Would you ever burn any country's flag?

[SpeedRacer 1]

I was thinking about demonstaters who burn American or British flags & I was wondering if anyone here would ever burn another country's flag, and if so, which country & why.

Personally, I can't think of any country whose flag I would burn. It's just too hateful, IMHO.

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[rehmwa 2]

There's a note about flag burning as the correct process for old American flags. I know that's not what you mean, so thought to just get that out of the way.

I think burning a flag is stupid expression of free speech, I wouldn't do it. Not to my own flag or another's. If another thinks it's legitimate, then fine, go ahead, I think they are idiots wasting energy.

It's definitely not art, when that excuse is used, it's just a childish tantrum.

But I'm not a fan of symbolism, so if it wasn't for the purpose of some obscure symbolic gesture - Then I'd burn flags, no problem - if I was cold and there wasn't any wood to burn.

edit: short answer - as a symbolic message or gesture? No that's for the idiots. As a practical matter? sure, cloth burns nice.

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[skytash 0]

no, part of the joy of free speech is that I can also respect others right to free speech. If I disagree with them, I can just ignore them.

tash

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[sinker 0]

i would never burn another nations flag in protest.

-the artist formerly known as sinker

[Elisha 1]

No.

The point, in virtually all cases, is disagreeing with the (in)actions of the government or dominant religous group - not the general populouce. Burning a flag, sounds...I don't know...racist?

[artistcalledian 0]

i would, probably the Irish LOL

Is burning a flag any worse than being verbally abusive, i don't think so

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[SpeedRacer 1]

at least if you're verbally abusive, you can articulate just what you mean, whereas I've always thought that flag burning is just blind & impotent rage.

have you ever noticed what total losers flag burners are?

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[rehmwa 2]

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have you ever noticed what total losers flag burners are?

strange, since their visible actions are essentially impotent whining, I don't notice anything else about them after that point in time at all.....

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[shropshire 0]

On the other hand... Have you ever noticed what total losers flag wavers are? ...... just the other side of the same coin [maybe].

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[jenfly00 0]

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at least if you're verbally abusive, you can articulate just what you mean, whereas I've always thought that flag burning is just blind & impotent rage.

have you ever noticed what total losers flag burners are?

Bubba and Jed were riding in a wagon pulled by a mule. The mule just up and stopped so Bubba began to use the whip. Jed was shocked by this behavior and told the Bubba that you have to treat the mule kindly, to speak to him softly and caringly to bring him around to pulling the wagon again.

Bubba says, OK, give it a shot so Jed gets out, picks up a 2x4 and smacks the mule across the forehead. Bubba jumps up and says, I though you had to treat him kindly.

Yep, Jed says, but first you have to get his attention.

Sometimes, burning a flag might do just that.

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[artistcalledian 0]

don't read too much into it, its just a bit of cloth

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[GTAVercetti 0]

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But I'm not a fan of symbolism, so if it wasn't for the purpose of some obscure symbolic gesture - Then I'd burn flags, no problem - if I was cold and there wasn't any wood to burn.

There is my opinion...straight from rehmwa's keyboard.

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[Zenister 0]

only if i needed it for fuel..

as a political statement its rather worthless...

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[SkyDekker 1,465]

not many otehr countries honour their flag as mych as the US does, To americans their flag means something, to many populations of other countries, they could care less...

growing up in Holland, Iw ould have happily burned a German flag....I doubt any german would have really cared though

[artistcalledian 0]

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not many otehr countries honour their flag as mych as the US does, To americans their flag means something, to many populations of other countries, they could care less...

growing up in Holland, Iw ould have happily burned a German flag....I doubt any german would have really cared though

as an Englishman, I'm very patriotic of the Cross of Saint George, but the Union Jack doesn't fill me with as much pride... i'm still proud of it, but its the cross of Saint George that means the most to me

I'd think somebody was a twat if i saw them burn a Cross of Saint George

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[shropshire 0]

The Union Jack isn't s'posed to fill you with pride... it's just the pole on which the Union Flag flies

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[artistcalledian 0]

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The Union Jack isn't s'posed to fill you with pride... it's just the pole on which the Union Flag flies

just living up to my signature

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[shropshire 0]

Jezz some times it really fits

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[ReBirth 0]

I wouldn't just because it's lame. I don't get upset when I see people burning the US flag. I just think they're idiots. What point does it prove? Flags in general are a silly invention.

[Ian84 0]

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i would, probably the Irish LOL

Is burning a flag any worse than being verbally abusive, i don't think so

Well, I'm an Irish person livng in the UK. In fact, I'm in the military so the amount of verbal abuse I receive is second to none. Mostly its well meant and just a bit of banter but if someone dared burn the tricolour in front of me that person would lose a few teeth, but I would never burn the flag of any country. Something about it seems more deeply offensive than just giving me a slagging.

[NlghtJumper 0]

I am a soldier currently fighting in Afghanistan. And personally, the US Flag means quite a bit to me. If I were to see someone burning it, or disgracing it in any other way, I would be really pissed. Though the general population of civilians in the US may look at the flag as just a piece of cloth, I see it as so much more. I would never burn another countries flag either. To me, it is the ultimate disrespect to any country.

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and when that woman destroys him,
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[miked10270 0]

I'm guessing that burning a French flag (in particular the white bit) would be a serious crime.

Mike.

Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable.

Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

[miked10270 0]

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The Union Jack isn't s'posed to fill you with pride... it's just the pole on which the Union Flag flies

Err... The "Union Jack" is in fact a flag. Specifically it's the Union Flag when flown from the Jackstaff of a vessel (or even on occasion a building)!



Mike.

Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable.

Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.

[kallend 2,117]

The Flag Institute says:

It is often stated that the Union Flag should only be described as the Union Jack when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. From early in its life the Admiralty itself frequently referred to the flag as the Union Jack, whatever its use, and in 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that Their Lordships had decided that either name could be used officially. Such use was given Parliamentary approval in 1908 when it was stated that “the Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag”.

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[miked10270 0]

I understand that the term Union "Jack" dated back to the Battle of Camperdown along with the term "Nailing Your Colours to The Mast".

Then again, like Jack Crawford I am a native of Sunderland so this particular historical claim may have a biased pedigree.

Mike.

Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable.

Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode.