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Originally Posted by mardigras
Hate mongering? Hate mongering is taking action against groups of people solely because of their race, national origin, sexual orientation, etc. Protesting one's government is the most sacred thing freedom can offer. What else not good for the "morale of the country" would you like stamped into the US Constitution? I vote for rap music 
Some people think that others that get on the internet and espouse ideas not consistent with the current administration is bad for the morale of the country. When they get to that one, it should be called Amendment 86, regardless of what number they are up to  |
LOL - I'm not for suppression, oppression or anything like that. What I said had context based on the incident I described within that post.
Isn't it hate-mongering to burn the US flag as an immigrant?
I'm British and I moved to Canada several years ago, if I then burned the Canadian flag in the streets with a bunch of fellow Brits saying it's cos of how poorly the Canadians have treated my countrymen/women/etc, then wouldn't that be classified as hate-mongering? (I use this purely as an example, I realise there would be no basis for this event to occur in reality)
I understand wanting to protest the government if you don't like it, that's one of the basics of freedom of course - and I suppose burning the flag is ONE way you can do that - it just seems so useless, I mean, does burning the flag really make any difference other than pissing some people off and showing people that you know how to make a statement in a violent/aggressive way? Sure, it gets the publicity I guess, and publicity is what you want when fighting a cause, but doesn't it show more class to protest without violence?
Where's Gandhi when you need him!
(PS - All I was trying to do was understand where people were coming from cos flag burning just seems wrong to me
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