Beretta92FSLady
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It's the hygene issue, I'm allergic to hippies also.:lol:
I take a bath once a week, you know, to save Mother Earth from getting dehydrated.
It's the hygene issue, I'm allergic to hippies also.:lol:
I take a bath once a week, you know, to save Mother Earth from getting dehydrated.
Jesus is a far cry from Obama for most folks, not so much for the remainder. Both instances are equally inappropriate considering the flag code. But, Jesus on a US flag is far less 'offensive' compared to Obama on a US flag for those who are easily offended.<snip> Sorry for shortening your paragraph there, went too far below the page on my iPhone.
Anyone can use the major search engines for "Jesus face on U.S. Flags" or "US Flag with Jesus"; On google images, within the first two pages, last I looked two hours ago, there's seven with his face in place of the stars.
Now, I've may not have been around as long as you, nor have I been to every state in the south, my experience and what I've seen, has been primarily along the KY/VA border, and along US31 (I think it was 31, or 31A) that I took while heading down to Huntsville, AL for a FurCon; Many different incarnations of the U.S. Flag with Jesus either within the stripes, or in the place of the stars. In both areas.
Jesus is a far cry from Obama for most folks, not so much for the remainder. Both instances are equally inappropriate considering the flag code. But, Jesus on a US flag is far less 'offensive' compared to Obama on a US flag for those who are easily offended.
Both instances are equally inappropriate considering the flag code. But, Jesus on a US flag is far less 'offensive' compared to Obama on a US flag for those who are easily offended.
I did not state that I was offended.
LOL! Right on both counts, I suspect.
By the way, one of the veterans said:
Frankly, I'm not sure what to think about someone who fights and dies for a flag rather than, say, freedom. Which includes, you know, the freedom of doing tacky and tasteless things with flags.
Sounds to me like such a person is fighting for a government (for which the flag is ultimately a symbol), rather than the ideas which our society cherishes (or used to cherish).
I might say that I find that a little disrespectful. Certainly no less disrespectful than some ridiculous Obama Messiah flag, which I find too hilariously stupid to really even think of as disrespectful.
It's kind of like, a retarded kid might give me the finger, but you know what? I'm not going to let that bother me. It probably doesn't mean to him what it does to me. He is, after all, a retard.
Ah! Now you've got me on board (now that we're talking about what the symbol is intended to represent).
And I agree completely. Citizen made an excellent post recently regarding the difference in perception of the office of President from the time of its inception to today.
People should be more concerned with electing representatives who actually consider the concerns of their constituency, rather than electing some figurehead who pretends to represent their "side" in the fictitious left-vs-right "debate". (The best part is the cute way in which everyone and all their friends are conveniently on the same "side". Politics isn't about thought anymore, it's about pretending you're smart and cool for your friends. Disgusting.)
You stated it, not me, that whole Christian nation thing.Ah, well I apologize for misunderstanding you on that portion, wasn't paying much attention to it, distracted~
Still; I don't understand how it would be less offensive for some people to have christ's picture on it instead of obama's; shed some light on it please?
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I don't question anyone's patriotism simply because because everyone is a patriot unless they actively work against liberty. They may not be a patriot as I define it, but if they are for liberty and against anti-liberty, they aren't the issue. the anti-liberty folks are.
Question? No.Ahh, I see, so you do question peoples patriotism. There is a prerequisite to your not questioning a person's patriotism, if it is not met, then you do question it.
You seem to be an Absolutist. Nothing wrong with it, just saying.
Am I demanding that there be a law preventing them from doing it? No, I'm not. Am I saying that it's not their right to be able to do this? No, I'm not. So quit trying to put words in my mouth and quit trying to twist this around to make us vets that think this is disgusting as bad guys.
Being against things like this is no different than being against things like the Westboro Church. It is disgraceful, it is disrespectful, but we're NOT saying that it should be illegal. But those that partake in such actions should be shunned by the community and it should be clear that such things are NOT viewed as acceptable by the community even if they are to be tolerated.
http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30243.pdf
Well boys and girls it is federal law he (or his reps)is breaking federal law (what is new in that). It would make a nice emblem for his new country, you know, the one he is trying to create.
Nowhere did I call for a law against the vets' behavior, nor put words in your mouth.
I was simply pointing out that the vets should be celebrating the D group's freedom to wave their flag instead of demanding they take it down. The vets were demanding that the D's stifle their free speech in the form of waving their flag because they disagree with the form and content of the message.
Shun the local D's as they would the Westoro nutbags - that's all fine, and completely in the spirit of free speech in our society. But don't demand they stop expressing themselves.
Live and let live - that embraces the spirit of the freedom of speech in our country, along with the corollary that nothing slimy survives exposure to intense sunlight. Put the D group's flag on every local news station and in every newspaper. Talk about it on local talk radio. Express displeasure with the message flying the flag sends. Let the public know about it so people can make their own decisions whether to join or support the group and what the flag says it stands for.
But don't try to make them stop. How else can the message and messenger be exposed for what they are? That's the beauty of free speech - it allows everyone access to more information so they can better make an informed decision whether to join - or shun - people and organizations.
It is illegal to fly that flag as it violates US flag code. As such there is nothing wrong with demanding that they take it down. But I guess you weren't paying attention to that bit.
Unconstitutional laws, especially those which have already been declared as such, have no authority.