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dyinshadows:

--- Quote from: Ay ---If you don't like it, get out.  Would it hurt to show a little respect for your country?  There are other ways to protest, other than burning an American flag.  Especially on the 4th of July.  If you compare us to other coutries, America is rather spiffin, at least we don't force you to agree with the government else we kill ya.  You could at least respect the symbol of our country in your protests, since we're one country that actually lets you protest.
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Dude...calm down.  No one's saying America is horrible compared to other countries.

"We're one country that actually lets you protest"...that's what people are doing.  Protesting.  The flag is a symbol, nothing more.  One person burning a flag doesn't hurt you.  It doesn't hurt anyone.  [Un]Fortunately, free speech includes speech with which you vehemently disagree--and that's what is great about this country.

Ay:
Burning a flag is destroying a symbol of our country, and as many people see it, burning a symbol of the free world.  By doing this people (and it is widely thought, at least by the folk I've spoken with) give off the impression that they hate America and free society and what it stands for.  I think that's one method of protest that's a touch too drastic.  There ARE other ways to protest, rather than defacing a symbol of our country.

Se7en:
I have absolutely no idea who that guy is, but ive read those blog entrys, and what he says is absolutely right. I dont think its publicity hes after, and theres nothing insane about what he says. Hes an angry man, angry at the injustice in america at the moment, and i can respect that.
If i were american, it could have been me that posted that rant and burnt that flag.

Yeah, i recognise that to americans, thats a pretty drastic form of protest, but hes protesting against some pretty drastic things. The truth hurts, and its going to take a lot of truth to balance out the bullshit being spread about.

You just have to read that blog entry in a calm and impartial way to see it. Im not an american, and i dont know him from adam, so i took it at face value.

StarMinion1:
I don't think his motives are strong, equating freedom of speech to the burning of symbols. There are many more ways to express ones self, minus the angry mobs. But one cannot argue with someone who is correct in their own mind.

Yet, I was wondering... Where did this burning occur? If it was in some sort of public forum, then I'd see politicians debating about it on TV, hear it on the radio, and posted everywhere online. If he really wanted to make it a statement, he should have done it in public, preaching his manifesto to the masses. If he is correct in his rationalization, then he should explain his motives to those who believe he is unjust and take their scorn in stride, as long as it doesn't lead to violence.

But the only thing that really bothers me is the whole burning thing... I believe it's silly to burn things, even if it's a statement. I don't see this situation as "a man who burned a sacred symbol", but as "a man who endangerd himself or quite possibly others."

Anyway, I believe it is a publicity stunt like the whole SNL, Sinead O' Conner, Ripping of the Pope's picture thing. An act that seemed justified to herself, causing major backlash from those who disagreed.

jeph:
I'm not going to get into my personal opinion of Sean because that is nobody's business but mine.

That being said, he and every other American has (or should have, depending on what gets passed) the right to burn our flag in protest.

Dissent is patriotic.

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