Should Flag Burning Be Illegal?

[Wells]

the next part of the post addresses your concerns

good job avoiding it

No it doesn't. "Speech" includes all forms of communication. Vocal, written, symbolic, artistic, physically expressive etc etc. All covered. You'll never get anywhere in the US with an interpretation of the 1st amendment that doesn't, for instance, cover paintings.

[Sky High]

No it doesn't. "Speech" includes all forms of communication. Vocal, written, symbolic, artistic, physically expressive etc etc. All covered. You'll never get anywhere in the US with an interpretation of the 1st amendment that doesn't, for instance, cover paintings.

or things like neo-Nazis having a parade through Jewish neighborhoods.

[LilSaihah]

Making flag-burning illegal just strikes me as the sign of an insecure nation. It's really petty to legislate against and the flag is just a national ego thing.

[Glorious Leader]

I mean im not shocked that conservatives are against this while also simultaneously whining about so called pc police and sjw. I mean flag burning is unacceptable as an expression of speech but if you tell me i cant spit hate and vitriol well thats just my god given constitutional right. This was expressed so well when that milo yanninopolos cunt went on tv and said we're just protecting free speech and then told colin kaepernick to fuck off for taking a knee.

[LilSaihah]

This was expressed so well when that milo yanninopolos cunt went on tv and said we're just protecting free speech and then told colin kaepernick to fuck off for taking a knee.

Wasn't that him disagreeing with the content of the speech rather than his ability to speak?

[Gandrake]

No it doesn't.

then maybe you should try to read a little harder

you know, the whole "we dont communicate by smacking two sticks together anymore" and how people only burn flags because "they know it pisses people off" part. If your intent was to communicate you don't like the direction of this country or something the government was doing and you decided to do that by burning a flag, you're doing a pretty poor job of communicating because the message you are sending is not being properly received.

I mean that's the whole point of speech. Burning a flag is like going to spain and speaking in poor spanish you want to fuck the pig and jizz all over it when you meant to say you want to stuff the pig and slather it in marinade

[NYC17]

then maybe you should try to read a little harder

you know, the whole "we dont communicate by smacking two sticks together anymore" and how people only burn flags because "they know it pisses people off" part. If your intent was to communicate you don't like the direction of this country or something the government was doing and you decided to do that by burning a flag, you're doing a pretty poor job of communicating because the message you are sending is not being properly received.

I mean that's the whole point of speech. Burning a flag is like going to spain and speaking in poor spanish you want to fuck the pig and jizz all over it when you meant to say you want to stuff the pig and slather it in marinade

He read it, I'm sure. It's just not a thought that's worth a shit. Or relevant to the actual discussion.

[Gandrake]

He read it, I'm sure. It's just not a thought that's worth a shit. Or relevant to the actual discussion.

thats a really funny way of saying wow gandrake thank you for enlightening me

how did you even put that many letters wrong in your sentence

[NYC17]

thats a really funny way of saying wow gandrake thank you for enlightening me

how did you even put that many letters wrong in your sentence

It's easy for you to interpret it that way when you aren't capable of comprehending things like the basics of free speech. I don't blame you. I blame your parents.

[Gandrake]

hey man you're welcome! I'm glad I could help.

hit me up if you need help with anything else

[Pickynerd]

The one making the claim is the one who provides the proof, that is how it works.

While you're trying to disprove something, yeah.

[JohnBrown1917]

While you're trying to disprove something, yeah.

I'm not trying to disprove it, nice try.

[Pickynerd]

I'm not trying to disprove it, nice try.

Then shut your pie hole.

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It's still just a flag, you're free to attach whatever emotion to it but its still just a flag.

And what message does this send?

[Pickynerd]

Freedom!?

/10char

Don't get freedom and anarchy twisted.

[Felnoire]

No, what would we put on bonfires on the twelfth? Other than effigies of the Pope of course, that's a given.

[Deleted]

Don't get freedom and anarchy twisted.

He hasn't....

[Pickynerd]

He hasn't....

Just double standards of what is, and is not accepted, correct?

[Deleted]

Just double standards of what is, and is not accepted, correct?

No, its just you trying really hard to make flag burning seem something that it really is not. It is a piece of cloth, get over yourself.

[Pickynerd]

No, its just you trying really hard to make flag burning seem something that it really is not. It is a piece of cloth, get over yourself.

It's a symbol, not just a piece of cloth.

[Deleted]

It's a symbol, not just a piece of cloth.

That makes no difference what so ever, it is still just a piece of cloth.