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BushOut06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:50 AM Original message |
Should this be illegal, or a matter of free expression? |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. In a free country, that would be an example of free expression. nm |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. That's not even the slightest bit offensive to me. |
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NavyDavy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
21. and against protocol |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. The positions of the flags on a pole? What legal question could there be? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I think it actually is illegal. n/t |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
4. So far as I am aware, it's not illegal, and all those mouth breathing racists are wrong. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:08 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. So I should jump on the next flight out? Because my heritage is more important than my country? |
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NavyDavy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:13 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. yes take your butt back to Ireland and fly your flag all you want |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:53 AM Response to Reply #16 |
41. It would have been easier had you asked without all the accusations. |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #41 |
152. Well said, Rabrrrr! |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 01:14 PM Response to Reply #152 |
154. Flying one's own over a host country's flag is the rudist thing I can think of to do |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #154 |
160. you are absolutely correct - they should be the same height - |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
89. Ethnocentrism is, by definition, offensive to the American ideal. nt |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
27. It is Illegal by Federal Law, but a law that has no punishment |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:41 AM Response to Reply #27 |
37. Thanks! I had thought it was just in the "Flag Code" as a "ought to be done" |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
85. It reflected William Jennings Byran Attitude to such laws. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #37 |
127. the "flag code" is codified into US law, but its essentially a set of voluntary guidelines |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
157. I believe the law states that if the two countries are at peace, then |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
73. Why is flag protocol racist? n/t |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #73 |
91. Do you really believe these people give a shit about flag protocol? |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #91 |
108. Sure they do. Don't you remember that picture of the guy with the flag fanny pack? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #91 |
124. Yes. n/t |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #124 |
126. Would you like to purchase a bridge? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #73 |
109. It isn't. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
6. It is not illegal, nor should it be. nt |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
7. This would be constitutionally protected free speech. |
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TheUniverse (954 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:00 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. They might hold up now. |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Actually, that's a good point. |
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TheUniverse (954 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. I just watched the video. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. I think it is disgusting, frankly, and no joke. But then, I don't like the Confederate flag flown, |
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NavyDavy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:00 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. wrong, read the rules and this is international rules not US |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
164. Read the OP. It was a QUESTION which I ANSWERED with my OPINION. |
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NavyDavy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
9. here is the rule |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
12. It is not illegal (if this is in the US). However, |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:14 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. One exception |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
13. It is illegal and rightly so. |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:07 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Agreed. |
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NavyDavy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:11 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. agree 100 percent.....the ones that think its arrogance just don't |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:18 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Agreed! |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
32. That's your prerogative. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
104. agreed |
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MyNameGoesHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:07 AM Response to Reply #18 |
61. Do you have pride in your country |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Not every country is as nationalist oriented as the US. |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
38. Well, that's great for CH |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:54 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. I'm an American. |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:51 AM Response to Reply #42 |
52. I'm happy for you. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Why so snarky? |
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trusty elf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
139. Hey Heidi, I'm an expat American living in Switzerland, |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #38 |
122. Yes, our own set of laws. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 11:16 AM Response to Reply #25 |
80. The Oldest Known Cherokee Flag |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #80 |
82. I've only one thing to say to you, mister. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:20 AM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Congressional guidelines require the USA flag to be on top... |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:14 AM Response to Reply #26 |
47. The rules regarding placement "on top" apply only to the flags of states, not countries. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Okay. nt |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #47 |
129. actually, the code says flags of other nations should not be flown |
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DrDan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
159. nope |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:22 AM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Show me the law. Not a "rule" not a "regulation". A law. |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:37 AM Response to Reply #29 |
50. Title 4 United States Code Chap 1 Sec 7 Para (g) |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:02 AM Response to Reply #50 |
57. Not illegal. Bad taste, perhaps, but not illegal; the US Flag Code is advisory, not regulatory. |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #57 |
64. No penalty for infraction does not equal "not illegal" |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #64 |
78. Well then, let's just say "it's illegal, but there's nothing we can do about it." |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #64 |
167. Like the law still on the Texas books... |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
35. not illegal |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:07 AM Response to Reply #13 |
62. So, because someone else is a moron, I must be a moron, in order to preserve |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:53 AM Response to Reply #13 |
75. Agree. n/t |
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mudesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
117. Yes. Canada. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
125. Should we put 'em in the slammer with kiddie rapists? |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
165. I agree |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
17. Is it offensive? Yes. Should it be Illegal? No. |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
22. But it is illegal |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:21 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. See post #26. nt |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:27 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. See my previous post, the FEDERAL LAW on Flags ha no punishment attached to them |
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AnarchoFreeThinker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:37 AM Response to Reply #22 |
34. WTF? |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:02 AM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Guess we have a little difference of opinion my du compadre |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:33 AM Response to Reply #44 |
69. Then give me internal friction any day... |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #44 |
81. The law is bereft of all moral authority |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #44 |
120. Pfff. |
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AnarchoFreeThinker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 10:37 AM Response to Reply #44 |
150. Seen a lot of rampant anarchy, have you? |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
30. Not illegal, but shows a tremendous lack of class |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:19 AM Response to Reply #30 |
48. Shall we take bets |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:15 AM Response to Reply #48 |
65. lol true |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:56 AM Response to Reply #65 |
77. I agree |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:08 PM Response to Reply #77 |
