Actually if you want to go that route, you can diminish it even further and say it is just a few shreds of cloth stitched together with no quality worthy or deserving of protection as a symbol of life, no better, no worse than any other scraps, or a hunk of paper with ink scratched upon it, a rock with carvings, or a pebble on the beach.
=========
People who honor the flag of the USA would argue with you that it is much more deserving, like this guy did a while back....
I
Me; an individual; a committee of one.
Pledge
Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.
Allegiance
My love and my devotion.
To the Flag
Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of courage; and wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, "Freedom is everybody's job."
United
That means that we have all come together.
States
Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided by imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common cause, and that is love of country... of America.
And to the Republic
Republic--a soveriegn state in which power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.
For which it stands
One Nation
meaning, so blessed by God.
Indivisible
Incapable of being divided.
With Liberty
Which is Freedom; the right of power for one to live his own life, without fears, threats, or any sort of retaliation.
And Justice
The principle, and qualities, of dealing fairly with others.
For All
For All--that means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine.
And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands; one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country, and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: Under God. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools, too?
-- Red Skelton
occis.com |
