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plonqI read an interested on-ed piece yesterday concerning how Congress looking to (probably successfully this time) pass a resolution making it a crime to diss the flag (actually it's a constitutional amendment, so it would still have to get past the states). The gist of the article was that the flag is treated more like a religious symbol than it is a national banner.
As with most op-ed pieces, it's 90% bullshiat, but it's got enough underlying tidbits of truth to make one step back and say, "Hm."
I've always found that whole "daily mantra to the flag" routine to be a bit creepy - then again, when I was a wee lad we used to have to sing God Save The Queen and recite the Lord's Prayer every morning, so I guess it's all just a matter of perspective.
"The evidence that we literally worship the flag is overwhelming. Unique among all nations, we have a Flag Day, a Flag code etiquette, a national anthem dedicated to the flag and a verbal salute to the flag. Twenty-seven states require school children to salute the flag daily."
As with most op-ed pieces, it's 90% bullshiat, but it's got enough underlying tidbits of truth to make one step back and say, "Hm."
I've always found that whole "daily mantra to the flag" routine to be a bit creepy - then again, when I was a wee lad we used to have to sing God Save The Queen and recite the Lord's Prayer every morning, so I guess it's all just a matter of perspective.
