Actually, it's more like THIS!

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michelle - there were some teenagers burning the aussie flag a few years ago, pisses me orff! you don't have to like or agree with your government but the flag of a country represents the people of that country.

i'm an aussie and we lost another digger in afghanistan 2 days ago. he was one of the best, a west aussie. i see the photos of these fine men on the front of the newspaper and i know they are fighting for me, for the country i live in. so if someone is going to burn or desecrate the flag that he wears on his arm i want them shipped out... make a special ark for them and they can live on it \m/

So many people back home in the UK complaining about immigrants....guess thats what they get for colonizing and raping countrys that werent theirs then eh...feckin monarchy, 400 years of tyranny and corruption, its all their doing, same shit different year

slansh: Yeah i know! Most other countries have had the sense to overthrow their monarchies, so why not us? The royal family weren't even given their land to start with. They went around killing people and taking over the country, and now we have to pay for them to sit around all day in their massive palace! It's just stupid... They don't even do anything anymore. The queen is just a figure head for britain.

Blue Moon - ah, no cam gotcha. You missed the pun. Don't make them better than my versions hey there's a good chap. Look forward to them as ever. Have a nice hol

Do The Stu - if I was over there then I'd grab the ticket in a heartbeat. Have a great time

Pip - ditto the show ticket. Unfortunately I can't watch the live stream either cos it's 1pm Monday - bugger.

BigB, that's exactly it, when you piss on the flag, you're pissing on the people.

Hey Joe... You are coming to Casino Rama next friday. I saw you play in 88 in Winnipeg before the montreal taping and was the best concert I have ever seen. I will be bringing my wife to the concert at Casino Rama.

For her 30th birthday I took her skydiving and had it videotaped and laid the surfing with the alien track on the video as she parachuted out and down to the ground. The most appropriate track to use. I was hoping you might drag her up on stage and let her dance to that song as she loves it so much.

As far away from the lightning bolt as possible.

Actually, the proper way of disposing of an American Flag is by burning. Flags are donated to VFW members and they have a day once every year to dispose of the flags in a dignified manner. They properly fold the flags and then burn them ceremonially.

buying the satchurator soon, with my tip money. Sadly, they don't have the TimeMachine, Big Bad Wah, or the Ice9 pedals

oxley11

But about the flag being burned disrespectfully, yes, it should be a hate crime. The flag represents the people, our freedom, our unity as 50 different states, but as one nation, etc. The flag is more to us than just an icon. It's a reflection upon us. It's a sign of hope and will and fellowship. It's more than "just" a flag.

Precisely my point. It's the thought that counts.

If an action is legal if done with reverence, it should not be a crime if done with disrespect. To make it so contradicts the concepts of liberty upon which this nation was founded.

I am not defending flag burning, as some of you seem to think, but defending the principles for which the flag stands for me. Liberty and Justice for all; not just for those who happen to agree with me, or the government, or those who think such irreverence justifies violence, whether by an individual or the state.

Some of you might remember the 1776 in the old handle; it was not there for looks, and the sentiment remains.

I would agree that, if you feel strongly enough against the country to burn the flag, you should strongly consider leaving; I'll even help you pack and drive you to the airport.