SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: michael97123 who wrote (120266)6/15/2005 4:12:19 PM
From: aladin  Read Replies (1) of 793725
 
Michael,

I realize you had a button pushed on the 9/11 issue, but I am pretty sure it was just that Karen took offense to your dismissing the Flag as a mere symbol (a hot button for her).

I would venture that none of the pro-Flag folks in this discussion view 9/11 as anything other than a tragedy. However, many of the pro-Free Speech folks have no understanding or empathy for the position the pro-Flag folks have.

Notice I didn't say 'anti-Flag' or 'anti-Free Speech'. You can be pro-Flag and for Free Speech, but not extend speech to include flag burning.

My father loved the Flag and what it stood for (the Constitution) and fought 2 Wars to defend it. Treating it as an object for ridicule is not what he would have considered free speech.

Now please understand that I don't personally go to the same level on this, but I respect the WW2 generation enough to understand that they feel somewhat different than the 60's generation on the issue of the Flag as a mere symbol.

John
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News