Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, Adam - I am not suggesting that everyone flying the flag is a mindless dolt. What I am suggesting is that the flag is being flown by many mindless dolts, and when we have reached the point where t.v. anchormen on t.v. stations and networks in the U.S. feel compelled to wear American flag lapel pins, the display of the flag has become either meaningless, or political, and I don't want to add to either. If I wanted to make a political statement I'd fly the flag and fly it upside down - but I do not want to contribute to the politicization of the flag. Period. None of which has anything to do with Karen's photos, some of which are very intriguing. B. D. On 9/4/05 2:20 PM, "Adam Bridge" <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: > I fly the flag on Flag Day and on the 4th of July and Memorial Day and > have every year for as long as I've had a home to live in. > > For our mid-western raised family it's a way to celebrate the founding > of the United States and to honor those who have served and who > created the nation. I don't apologize for that nor should I have to. > > Yes, the flag gets co-opted for political differences. And B.D. is > attempting to do just the same thing but in the opposite direction in > essence claiming that anyone flying the flag is a mindless dolt. > > And I remember, after 9/11or maybe at the Iraq war start there was an > image posted here, of a flag and someone, I think a Canadian, decried > it for posting an offensive image. > > Symbols have many meanings. There are cultural differences. Clearly > they don't apply to everyone. Too bad. > > Live with it. > > Adam > > On 9/4/05, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: >> More to the point - If we live in America, and are Americans, why do we >> have >> to fly flags or plaster flag stickers on our cars to tell people that >> we're >> Americans? The flag has, unfortunately, become a political symbol. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information