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(08-23-2018, 05:43 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: It's not JUST a symbol of the military though. The military is only part of what it represents. It's also a symbol of all we should be proud of (as it is for each nation with a flag). For us, it represents unity and freedom to most. The ties that bind us are supposed to be love for our country, each other, and the American way of life. 

I'm a known cynic, but I think way too much of the American flag as a symbol has become associated with the republican party and neo-conservatism, rather than freedom or the American way of life, etc.  As I've pointed out before, it's just good marketing on the part of the right-wing.  They've draped themselves in the flag to the point where it may as well be the symbol of the republican party.  Well, I may be going overboard with that, but I'd wager I'm onto something there.

I know I've personally seen enough flag waving by people who are promoting the limitation of freedom and the division of this country to have to stop and tell myself "It's not the flag's fault."