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

[MRT144]

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

No more illogical than holding a symbol in such esteem that you are mad when someone does something to it.

[giblets]

People upset by desecration of symbols are stupid.

Unless someone else is burning a cross on their lawn

[Kidlicious]

Or when those idiots are rioters, which is usually the case.

[MRT144]

Unless someone else is burning a cross on their lawn

That's more related to the implied violence that will fall on them, not that the Klan hates Christ so much.

[regexcellent]

So then we all agree it's stupid to get mad at people who burn Korans, right?

(please say yes)

[Kidlicious]

Why don't liberals have a flag?

[Elok]

So then we all agree it's stupid to get mad at people who burn Korans, right?

(please say yes)

For the sake of the Korans, probably, unless you're a Muslim in which case it makes sense. For the sake of the destruction that tends to follow, it's reasonable to say, "Oh, FFS, did you really have no better way to make your point, whatever the hell it was?"

But yes, it's dumb to get mad purely because it hurts people's feelings.

[The Mad Monk]

Why don't liberals have a flag?

?

[Kidlicious]

?

I thought that was the French flag at first.

[Aeson]

I find it wrong to burn the flag because of the carbon emissions. (Exception for those who need fire for warmth/cooking and only have flags available for tinder. Or those who have enough carbon credits. They can do whatever they want.)

[Lorizael]

?

That was my flag for a long while. Then I changed to Antarctica, because SCIENCE.

[MRT144]

So then we all agree it's stupid to get mad at people who burn Korans, right?

(please say yes)

Sure. But again, the most important question regarding these things is why. The hippie in me says "What purpose does this even serve?"

People burn American flags because they're mad at the state of affairs in America and to antagonize die-hard patriots.
People burn Korans because they want to antagonize Muslims.

[Uncle Sparky]

Most people don't know how to handle burning materials. Burning flags are a hazard.
Other than that, let them burn.

[Sava]

So you thought those French satirists who depicted Mohammed were assholes?

Yes.

[Sava]

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.

Because you admitted this, I will not hold it against you