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markus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 10:25 AM
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Fly your flags, like Bush asked...but At Half Staff
I want to suggest that flying the flag upside down is liable to piss off some people who's support in ending the war we might want. It will be seen by some (older veterans come to mind) as disrespectful.

Flying the flag at half-staff is a well accepted symbol, and if everyone who questioned the war did this over the long weekend, it would be a powerful symbol of how united this country is inspite of Bush (in fact, because of him) in questioning this war in Iraq.

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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 10:29 AM
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1. I'll do it.
nominated.

:patriot:
rocknation
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LiberalinNC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 10:29 AM
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2. I refuse to fly my flag until everyone of our soliders are home safe!
Until then, my flag will remain folded in the closet!
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demo dutch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 10:34 AM
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3. I'm not flying anything until the war is over I don't believe in symbolism
Edited on Thu Jun-30-05 10:38 AM by demo dutch
that's a republican thing!
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Starone Donating Member (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 10:34 AM
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4. Mine's half mast
for all those soldiers Bush sent off to death....especially the 17 killed yesterday.
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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 10:35 AM
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5. Great idea.
If I had a flag I would probably do that since I live in the town where the Phelps clan flies an enormous flag upside down all the time. Here you might be taken for a Phelps supporter if you did that. LOL, if they only knew me.

I will pass that along to others here who feel the same as I do.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 10:48 AM
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markus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 11:26 AM
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7. Common practice dicates otherwise
I'll have to let the VFW and state workers know no more flying the flag at half mast for local dignataries passing, etc.

I resent the suggestion that flying the flag at half-mast is somehow in the same domain of statements as flag burning.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 12:42 PM
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cyberpj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 12:48 PM
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9. Flyin my flag... just like Bush asked. Don't think my Republican neighbors
will like it though.......

Got 1 of these on my car, another on my front door and the real thing flying high from my deck!

"The answer my friend, is blowin in the wind......."

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