Good Night Irene

[*Nately120*]

(08-24-2018, 10:25 AM)Benton Wrote: To the bold, that's what the protest was supposed to point out. That for some people, America is a bad place to live. 

Overall, I think the mantra of 'salute the flag or you don't support the troops' pushes people away more than the flag provides a tie that binds. Which is the course of things these days. You're either on "our team" or "their team" and there's no common ground anymore. 

The issue is that the right-wing has done a great job of commandeering the symbol of the flag as being synonymous with their party.  There seems to be a pervasive notion that the right is pro-America and the left is anti-America.  That's just good marketing on the part of republicans, but it might make you pine for the days when both parties were seen as being pro-America in their own ways.  I think of that Sean Hanity method of marketing where you are conservative, have the flag behind you, and mention how America needs saved from liberalism.  Maybe the left-wing does that too, I don't really keep up with left/right political books unless I see them at junk stores.

Anyways, the American flag can be seen as rather superficial in this case, as people can wear it and wave it in a "my side vs your side" manner more relatable to a person's favorite sports team than country.  



tl;dr - Anyone who disagrees with me hates America!