Two things:
First people have fought and died for that flag. The flag IS NOT a symbol of the government, but the symbol of our country and our freedom. The current regime has distorted and corrupted their purpose, but that doesn't mean that the flag is a symbol of their perversion, it's a symbol of the greatest country and idea for a country in the world. That's why it deserves respect. I extremely dislike the government we've allowed to form, which strays heavily from it's original intent. That doesn't mean that I don't respect the flag, which to me is a symbol of what our country was originally intended to be.
Secondly, as I've said, I have no problems with people protesting for whatever they want to protest about, just how they're doing it. If they were protesting during a news conference they called and then stating the money and effort they plan to contribute for a solution, that's perfectly fine. But just like the idiots who go out and protest by blocking traffic, you're doing it wrong. If you protest the right way, you draw many more supporters and people who can be sympathetic to your cause. If you protest in an incorrect way or forum, you end up alienating people who might otherwise support you. Like anything else, there are right and wrong ways to do things, I just feel the way they're going about things is wrong and detrimental to their message.
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First people have fought and died for that flag. The flag IS NOT a symbol of the government, but the symbol of our country and our freedom. The current regime has distorted and corrupted their purpose, but that doesn't mean that the flag is a symbol of their perversion, it's a symbol of the greatest country and idea for a country in the world. That's why it deserves respect. I extremely dislike the government we've allowed to form, which strays heavily from it's original intent. That doesn't mean that I don't respect the flag, which to me is a symbol of what our country was originally intended to be.
Secondly, as I've said, I have no problems with people protesting for whatever they want to protest about, just how they're doing it. If they were protesting during a news conference they called and then stating the money and effort they plan to contribute for a solution, that's perfectly fine. But just like the idiots who go out and protest by blocking traffic, you're doing it wrong. If you protest the right way, you draw many more supporters and people who can be sympathetic to your cause. If you protest in an incorrect way or forum, you end up alienating people who might otherwise support you. Like anything else, there are right and wrong ways to do things, I just feel the way they're going about things is wrong and detrimental to their message.
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