Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
#31
|
||
|
||
Quote:
__________________
Birthdays Are Good For You. Statistics Show the More That You Have The Longer You Will Live.. We've Got Plenty Of Youth.. What We Need Is a Fountain Of SMART! |
|
#32
|
||
|
||
Quote:
I know that feeling from being there and then attending so many funerals of friends of mine, both made in Nam and at home. I was responding to a post that implied that if someone does not have a flag they are not patriotic. Not sure what you are offended by. Read the posts and imagine being a vet or whatever and not having a flag outside. Actually, the OP in the first post alluded to "patriotism waning" because HE did not see many flags. That is hogwash. From post 1 "Easy to see that patriotism is waning across the country." because this poster, in his opinion it was EASY to tell tht NOBODY questioned anyone about flying flags...that was made up by the poster.....I simply am offended by this line "I don't think their patriotism needs to be examined or challenged." since nobody questioned anyone EXCEPT for alluding to patriotism as someone who flies a flag and thus if you dont.... And nobody minimized anything....EVER. Patriotism is not adherence to ANY political stance, but love of country OVER AND ABOVE any political stance. When people are called names because of political beliefs or endorse that, it is a far cry from patriotism and in fact is the opposite. Last edited by Bucco; 07-04-2019 at 01:18 PM. |
#33
|
||
|
||
Quote:
This is the one thing I, as an old man, can say....it sure is not like the old days wen personal attacks did not happen, at least in public. You are correct |
#34
|
||
|
||
Good to hear from many of the folks here that in their 'hood in TV, flags ARE flying.
Retirees our age are no doubt THE MOST PATRIOTIC age group in the gold ole USA. Many independent studies have shown this; on the other hand many studies do show that 'being proud of the country' has waned in 'younger groups' over the years. Of course the USA is and never will reach perfection. In MANY people's opinion no other country comes close to OUR country for all the good points. Patriotism need not be overtly shown with a flag around our homes or an emblem on clothing or such. But, there IS a strong evidence of patriotism by (at the least) one standing silently for the anthem with head covering off, and honoring our fallen heroes.
__________________
I have CDO. It's like OCD but all the letters are in alphabetical order - AS THEY SHOULD BE. "Yesterday Belongs to History, Tomorrow Belongs to God, Today Belongs to Me" |
#35
|
||
|
||
Quote:
_____________________________- " HAPPY Independence Day in The Villages! Unfortunately, in some ways one wouldn't quite know it. In so many areas around TV, including my 'hood many folks didn't put out flags. Easy to see that patriotism is waning across the country... and sadly even in our Villages. Can't some folks show their pride and thankfulness for our GREAT country despite their personal issues with you-know-who? If you do respond to this - DO NOT make it political. But, why else would folks NOT put out their flags etc. sad _______________________________ this new post is intended to be political but I think you know that and on behalf of all those VILLAGERS (since you specifically mentioned them) and others who are not flying sufficient flags to have you annoint them as patriotic, HOW WOULD YOU KNOW ? |
#36
|
||
|
||
True, but when someone finds a version of our flag offensive and a major shoemaker recalls the shoes that display said flag. That is beyond despicable. I know I would never purchase one of their products.
|
#37
|
||
|
||
HAPPY Independence Day in The Villages!
Quote:
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
__________________
. . Now that I have turned 76 it is VERY WEIRD being the same age as old people. . "If one has no sense of humor, one is in trouble." Betty White (1922-2021) R.I.P. Last edited by EdFNJ; 07-05-2019 at 08:32 AM. |
#38
|
||
|
||
Quote:
|
#39
|
||
|
||
Yes, there have been a lot of changes both good and bad but the OP IMO is equating and incorrectly GENERALIZING a physical display of a symbol with one's lack of patriotism. That is absurd and insulting. There are a lot better ways to have expressed his feeling without insinuating (whether on purpose or simply due to lack of proper writing skills) that because, as an example, I don't hang a flag on my house on 4 July.
|
Closed Thread |
|
|
Thread Tools | |