Troj Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I wanna know how a place gets named "fat poplar tree." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGravitas Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 29 minutes ago, Troj said: I wanna know how a place gets named "fat poplar tree." People hate the founder enough to rename it after he dies. :V 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrishaCat Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Its a nonviolent way to make a statement/say how you feel about something. It should not be illegal. To make it illegal would be to set things backwards against free speech and promote censorship. I would say that, as ironic as it sounds, it would be extremely un-American to disallow people from burning the American flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 2 hours ago, DrGravitas said: EDIT: Oh, and I voted no and am depressed that this issue coming is back up again for the hundredth time. It comes up once every blue moon when the Political unrest is at its highest. I do not like people burning the flag as an effigy, but it was well within their right to and it is a form of political expression. Same goes for people burning, hanging, or stabbing effigies of government officials to prove a political point. At the same time, burning an effigy's one of the many non-violent ways to make a political statement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGravitas Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 7 minutes ago, Zeke said: It comes up once every blue moon when the Political unrest is at its highest. I do not like people burning the flag as an effigy, but it was well within their right to and it is a form of political expression. Same goes for people burning, hanging, or stabbing effigies of government officials to prove a political point. At the same time, burning an effigy's one of the many non-violent ways to make a political statement. Yeah, I can agree the act its self is a bit silly, even if people should be allowed to. Frankly, there are better and more positive symbolic moves to express dissatisfaction than setting something on fire, though admittedly these sorts of negative ones tend to draw attention more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 6 minutes ago, DrGravitas said: Yeah, I can agree the act its self is a bit silly, even if people should be allowed to. Frankly, there are better and more positive symbolic moves to express dissatisfaction than setting something on fire, though admittedly these sorts of negative ones tend to draw attention more. That's the idea. It's easy to draw up a picture of Calvin taking a shit on the flag. People will be upset. If you want pure rage and people approving of censorship because of that aspect, then nothing says it like burning a flag/book/effigy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falaffel Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I just want to see someone go out and buy a flag just to burn it preferably the well built one's that cost, like, $40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrirDarkWolf Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 why would you burn flags, I can spin those ): srsly tho, I don't care about flag burning either way, as long as it's not guard flags :v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxon Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 11 minutes ago, FenrirDarkWolf said: why would you burn flags, I can spin those ): srsly tho, I don't care about flag burning either way, as long as it's not guard flags :v It could be an extreme sport. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrirDarkWolf Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 30 minutes ago, Saxon said: It could be an extreme sport. like this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshabi Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 19 hours ago, Jtrekkie said: @Toshabi, all you have to do is get enough people behind an idea and they don't need spine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazerMaster5 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Flag burning is protected by the 1st Amendment. Any debate is just plain silly. That being said, I say we should burn flags of hatred and ignorance instead. Anyone got a Confederate flag we can burn? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 1 hour ago, LazerMaster5 said: Flag burning is protected by the 1st Amendment. Any debate is just plain silly. That being said, I say we should burn flags of hatred and ignorance instead. Anyone got a Confederate flag we can burn? All I've got is a Quebec flag. But it'll do just as good. :V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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