Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agoHow to fold the Confederate battle flaglemmy.worldimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageHow to fold the Confederate battle flaglemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoThat’s some shit that’s always amused me about people who burn flags. Like, you’re showing respect to that flag. It’s even more amusing when people who supposedly support that flag oppose burning it. You want to disrespect a flag? Throw it in the trash.
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoWhile I can get behind the point of folding, then burning being “the respectful” way to dispose of a flag: When my intentions are glear that I want to disrespect something by burning it, the I’m disrespecting it, effectively.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoIt’s not very effective though is the thing.
That’s some shit that’s always amused me about people who burn flags. Like, you’re showing respect to that flag.
It’s even more amusing when people who supposedly support that flag oppose burning it.
You want to disrespect a flag? Throw it in the trash.
While I can get behind the point of folding, then burning being “the respectful” way to dispose of a flag: When my intentions are glear that I want to disrespect something by burning it, the I’m disrespecting it, effectively.
It’s not very effective though is the thing.