Why do so many Americans find it wrong to burn an American flag?

[Berzerker]

people burning flags are not expressing their disgust with (american) principles, they're more likely disgusted by our departure from those principles

but to fascists the flag represents them so they get really upset

now Johnny, stand up and prove your loyalty every school day by pledging your allegiance to the flag and its god

[The Mad Monk]

Only because he isn't serious.

Otherwise, it's right up there with suggesting a reading comprehension test before allowing someone to vote.

[kentonio]

Has anyone ever considered they could just be expressing their hatred of flag manufacturers?

[Berzerker]

well, it was Christians who originally objected to the pledge of allegiance because of idolatry so the idol makers are probably among the sinners in need of redemption

[MrFun]

Why do so many Americans find it wrong to burn an American f**?

Cause smoking is bad for you.

[MrFun]

It reads better replacing "no more" with "anymore"

Other than that...who here is advocating displaying a confederate flag? Nobody here does that!

...well, okay, I did.

...back in the eighties.

...in my room.

...but only because I really liked Alabama!

...the band, I mean...the band.

I thought Slowwy adores the Confederate flag?

[The Mad Monk]

Has anyone ever considered they could just be expressing their hatred of flag manufacturers?

That would be like expressing their hatred of window manufacturers by breaking windows.

[kentonio]

That would be like expressing their hatred of window manufacturers by breaking windows.

Now you understand what really happened in Baltimore.

[The Mad Monk]

Ah! So it was to boost the local construction businesses? Seems there would be less painful ways to do that...

[Elok]

it's just another example of the cancer of patriotism, the latest means of channelling our desire to be part of something greater than ourselves to malign and dehumanising ends.

. . . how's the revolution going there, comrade?

[C0ckney]

. . . how's the revolution going there, comrade?

it's just around the corner.

[The Mad Monk]

Will it be televised, er, twittered?

[Imran Siddiqui]

#FirstAgainstTheWall

[kentonio]

Curses on your evil tools of capitalist globalization.

[SlowwHand]

Burning a symbol that represents people that gave you the right is illogical. Not surprising though, for an idiot to not comprehend.