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Originally Posted by tankdvr1950
thanks to all that responded
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On the negative side, i am somewhat surprised at the (low) number of posts in respone to my original post. What has happend to us....after 9/11 everyone posted the colors...and now......well.....................
where there is a will there is a way....FLY THE FLAG......be proud...be respectful of the symbol of your country....think about it...where would you be/what would you have if u lived somewhere else
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You seem to be implying that there is something wrong if you don't fly the flag. I disagree. Americans are a divisive bunch, fanatical bunch, whether it be issues of politics, nationalism, race, etc. I think it is great if people fly the flag for patriotic reasons. They love their country and they want to express that. But just because you don't fly the flag doesn't mean you don't love your country. That's false logic. Flags are just symbols. I see no reason to "worship" the flag.
After 9/11, many of us flew the flag or displayed flag symbols in our car, etc., to display our love of country and express our solidarity with victims of the 9/11 attack. It was an emotional, inspirational response. Once 9/11 passed, we went back to everyday life. We love our country and we express that in our everyday actions by being involved and informed politically, doing charity work to help our fellow citizens, and so on. Flying a flag is well and good, but it is just a symbol. In my opinion the real patriotism is the act of being a good citizen. I don't feel the need to wave a flag to show I'm a patriotic American.