Do you respect your country's flag?

[teh_gunslinger]

I didn't know they threatened Norway for action too That just made my day.

Still, the smile went of about the Embassies. Burning flags is one thing, but an act of violence and terror never makes a cause right, no matter what.

But, what can I say? The country did have laws resulting in amputation. (Steal a grape and they go CHOP!)
Must have left behind SOME level of violent behavior to their youngs.

And yeah, same goes for Sweden. The royal regime has absolutely no power but to fill in material for the press.

And from what I read over here they're doing a capital job of that right now, what with the youngest of the daughters cancelled marriage plans or whatever it was. Can't say I follow it very closely, but a mate sent me a link saying that now was his chance to hook up with her. He has a lot of confidence in his own abilities.

 

[Rath709]

The random cicrumstance of the geography of my birth holds no special significance for me, nor is there any set of well defined values that go with it. On the other hand, how can you not love a flag that has a frakking DRAGON on it.

 

[REPLAY13]

in England the extreme patriots (for lack of a better term, sorry) tend to worship the Queen more than anything, I guess since in the US you don't have a royal family, and your presidents come and go in less than a decade, the flag is really the only solid, constant thing for you to direct your patriotism towards.

I think this post makes me seem like a bit of a dick, so I'll just say that I see nothing wrong with honouring your flag the way that you do, and England could do with some of your patriotic spirit.

 

[Gashad]

Nope, I don't see any greater relevance in a piece of dyed cloth just because it has been dyed in a certain way. If anyone feels the need to burn ir they are free to do so(provided that they payed for the flag they burned).

 

[CrashBang]

Nope. Patriotism is bullshit IMO. If there were no countries there would be no wars. No pride means peace. So no, I have no pride for my country or anyone elses. I respect and am interested in different cultures to a massive degree, but that's more about history and geography than about respecting a nation

 

[Reboare]

Not really. It's all stupid really. England's flag is boring so I can't really say I love it.

 

[fleischwolke]

I like to see it, but in measured quantities, carried by sober people.

 

[Criquefreak]

It seems a decent symbolic reminder of the founding principles of the country, so... mostly. But like any iconic object, what it represents is more important. It still is sad to have a symbol desecrated, even if it isn't the principle itself.

I still get a good laugh out of all the people who think flag burning is somehow a bad thing. It's the only proper way to dispose of it. Burning a flag ensures that it won't be able to fall into enemy hands, it's not like burning the country or its ideas in effigy (though many intend it to mean such). Though it's sometimes shameful to see them in the hands of even a country's ignorant and zealous citizens. Bearing a symbol of liberty and justice for all and then acting like a biggot seems almost as bad as publically soiling it.

 

[iLikeHippos]

I didn't know they threatened Norway for action too That just made my day.

Still, the smile went of about the Embassies. Burning flags is one thing, but an act of violence and terror never makes a cause right, no matter what.

But, what can I say? The country did have laws resulting in amputation. (Steal a grape and they go CHOP!)
Must have left behind SOME level of violent behavior to their youngs.

And yeah, same goes for Sweden. The royal regime has absolutely no power but to fill in material for the press.

And from what I read over here they're doing a capital job of that right now, what with the youngest of the daughters cancelled marriage plans or whatever it was. Can't say I follow it very closely, but a mate sent me a link saying that now was his chance to hook up with her. He has a lot of confidence in his own abilities.

Is he planning on becoming the new King of Sweden eh? Well let him have a go than. I wish him the best of luck.

On another note, I don't follow it so good either. But a simpleton is trying to marry the princess already :/

So your friend would have to compete with a man who apparently "got her heart" or something.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

No. It's a representation of my country and I hate nationalism, so I have no respect for it what-so-ever.

Amen, brother. Nationalism is an ugly beast.

I couldn't care less about the flag, I feel no special connection to the country I was born in, I don't give a crap about my supposed ancestory(to say my ancestory is "English" is rather short sighted), and it pisses me off when people act like I must.

I look forward to the day that patriotism is seen as immature and small minded, rather than noble.

 

[thegreatsage]

In India, one of the fundamental duties is to respect the national flag and ergo, you can get arrested(constitutionally,anyways)for disrespecting it.

OT: I used to hold some sort of hostility towards the above mentioned flag, but then I realised it was just 'teenage rebellion' so dropped it.

 

[SnowCold]

Politicaly? Of course, while I won't go crazy if someone doesn't worship the physical incarnation of the flag, or even say he doesn't care about it, it's fine by me. I's not the flag it self, it what it represents!

Aesthteicly? Not really [https://www.cimicweb.org/cmo/haiti/mil/PublishingImages/israel_flag.gif], I think it would look better with vertical lines.

 

[Sjakie]

I'd wipe my ass with my countries flag if there wasn't any toiletpaper!
You should not 'honor the flag', you should honor the values it stands for...and those are very different things to many different people.
I once had discussion with one of these 'patriots' who was all over this flag-honor-thing. Yet he kept insisting that different minded/religous people who did not agree with him should be banned/jailed, etc, etc....'because they werent patriotic like him'. So much for the values that the flag represents towards freedom of speech and religon.
Symbols, like the Flag, are for the simple minded who cant wrap their tiny minds around the bigger picture that they stand for.
It has some value as a recognition point, but that's all.

...and Nationalism is overrated in todays Global World

 

[Gigano]

Nope, it's just pieces of woven cloth, blind nationalism and meaningsless idolatry was never my thing.

You should respect the good your nation have done, and critizise the bad: once one start respecting a flag which just symbolizes "the nation" in its entirety, then this crucial distinction is lost, and one's nothing more than a sheepish nationalist going along with whatever one's country is doing, good or ill.

 

[Totenkopf]

It's not bad, I respect it, but the current one is a bit of boring.

 

[gigastrike]

I've never been a big fan of symbols.

 

[Reapd]

No, but then again. I believe that America is the fattest, stupidest, and laziest country in the world. I'm leaving when I'm done with college. Unless we fix up this crapshack.

 

[Brightzide]

Well lets see, Im part English and Part canadian...I dont really hate the Leaf, coz Maple syrup is awesome-sauce essentially. And I dont really have any negative thoughts on the English flag...what's his face's Cross ( obvious proof in the lack of knowledge, that I dont care )...Im going to say I respect both of said nations and my heritage, but at the end of the day, I think they're just bits of linen or cloth with drawings on


Saint George! Thats the one!

 

[xxnightlawxx]

Hell no, why should I? My government gives me a reason to show respect I will. Until this day I have yet to see that.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

Not at all. Back in high school I had drawn a Canadian flag in a book of mine and pledged allegiance to that. For the record, I was a teenager in George Double-ya Bush's America at the time and scared shitless of the draft