Is The American Flag Now a Deity of Choice?

thinkingman · 2021-08-09T14:14:57.755Z

JayJay:

thinkingman:

JayJay:

thinkingman:

the flag represents all the people who died defending it from forces around the world who hate your freedom and tried to take it, among other things

what’s wrong with a little reverence?

Almost every war America has fought in has been a war of choice.

At no time in our 200+ year history was our freedom in jeopardy,

our freedom is in constant jeopardy and has been from the start

the world really isnt even ready for something as extraordinary as the US

No our freedom is not in jeopardy and never has been.

Not from foreign powers.

That is a myth.

Sure helps keep the military/industrial complex chugging along, though.

thanks for your opinion

i guess “we will bury you” is a myth too

Tom_Ch · 2021-08-09T14:21:52.723Z

EternalVigilance:

Are you at all surprised when this is happening on the other end of the political spectrum?
BLM chapter calls American flag 'symbol of hatred'

And the opposite end is draping themselves with us flag on hat, sock, underwear, bikini, cape, bus, etc.

US flag is not a fashion item. Surrounding yourself with flags does not make you patriotic.

Bill.in.PA · 2021-08-09T14:27:11.369Z

Flag are arguably secular icons.

If you doubt that, publicly trample on a BLM flag and watch what happens.

JayJay · 2021-08-09T15:05:17.674Z

thinkingman:

JayJay:

thinkingman:

JayJay:

thinkingman:

the flag represents all the people who died defending it from forces around the world who hate your freedom and tried to take it, among other things

what’s wrong with a little reverence?

Almost every war America has fought in has been a war of choice.

At no time in our 200+ year history was our freedom in jeopardy,

our freedom is in constant jeopardy and has been from the start

the world really isnt even ready for something as extraordinary as the US

No our freedom is not in jeopardy and never has been.

Not from foreign powers.

That is a myth.

Sure helps keep the military/industrial complex chugging along, though.

thanks for your opinion

i guess “we will bury you” is a myth too

No that was rhetoric.

You honestly can’t tell the difference between rhetoric and reality?

DMK · 2021-08-09T15:11:35.616Z

The American flag is flown outside of my home.

Why should that be controversial? I’m an American.

JayJay · 2021-08-09T15:13:03.517Z

DMK:

The American flag is flown outside of my home.

Why should that be controversial? I’m an American.

Did someone say that was a problem?

JayJay · 2021-08-09T15:18:05.729Z

Scratch:

thinkingman:

hate your freedom

Ahh…The ol’ “They hate us for our freedoms”…The classics never get old…

The conflation of the flag with our military is just utterly ridiculous.

Symbol Worship as a stand in for actual patriotism.

DMK · 2021-08-09T15:19:42.884Z

JayJay:

Did someone say that was a problem?

Tom_Ch:

US flag is not a fashion item. Surrounding yourself with flags does not make you patriotic.

…

JayJay · 2021-08-09T15:21:54.287Z

DMK:

JayJay:

Did someone say that was a problem?

Tom_Ch:

US flag is not a fashion item. Surrounding yourself with flags does not make you patriotic.

…

Did he include the practice of simply flying the flag at your house in that list?

And did he say flying a flag was a problem?

He did not…he said surrounding oneself with flags doesn’t make one patriotic.

Do you disagree with this statement?

thinkingman · 2021-08-09T15:26:19.061Z

JayJay:

thinkingman:

JayJay:

thinkingman:

JayJay:

thinkingman:

the flag represents all the people who died defending it from forces around the world who hate your freedom and tried to take it, among other things

what’s wrong with a little reverence?

Almost every war America has fought in has been a war of choice.

At no time in our 200+ year history was our freedom in jeopardy,

our freedom is in constant jeopardy and has been from the start

the world really isnt even ready for something as extraordinary as the US

No our freedom is not in jeopardy and never has been.

Not from foreign powers.

That is a myth.

Sure helps keep the military/industrial complex chugging along, though.

thanks for your opinion

i guess “we will bury you” is a myth too

No that was rhetoric.

You honestly can’t tell the difference between rhetoric and reality?

yeah rhetoric is “we will bury you”

reality is parking nuke missiles in cuba

do we need a military?

JayJay · 2021-08-09T15:28:11.339Z

Yes rhetoric is parking missiles in Cuba.

The USSR could never have conquered us or taken away our freedoms.

All they could have done was join us in destroying the world.

And they didn’t hate us because of our freedoms.

They just wanted to feel like they weren’t prone to being overrun from Europe anymore.

DMK · 2021-08-09T15:29:10.066Z

JayJay:

Did he include the practice of simply flying the flag at your house in that list?

And did he say flying a flag was a problem?

He did not…he said surrounding oneself with flags doesn’t make one patriotic.

Do you disagree with this state

If it is a fashion item, yes. Only one flag is flown at my home and that is the American Flag. Not flags.

JayJay · 2021-08-09T15:31:03.114Z

Then what are you complaining about?

DMK · 2021-08-09T15:31:57.860Z

JayJay:

Then what are you complaining about?

JayJay:

The conflation of the flag with our military is just utterly ridiculous.

Symbol Worship as a stand in for actual patriotism.

I disagree.

thinkingman · 2021-08-09T15:32:26.005Z

JayJay:

Yes rhetoric is parking missiles in Cuba.

The USSR could never have conquered us or taken away our freedoms.

All they could have done was join us in destroying the world.

And they didn’t hate us because of our freedoms.

They just wanted to feel like they weren’t prone to being overrun from Europe anymore.

you going to answer my question?

JayJay · 2021-08-09T15:33:31.366Z

DMK:

JayJay:

Then what are you complaining about?

JayJay:

The conflation of the flag with our military is just utterly ridiculous.

Symbol Worship as a stand in for actual patriotism.

I disagree.

And you of course are free to do so.

I personally believe the conflation of the flag with the military is plain to see.

Especially when the military realized sporting events could become recruiting commercials.

JayJay · 2021-08-09T15:34:21.046Z

thinkingman:

JayJay:

Yes rhetoric is parking missiles in Cuba.

The USSR could never have conquered us or taken away our freedoms.

All they could have done was join us in destroying the world.

And they didn’t hate us because of our freedoms.

They just wanted to feel like they weren’t prone to being overrun from Europe anymore.

you going to answer my question?

I did.

You have a mythical view of America that is not borne out by reality.

What’s sadder is it’s not necessary to hold such a mythical view and still have love of country.

thinkingman · 2021-08-09T15:35:42.237Z

JayJay:

thinkingman:

JayJay:

Yes rhetoric is parking missiles in Cuba.

The USSR could never have conquered us or taken away our freedoms.

All they could have done was join us in destroying the world.

And they didn’t hate us because of our freedoms.

They just wanted to feel like they weren’t prone to being overrun from Europe anymore.

you going to answer my question?

I did.

You have a mythical view of America that is not borne out by reality.

What’s sadder is it’s not necessary to hold such a mythical view and still have love of country.

oh really?? where?

here’s my question again. i was looking for a “yes” or a “no”

thinkingman:

do we need a military?

TheRedComet · 2021-08-09T15:36:07.571Z

Europeans did it as well.

German nationalism was based pretty much on the soil under their feet.

DMK · 2021-08-09T15:37:23.727Z

JayJay:

And you of course are free to do so.

So far I am.

JayJay:

I personally believe the conflation of the flag with the military is plain to see.

Especially when the military realized sporting events could become recruiting commercials

That isn’t why I fly it but do go on.