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

[Mrs Ulf]

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.

Exactly. It is a symbol, and if you believe that the symbol of greatness its suppose to uphold has died, then burning it in protest is fine by me.

I mostly refused to pledge due to the god reference.

[Jägerstaffel]

I refused for the same reason mostly and because I am an individual, not a piece of a larger picture.

[Loyalist]

I do not recognise my country's present flag thus this is a non-issue for me

It may be a meaningless rag, but I still wouldn't burn that excuse of a flag we have now. I certainly won't be burning the Red Ensign when we get it back. up

[Treffie]

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.

Yes, these are my sentiments too. I don't really recognise the Union Jack as my own, but it represents the sacrifices that our nation made to defeat our enemies and always will.

[Goidelic]

No I would never burn my country's flag. Never would I burn my heritage flag of Ireland or England.

[Jimbo Gomez]

Any excuse to dishonour the belgian flag (the rag, as it is referred to in Flemish nationalist parlance) is good enough for me, but never ever ever for the Flemish flag.

[Tabiti]

Never, since this flag also was carried by warriors, bringing victories. Many men died under it, fighting for the survival of this country.
I'm against the government, the politics but not against my country or nation itself.
I would most likely burn some people I find guilty for the recent situation, but never a national symbol with history.

[Poltergeist]

I can't burn my country's flag since I use it as a curtain for my bedroom window.

[Ariets]

No, I'dnt do it.

Flag of Poland is for me white & crimson colored btw.


And just a note:

to 10 april 2004 was illegal to hang your country's (ie. Poland's) flag in public, I mean on your house, like that link. You had only right to do it only when was some special ocasion like state-recognised holiday etc.

[Treffie]

to 10 april 2004 was illegal to hang your country's (ie. Poland's) flag in public, I mean on your house, like that link. You had only right to do it only when was some special ocasion like state-recognised holiday etc.

WTF?