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Originally Posted by Guest
Friend,
As much as you did not like to see the representation of the Rainbow Flag being raised as on Iwo Jima, do not fail to see that as one of the Bill of Rights guarantees of Free Speech. The Marines raised the Iwo Jima flag (on Mt. Suribachi) to guarantee that freedom of speech even though others do not like what is being said or depicted.
Also, do not forget that one of the Marines who raised the flag was a Pima Indian named Ira Hayes. After he left the Corps, he spiraled downward and died drunk in a few inches of water. Even though he was a war hero, the society in America did not accept an American Indian as one of their own and did not take care of him in his time of need.
Semper Fi
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Not sure of what point you are making.
Perhaps my point was not clear, however, so......
I, personally, know (friends with the Michael Strank family who was in that pic) the horrors these men faced to protect liberty, NOT PERFECTION, thus utilizing a sad story makes what point ?
In my opinion, the use of that moment to promote gay rights manifests a lack of understanding of our history, and any depiction not exclusively gay rights, would foster the same opinion in me.
And your other question in an another post.... I find that use of a flag to be wrong, but that is just my opinion.
Hope I responded to all your questions.
The thread was on lack of understanding of the youth, and I gave my opinion. Your story,which I assume is meant to detract from that moment on that small island did not work with me at all. It was a symbolic moment for our country and I prefer to see it as just that.