Normally open July 4th only---the one day a year when partisan politics, religion, etc. are acceptable topics on this Board. (The 2012 window is now closed; thanks for playing.)
Especially on govt property, such as the mall in DC? This might offend someone from Mexico or Saudi Arabia. How can we fly US flags for that matter? Or say the pledge? (I guess that's out now.) What's next?
When you think about it, the 4th of July is so politically incorrect, so insensitive. So is the Star Spangled Banner. We should just call ourselves "that country between Canada and Mexico."
I remember back at the '96 OGs, many of the foreign media were upset because the American fans cheered for American athletes and had the gall to wave American flags. They were right. Never mind that Spanish fans cheered for Spanish athletes in '92, etc.
BillVol wrote:Especially on govt property, such as the mall in DC? This might offend someone from Mexico or Saudi Arabia. How can we fly US flags for that matter? Or say the pledge? (I guess that's out now.) What's next?
Bill, you're supposed to get drunk on New Year's Eve, not the 4th of July. Dial it back a bit, bro!
gh wrote:I'm not zackly sure where this rant is coming from.
It's a mystery to me, too. I wasn't aware that patriotism was now considered to be politically incorrect by anyone, regardless of political persuasion.
gh wrote:I'm not zackly sure where this rant is coming from.
It's a mystery to me, too. I wasn't aware that patriotism was now considered to be politically incorrect by anyone, regardless of political persuasion.
tandf, I remember after 9/11, when American flags suddenly appeared all over NYC, a commentator saying something to the effect that people in that area did not fly US flags like they used to because it had become considered to be insensitve toward non-Americans. Just one example.
We had a wonderful 4th of July yesterday. But at the same time, it is sad to see what is becoming of this country.
BillVol wrote:tandf, I remember after 9/11, when American flags suddenly appeared all over NYC, a commentator saying something to the effect that people in that area did not fly US flags like they used to because it had become considered to be insensitve toward non-Americans. Just one example.
By a complete nincompoop! I have NEVER met anyone with that misguided perspective.
BillVol wrote:tandf, I remember after 9/11, when American flags suddenly appeared all over NYC, a commentator saying something to the effect that people in that area did not fly US flags like they used to because it had become considered to be insensitve toward non-Americans. Just one example.
By a complete nincompoop! I have NEVER met anyone with that misguided perspective.
Sounds like something you'd hear on Faux News to stir up a nonexistent issue.
