Pretty sure everyone has heard at least one version/side of the VSU flag debacle where a soldier turned Porn Model decided that Protestors didn't have the right to step on and destroy the US Flag. I thought about writing a long diatribe about it, but someone more skilled than me did it for me.
The above blog is by my esteemed Brother Ben Baker and pretty much says everything I was thinking about saying and even a few things I wasn't thinking about saying in a very colorful and extremely cranky sort of way. So read it and then buy the clue.
For the record, I did a little research and visited 10 different websites that sold US Flags. Of the ten websites, only two actually sold flags made in the US. Of the other 8, 5 were made in China and 3 were made in Pakistan. See as my Brother points out, people are getting peeved about the wrong thing. Instead of getting annoyed that someone exercise their right of freedom of speech/expression, get peeved that we are EXPORTING the production of our national banner to other countries, one of which is a Communist Nation and the other one is a Terrorist Supporting state. Better yet instead of sending 100s of thousands of dollars to a bakery that wants to discriminate against Homosexuals, send all that money to the programs that support the THOUSANDS of Homeless Veterans. If you really want to show your support for the troops that you claim to respect, feed them and cloth them. Help them find a home or a least a shelter from the storms.
People in the US need to buy the clue and get mad about the important things. In the end, a Flag is just a symbol and a piece of cloth. If you don't respect and support the people who gave all to defend it, you really don't have the right to cry over someone else stepping on it.
End of Rant
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