Political protest: would you burn your country's flag?

**~~Aemma~~** · 08-30-2009, 03:13 AM

A simple enough question at first blush but not really. I'm interested in finding out if you would burn your country's flag as an act of protest or if you wouldn't. Either way I'm interested in knowing why you would choose your course of action or inaction as it were.

I realise that this has the potential to become a volatile topic so let us not lose our heads dear people. Let's discuss and present our views sanely and respectfully please and without judgment if at all possible (oh ya I forget there's a thread on that somewhere too...)

Cheers!...Aemma

**Psychonaut** · 08-30-2009, 03:16 AM

Never. Disagreement with a political position or current leadership is not, IMO, reason to disrespect the sacrifices that were made by the thousands of men who died to defend what that flag symbolizes. I would no more spit on my grandfather's grave than I would burn the flag of my country.

**~~Ulf~~** · 08-30-2009, 03:16 AM

Who says I haven't!

**~~Beorn~~** · 08-30-2009, 03:17 AM

Political protest: would you burn your country's flag?

No, never. My flag is my flag. It is my emblem. My badge and my banner. It is the physical manifestation of my soul.

**Comte Arnau** · 08-30-2009, 03:19 AM

Well, here there have been several Spanish flags burned as an act of protest. But that was because those who burned it didn't feel it as the flag of their country.

I personally wouldn't burn any flag.

**Nationalitist** · 08-30-2009, 03:28 AM

poll option 4

**Mesrine** · 08-30-2009, 03:28 AM

No. Even if this flag is ugly (to speak the truth), I wouldn't burn it, because it's the flag of the French Revolution.

**masty** · 08-30-2009, 03:33 AM

Flag burning is great, but I wouldn't burn my own flag, no.

**~~Ulf~~** · 08-30-2009, 03:41 AM

Liberty is more important than my country.

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." -TJ

Jägerstaffel · 08-30-2009, 03:54 AM

I agree with Ulf. (image that)

I wouldn't burn my flag - mostly because I tend to ignore politics, but I don't have a huge problem with it.

I don't believe in blind allegiance (I've never pledged allegiance to my flag, believe it or not). A flag is just a symbol - it doesn't represent a country 100%. And nothing is black and white.