I wrote this in debate with someone on a list years ago.
this statement was made:
"I'll swear, if people aren't worshipping a 2000 year old dead
man, they're worshipping a multicolored rag. And, I thought we
were evolving."
Here were my comments:
First, He might not be dead.
Second, the symbolic meaning of that flag is what gives you
the freedom to say what you did. You can now even stand out in
front of your house and burn that flag without being prosecuted.
You can spit on it, drag it around in the mud, or sew it on the
back of your pants or use it for toilet paper if you like. Not
many flags like that around any more. Do we need the flag? No.
Does it have meaning? simple answer. Do people really worship
the flag or is the meaning of the flag the thing that is
important to them? You can stand in the parade as the flag goes
buy in this country and while you are giving it the finger,
others will stand at attention, place there hand over their
heart, remove their hat, and others, who have served their
country to give meaning to that flag and its colors, will salute.
In this country, you don't have to like the flag or even the
country it represents. Try that in some other countries. Too
many people have died, justly or unjustly, it makes no
difference, to give that flag meaning. Worship? homage?
reverence? If not, how about just some common old respect? If
you don't think things have symbolic meaning then you can skip
that, too. Respect I mean. It's a free country after all.
Phil.
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