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Originally posted by theking
His assumptions are not accurate.
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Why not? I mean there will always be a group of people who are dissatisfied with the way things are. If they don't protest it's because either they don't care that much, or they're afraid to. You're making the mistake of thinking flag burners have something against the flag. They burn it to protest the government, since it is a symbol of the government. Larry Flynt wore the flag as a diaper. He isn't anti-America. Abbie Hoffman burned the flag, he also wore the flag as a shirt, and was very patriotic. He didn't believe in what the government was doing, so the flag was an effigy for the Pentagon, the Oval Office, the Capitol. Americans have a responsibility to not be sheep. To be concerned citizens. Americans have a responsibilty to keep the powers that be in check.
