Originally Posted by
Evmetro
I am a Gulf War vet who served in the sand, so I have a pretty good idea what that flag represents. Nobody even makes it out of boot camp without knowing how to respect our flag.
I've been in the military. It's all about the necessary indoctrination of civilians into soldiers. That's what boot camp is all about.
It teaches you what you are told, but it doesn't make anyone more conscious about government than anyone else.
Among other things, the flag represents the right to dissent, as does the Declaration of Independence .. which determines dissent to be a right and duty when necessary.
The flag does not represent any form of forced 'patriotism.'
AMERICAN HISTORY ITSELF IS A TESTAMENT TO THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF AFRICAN PEOPLE. WE, ALONG WITH THE COURGE AND SACRIFICES OF CONSCIOUS WHITE AMERICANS, LIKE VIOLA LIUZZO, EVERETT DIRKSEN, AND MANY OTHERS, HAVE FOUGHT AND DIED TOGETHER FOR OUR FREEDOM, AND FOR OUR SURVIVAL.
In America, rights are are not determined by what is just, fair, equitable, honest, nor by what Jesus would do. Rights are determined ONLY by what you can DEMAND.
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