05-22-2017, 11:13 AM
To me, it's a tangible symbol of national pride; like the national anthem is an intangible symbol of national pride. Every country has a flag and most have an anthem. The U.S. just followed suit.
It doesn't bother me at all that some people refuse to pledge allegiance to the flag because they oppose policies within the U.S. or our foreign policies. I get why they feel it would be disingenuous to do so. And, I'm not into pledging allegiance to symbols either.
While I wouldn't personally burn a flag, I do think it's constitutionally-protected free speech/expression and don't think it should be made a federal crime again.
It doesn't bother me at all that some people refuse to pledge allegiance to the flag because they oppose policies within the U.S. or our foreign policies. I get why they feel it would be disingenuous to do so. And, I'm not into pledging allegiance to symbols either.
While I wouldn't personally burn a flag, I do think it's constitutionally-protected free speech/expression and don't think it should be made a federal crime again.