To be fair, the OP is an Austrian...

But still, yeah, some of the people who don't know they confuse patriotism with nationalism are way too horny about the flag.
To be fair, though, it carries more symbolism in its lore than for most countries.

Also, for the last 60 years, we've been telling our children to chant at it for 13 years of their lives.

(June 5, 2016 at 2:58 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: To be fair, the OP is an Austrian...

But still, yeah, some of the people who don't know they confuse patriotism with nationalism are way too horny about the flag.
To be fair, though, it carries more symbolism in its lore than for most countries.

Also, for the last 60 years, we've been telling our children to chant at it for 13 years of their lives.

But why? That's just brainwashing, to put it simply. And it's fucking dangerous. Britain isn't perfect but at least we don't indoctrinate our kids into thinking we're the greatest country on earth and all that shit.

Quote:To be fair, the OP is an Austrian...

So?

(June 5, 2016 at 3:06 am)Bella Morte Wrote:

(June 5, 2016 at 2:58 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: To be fair, the OP is an Austrian...

But still, yeah, some of the people who don't know they confuse patriotism with nationalism are way too horny about the flag.
To be fair, though, it carries more symbolism in its lore than for most countries.

Also, for the last 60 years, we've been telling our children to chant at it for 13 years of their lives.

But why? That's just brainwashing, to put it simply. And it's fucking dangerous. Britain isn't perfect but at least we don't indoctrinate our kids into thinking we're the greatest country on earth and all that shit.

Preaching to the choir, sista. If I were in school now, I would be firmly planted in my seat.
It is a remnant of the red scare and the Cold War. A response to the Soviets by...doing something that is so fascist in nature as to be firmly in the land of irony.

(June 5, 2016 at 3:06 am)Bella Morte Wrote:

Quote:To be fair, the OP is an Austrian...

So?

I was assuming the response to the OP saying we Americans are so tied up in our flag, but I see now that you were likely just prompted by the OP rather than responding to him.

(June 5, 2016 at 3:17 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: Preaching to the choir, sista. If I were in school now, I would be firmly planted in my seat.
It is a remnant of the red scare and the Cold War. A response to the Soviets by...doing something that is so fascist in nature as to be firmly in the land of irony.

Glad you agree.

(June 5, 2016 at 3:17 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: I was assuming the response to the OP saying we Americans are so tied up in our flag, but I see now that you were likely just prompted by the OP rather than responding to him.

Yeah, I was more addressing the whole thread rather than just the OP.

It's not likely to go anywhere.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyath...furiating/

(June 5, 2016 at 4:01 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: It's not likely to go anywhere.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyath...furiating/

That's a damn shame, I guess.

(June 5, 2016 at 2:47 am)Bella Morte Wrote: Americans obsess over their flags way too much.

You know, I'm thinking more along the lines of historical heritage. The things you want to find in some museum because it's an important part of you history. Can be good or bad, but these items are significant and belong to the public.

In our case, it would be something like the car in which archduke Franz Ferdinand met his fate or his bloodied uniform. They're witness to the first shots fired in WWI and I guess such items aren't as inflationary as flags. But D day was a pretty important date also. The fact that they expect to get some 80.000 bucks also point to them not being exactly sold at every corner shop.

(June 4, 2016 at 9:23 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:

(June 3, 2016 at 7:45 pm)madog Wrote: LOL, maybe its time for aflageism .... become aflageists .... there is a lot (minuscule compared with the bible) of shit been done in the name of flags and does have a lot of the negative aspects of religion

If this means that there won't be anymore women's stars and stripes bikini's I'm not joining. That's where I draw the line. Are you a commie? hehehe

Be fair if you were at an event  and the women were told to take off their stars and stripes bikini's. I think you may change your mind 

(June 5, 2016 at 8:27 am)madog Wrote:

(June 4, 2016 at 9:23 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: If this means that there won't be anymore women's stars and stripes bikini's I'm not joining. That's where I draw the line. Are you a commie? hehehe

Be fair if you were at an event  and the women were told to take off their stars and stripes bikini's. I think you may change your mind 

In an aflagist country there would be nothing to take off. They would all be wearing $100 bill bikinis.

(June 5, 2016 at 2:58 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: To be fair, the OP is an Austrian...

But still, yeah, some of the people who don't know they confuse patriotism with nationalism are way too horny about the flag.
To be fair, though, it carries more symbolism in its lore than for most countries.

Also, for the last 60 years, we've been telling our children to chant at it for 13 years of their lives.

Are you saying that the Pledge of Allegiance is only 60 years old?