Angry crowd swarms for scheduled flag burning [Video]

[kahless]

I have come to see the flag for what it really is: a symbol of my master who claims ownership over my life, my family and my wages.

It saddens me that my country has come to this. Fly it upside down.

 

[Danke]

Of course.

And the Bible, and the Torah, and the Bhagavad Gita, and the Book of Mormon, and the Harry Potter books.

Harry Potter books!?! Vessol you are taking this too far!

 

[nobody's_hero]

Human beings weave a sense of identity out of a bunch of threads including their opinions, their jobs, their family name and reputation, their ethnic background, their religion, their political party, their favorite sports team, and so on. For many people, the nation and its symbols become part of their personal identity, their sense of self. In a very real sense, attacking their country or its symbols is experienced by them as an attack on them personally, even a kind of death threat. Hence, the emotionally-driven response.

Pretty good summary. I think that goes for politicians as well. Ever make fun of a representative that someone else voted for, and then they get all hissy like you just kicked their dog?

 

[Xenophage]

As long as nobody got violent, each side was expressing itself within their rights. I don't have any desire to burn a flag, except to prove that I can - and as long as I know I can, the issue is irrelevant.

Flag burning, much like attending a Lady GaGa or Justin Bieber concert, can be demonized and deplored - so long as nobody raises the specter of outlawing it.

 

[libertybrewcity]

I don't see anything wrong with liking your country. There is nothing wrong with a sense of identity. How about you Christians? I bet you would protest the burning of a bible. Hell, if people started burning RP books I would protest too? I love this country, too, even though I don't agree with hardly anything. I do know that if the United States was ever attacked, we would band together and fight back. No?

 

[Zatch]

How about you Christians? I bet you would protest the burning of a bible.

Nope.

 

[devil21]

If these people took a moment to realize that THEY are the country, not a piece of fabric made in China, then maybe this country isn't so great after all.

"Take his flag!" "Get him!" etc etc

Yeah great place.

 

[CharlesTX]

Hmmm...burning the American flag in the middle of Times Square at the same time having a giant cartoon picture of the prophet Mohammed....

 

[doodle]

Good freeedom news, flag burning "suspect" is under custody:

 

[ClayTrainor]

Good freeedom news, flag burning "suspect" is under custody:

According to the cop the LSU flag was missing and the rope to hold up the US Flag was "severely damaged". Does this mean that the flag burner did not own the flag he burned?

 

[Ray]

http://nation.foxnews.com/american-flag/2011/05/11/lsu-students-chase-flag-burner-campus

Eslava holds dual citizenship for the United States and Colombia. During the early morning hours of May 2, the LSU War Memorial was damaged. The flag mast rope was cut down, the United States flag set afire and the LSU flag stolen. An LSU staff member alerted LSU Police, who responded to the area. LSU Police located the suspect nearby, but was unable to detain him.

During this initial response, police recovered a stolen vehicle, which was used by the suspect. The LSU flag was recovered from inside of the vehicle along with drug paraphernalia, a clothing item belonging to the suspect, and red and black spray paint.

Burning a flag is a protected right, but theft and damaging the property of others is not.

 

[Ray]

Correction, these are 2 different cases. The person who was in OP's video that got chased off campus was planning on burning the flag to protest the case that doodle's video is about. For details on those, see above post ^

 

[Glennsib]

I think the revolution has started in USA.

 

[JK/SEA]

I think the revolution has started in USA.

It started officially 12/16/07..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJDqneN4weE

 

[Glennsib]

It started officially 12/16/07..

David Cameron, The British prime minister said” We should teach the Egyptian revolution in our schools”

Barak Obama, The American president said after the Egyptian revolution “We should raise our Children to be like the Egyptian Youth”

Heinz Fischer, President of Austria said “The Egyptian people are the greatest in the world and deserves the Nobel prize for peace”

Silvio Berlusconi, The prime minister of Italy said” Nothing new about Egypt, The Egyptian just created the history as usual”

Jens Stoltenberg, Norway Prime Minister said “Today, We all are Egyptians”

http://egyptcairoholidays.com/2011/02/16/egypt-latest-news-by-memphis-toursegypt-in-the-worlds-eyes/

When world leaders do not know what they are speaking and what will be the end results then "it is over".

 

[AFPVet]

Human beings weave a sense of identity out of a bunch of threads including their opinions, their jobs, their family name and reputation, their ethnic background, their religion, their political party, their favorite sports team, and so on. For many people, the nation and its symbols become part of their personal identity, their sense of self. In a very real sense, attacking their country or its symbols is experienced by them as an attack on them personally, even a kind of death threat. Hence, the emotionally-driven response.

Precisely... the connection of symbols mark the unification of the people in this Republic. I can only imagine what our founders would think about our times... indeed... they envisioned this... which is why they wrote the Constitution the way that they did.

 

[Vessol]

Harry Potter books!?! Vessol you are taking this too far!

I know I know, but I am only trying to equally represent all the mainstream religions.

 

[t0rnado]

Cowards and insecure people tend to align themselves with metaphorically large symbols like multicolored pieces of cloth. It makes them feel larger and more powerful, so ofcourse they'll get riled up when the symbol is attacked.

Flag burners should carry guns with them and use them for self defense if anyone impedes upon their right to do as they wish with their property.

 

[Verrater]

Family heirlooms represent something to a lot of you.
I'm sure, if you brother or sister wished to burn every family photo that had been left to them, you would protest.

The flag represents ideals to me.
Burning it, to be intentionally disrespectful of those ideals, bothers me.

I still think people have the right to do it, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.

 

[AlexanderY]

Family heirlooms represent something to a lot of you.
I'm sure, if you brother or sister wished to burn every family photo that had been left to them, you would protest.

The flag represents ideals to me.
Burning it, to be intentionally disrespectful of those ideals, bothers me.

I still think people have the right to do it, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.

To be intentionally disrespectful of those ideals or being intentionally disrespectful to the government that disregards them?

The flag represents ideals to me too, but that's mainly based on an intrinsic emotion.

Once I stop and think, and get away from the emotional patriotic trance, I realize that the government that is supposed to uphold the ideals flagrantly acts against them.