Wonderful response, Chris. I agree 100%.
Tina
On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 7:03 PM, Chris Crawford <
chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think I've said this before in response to Europeans who think
> displaying their flag is somehow wrong. In many countries, the flag is a
> symbol of a royal family or an empire.
>
> The flag of Spain, for example, changed when the Habsburg monarchy gave
> way to the Borbons, which is still the current flag. Spain is not a
> nation-state, its a small empire made up of several smaller, ethnically
> distinct nations ruled by the Castillian Borbon monarchy. To many
> Catalans, Basques, and Galicians, displaying the Spanish flag is, in a
> way, unpatriotic. A lot of countries today have similar histories
> connected to their national flags.
>
> The American flag is different; it does not represent a ruling family or a
> foreign government imposed on us. With the exception of the Native
> Americans, all Americans are descended from people who CHOSE to come here.
> The government belongs to us; this is a democratic republic, so even if
> government does something we as individuals do not like, it was done
> because the majority wanted or allowed it. Our national anthem makes clear
> that the flag is a symbol of our freedom from foreign rule.
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> On 6/11/14 6:01 PM, "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Most countries take pride in their soccer/football/rugby teams. We take
> >pride in our flag. It's a symbol of who and what we are--whatever that
> >happens to be for the individual...
> >
> >And it IS a rather cool looking flag.
> >
> >:)
> >
> >AG
> >
> >On Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Philippe <philippe.amard@xxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> From a European perspective this flag is just like brainwashing if I may
> >> dare to be honest.
> >>
> >
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