My family is very much military, but oddly they never really were bothered by the flag. We understand its a symbol, and the concept it represents is something that the individual has to show and defend.
So when I see a tattered, ripped, weather beaten flag, I dont mind it. It just shows the flag has age, and character. Its always funny when people say that we (me being an american) should always keep the flag in a good condition, and that a ripped flag is dishonorable, meanwhile our national anthem is all about a flag that stood a bombardment. I'm pretty sure it wasnt perfect at the end of the night.
Now when people drag it along that kinda irks me. I dont expect you to fold it up like a marine or anything, but you could at least not drag it.
it also bothers me when soemone says something about it, but thats also more cause if I did the same thing to their flag, they'd go into a flying fit. Like this Irish prick at my university. He just started going off about how the American flag is so plaina nd boring and ordinary, just to get my goat.. So I said thats funny, seeing as his flag was just three bars of color, and how it could easily look like the italian flag, and he goes into a who tizzy and wnated to beat me up for it.
EDIT:
Techno Squidgy said:
... Personally, I think the Americans should of stuck with the Confederate flag. I reckon it looks better.
which one? there's like 6, probably more. and most are just rip of of the Union Flag or the Union Jack flag (oh great britain, such an interesting partnership you chose in that war).
though I do like the Blue Bonnie. Thats a decent looking flag (despite what it looks like).
