Federal Government Shutdown

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Both grandfathers and one grandmother served in WWII. A handful of aunts and uncles served. I served 12 years. One brother and one cousin are still active. My take....

Flag burning in protest doesn't bother me in the slightest. Instead of becoming immediately horrified as many do I immediately wonder what the protest is for. I then agree or disagree based on the merits of the protest. Even if I disagree with the basis of the protest, I couldn't care less about the flag being burned.

While I'm at it, I'd like to make a proposal. Let's stop the insipid tradition of playing/singing the national anthem everytime a few people get together for a sporting event.

And if the protest merits your agreement, you immidately okay with a person that insults you by insulting your flag, which in turn represents your country and nation?
The flag of my country is burned by a lot of people too. And I know why they burn it. They do it to insult my nation, they hate us, and since they cannot bring down our state, they burn our flag to have some fun with the flag pole later. I never came across a bunch of people trying to burn my flag, but if I do, I will first warn them to hand over the flag, and if not, I will take action. This is my duty as a member of the nation that the flag stands for.

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He's acting all edgy and anarchist. As you said, if you hate your country, and don't respect its symbols, why really do you expect it to fit your standards? Obviously you're not the one to determine what is stupid or not. You don't even like the country, nor respect the symbols that represent the country and its people.
And you even speak ill of your war dead, since the country is stupid, those who die for it, also ought to be stupid.
Once I had said that no loyalty could be expected from leftists and liberals. And as it turns out, they are ready to insult the country, its people, its symbols, and those who have given their life for it whenever something does not suit them, perhaps even betray it for the right price.

Yeah keep connecting imaginary dots.

And I already said, I want to stay here. But it is not simple for those who wish to leave was my point.

Well, I'm not connecting imaginary dots, you yourself have made those connections in your post. For those who want to leave...Well, why really leave? Where to? Where do you expect to get a better life? And why do you think that they would welcome a penniless American anywhere on earth?
Personally I think you should be grateful. People go through numerous hardships just to come to your country. Instead I see here a lot of people complaining about things. And by complaining, they do not even claim to love or care about the country and its people so as to really complain.