Display the Flag on Memorial Day

AZ Jim said:
Count me as with Falcon. He is a real American like most of us.
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Falcon caught a break. He got to be in a war where the Americans were the good guys. Plus they won.

I wasn't so lucky. In Vietnam we were the bad guys. Plus we lost.

So yeah, I'm a little cynical.
 

A "real American"? I thought that one of the the points, or freedoms if you will, is that all US citizens are "real Americans" regardless of political affiliations and opinions.

(Apologies to citizens of other Western Hemisphere countries for any confusion about the term "real American.")
 
StarSong said:
A "real American"? I thought that one of the the points, or freedoms if you will, is that all US citizens are "real Americans" regardless of political affiliations and opinions.

(Apologies to citizens of other Western Hemisphere countries for any confusion about the term "real American.")
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"Real American" also pronounced "Real 'Murican" is another one of those terms that has been hijacked to mean something of which I want no part of.



 

Bonnie said:
Sully paying tribute on Memorial Day

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Why does that say George 'W' Bush?....George 'H' Bush is the one that's dead. And Sully was his dog. 2004 ?? Someone's playing a sick joke.
 
Trade said:
I don't display the flag at all. Don't even have one. The American Flag has been co-opted and become a symbol of Jingoistic nationalism to too many people. I want no part of it.
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Well then......why don't you move? Then you could fly the flag of what ever nation you choose live in.
 
rgp said:
Well then......why don't you move? Then you could fly the flag of what ever nation you choose live in.
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Although you didn't specifically address me, I will respond to your question.

Nationalism doesn't float everyone's boat. Some of us are content to live in the country of our birth, appreciating the good but not turning a blind eye to our nation's many flaws and inequalities. We're not required to "love it or leave it" as many suggested back in the 1960s.

Am I happy to be an American? Yeah, I'm pretty much OK with it. Would I have been happier to have been born in Canada, the UK, Australia, NZ, Sweden, Finland or a handful of other countries? Probably so. But this is where I was born, where my family is, and what I'm used to, so here is where I am. When I was a kid I was proud to be an American. Now I am often embarrassed by our shenanigans.

I'd be highly unlikely to fly the flag of ANY country partly because the act seems so redundant.
 
StarSong said:
Although you didn't specifically address me, I will respond to your question.

Nationalism doesn't float everyone's boat. Some of us are content to live in the country of our birth, appreciating the good but not turning a blind eye to our nation's many flaws and inequalities. We're not required to "love it or leave it" as many suggested back in the 1960s.
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Well since I didn't address you at all........I'll ask.

So your're perfectly happy to reap all the good for yourself , from a nation you feel is filled with flaws & inequalities ?..........sounds like about what I'd expect.
 
I have contributed to this nation throughout my lifetime as a productive citizen who pays taxes, donates to environmental and other charities, volunteers, votes, and does what I can to improve those flaws and inequalities.
 
Sad to see some of the mean spirited comments on this thread. Patriotism means different things to different people. What is wrong with that? In a democracy such freedom is prized, isn’t it?
 
Shalimar said:
Sad to see some of the mean spirited comments on this thread. Patriotism means different things to different people. What is wrong with that? In a democracy such freedom is prized, isn’t it?
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I would add that it is perfectly ok to pass by a thread rather than cloud it up with negativity.
 
rgp said:
Why does that say George 'W' Bush?....George 'H' Bush is the one that's dead. And Sully was his dog. 2004 ?? Someone's playing a sick joke.
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Because that is the information about that memorial; it was installed under "W" in 2004. I don't know why they posed Sully there, but he's cute anyway.
 
StarSong said:
I have contributed to this nation throughout my lifetime as a productive citizen who pays taxes, donates to environmental and other charities, volunteers, votes, and does what I can to improve those flaws and inequalities.
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And that means exactly what.....? As per the above, you are a working contributing part of this nation, yet you are not proud of this nation? And are quick to point out it's flaws?....maybe you are the the flaw?
 
C'est Moi said:
Because that is the information about that memorial; it was installed under "W" in 2004. I don't know why they posed Sully there, but he's cute anyway.
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I think it was the posing of Sully, that threw me off. It looks more like a memorial to "W".....But I see my mistake now.
 
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