freedoms that are represented by that flag.

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by violating the constitution that protects those freedoms represented by that flag.

So a poster makes a thread posting pics of Allah being silly cause said poster thinks he's an adorable silly man (a statement protected by free speech and not hateful in no way). What the end result should be and what the result will actually be?

I think a certain demographic (minority demographic) will have an outcry out of emotion along with smaller other groups defending them. Admin whacks thread then bans poster. Does anyone else see this outcome? Does it come as a surprise? No, which is why I won't make such a thread. But if you want to challenge that in the name of your argument of free speech no matter what. Feel free to martyr yourself.