83. Actually most do, from my experience |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #65 |
90. Agree |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:51 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Great analogy |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #90 |
107. That's a terrible analogy |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:26 PM Response to Reply #107 |
144. blah blah bullshit |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #90 |
121. Huh? |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:27 PM Response to Reply #121 |
145. You are missing the point |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #145 |
168. That would be the house that we kicked the original inhabitants from, yes? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #48 |
147. Because there is no racism on DU. And because |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
132. I proudly fly my US flag. And I'll defend the right of anyone to fly it anyway they want to |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
33. It's simply incorrect, like a big typo. |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
36. I don't care, it's empty symbolism. - n/t |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
39. To read many of the responses, I almost thought I had wandered into |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
40. Wholly incorrect |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
43. technically it's against the Flag Code, thus illegal |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:08 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Good points |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:08 AM Response to Reply #43 |
63. There is no penalty for violation of the Flag Code, hence no enforcement. |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:16 AM Response to Reply #43 |
66. "Hell, the Country Music Awards would be in Gitmo if the Flag Code were properly enforced" |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #43 |
70. He wiped his mouth with the flag, git 'im! |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:52 AM Response to Reply #43 |
74. So is... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:35 PM Response to Reply #43 |
86. In that case, the Flag Code is against the first amendment. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:18 PM Response to Reply #86 |
95. not necessarily |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #95 |
103. Yes, necessarily. |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #103 |
106. look, you can try to start a fight with me all day if you want |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #106 |
111. ... |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #111 |
112. never mind |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #112 |
118. I'm not ignoring what you're saying. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #43 |
133. actually there are penalties for one category of flag code violations: |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
45. you can take away habeas corpus, but don't fuck with the flag |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:20 AM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Isn't that the truth! n/t |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
53. It should definitely not be illegal |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #53 |
79. Yet some get their ass all in a wad over the Confederate flag. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #79 |
87. Meh. |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #87 |
93. Agreed |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
54. Gotta love a fetish |
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Snarkturian Clone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:59 AM Original message |
Stupidity is not nor should not be illegal NT |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
56. It's not easy maintaining a free society. |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
58. It *is* a matter of free speech, as the Supreme Court has ruled. |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
59. Free speech and I don't see it as offensive in the slightest. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
60. It's a violation of the Flag Code. So what, so is all those stupid little flag lapel pins. |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
67. This doesn't upset me but I can see why it would upset others. |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #67 |
98. I do not think it was intentional -- see my post #96 |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:01 PM Response to Reply #98 |
116. I live near Arvin and Lamont, CA. Both cities are almost 100% Hispanic. If the Mexican flag were |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
68. I can't find it in myself to feel... |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
71. I have no opinion. |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
72. I just don't get this veneration of "The Flag" |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
76. thank you for this thread - so many ignores to add |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
84. I think it's disgusting that people have to ask. |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
88. Who gives a sh*t. Its an empty symbol. Just like religion. There is nothing real behind it. |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
94. I would ask why a person with such strong feelings for his... |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:18 PM Response to Reply #94 |
96. I live in Reno, and, considering where this bar/restaurant is located |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #96 |
99. The video was down when I tried to watch it... |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:29 PM Response to Reply #99 |
101. Try this link |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #101 |
140. Thanks. I think the Vet would have better made his point... |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #140 |
143. I agree |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. Bingo |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #97 |
100. I disagree. See my post #96. I really think it was ignorance that would lead this Hispanic |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #100 |
113. I agree it is possible |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #97 |
105. Maybe he figured he was getting more business from Mexican-Americans... |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:56 PM Response to Reply #97 |
110. Confederate flag brings up racism and was the symbol for the "Old South"that included Jim Crow |
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mudesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:12 PM Response to Reply #94 |
119. What a crock |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:35 PM Response to Reply #119 |
131. Perhaps the flag-hanger is the rabid nationalistic cheerleader... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #131 |
134. Maybe. |
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mudesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #131 |
141. He didn't have to fly the American flag at all, now did he? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 02:02 PM Response to Reply #141 |
161. If he hadn't flown the U.S. flag at all, there'd be no violation of flag etiquette. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #94 |
123. Ah yes. |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:34 PM Response to Reply #123 |
130. Oh yeah. It's exactly like that... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #130 |
135. It is exactly like that. |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:57 PM Response to Reply #135 |
138. You first equated it with lynching... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 01:23 PM Response to Reply #138 |
155. I'm equating racism with racism. |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #155 |
162. I know plenty of "Hispanics" who have skin as fair as mine.... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #162 |
163. Yes, yes. |
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Zookeeper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #163 |
166. You sure have a way of imposing your thoughts on other... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #166 |
169. Hey... |
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siri2k (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
102. Sounds like an issue the rightwing would raise to distract from real... |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
114. It actually bothers me when the state flag flies below the US flag |
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eagler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
115. It's a misunderstanding, case closed. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
128. I see two colorful pieces of fabric flying beside each other |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
136. Should these be illegal, or a matter of free expression? |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 09:41 PM Response to Reply #136 |
146. I think those pants should be illegal anywhere |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:02 PM Response to Reply #146 |
148. They are horrible, aren't they? |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 10:05 PM Response to Reply #148 |
149. Well, I'd bet even Cheney wouldn't mistake you for a bird in *that* getup. |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
137. I find plastic made in China flags on SUVs more offensive |
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eagler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
142. I fear this incident is only the beginning of a national boil |
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FyurFly (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 11:35 AM Response to Reply #142 |
151. This is only the beginning and will get much worse n/t |
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Emit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
153. Reported on our local Reno news -- the owner is getting death threats now. n/t |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
156. "Patriotism is the most foolish of passions, and the passion of fools." |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-04-07 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
158. free expression n/t |
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