Half-Staff Flags

[frogcastle]

I was driving to work yesterday and noticed some flags that were flying at half-staff. I never watch the news, so I acknowledge that I have no idea what's going on. I see flags at half-staff and I think, "Oh my God! Is there a national disaster?" Because I was taught you fly the flag at half staff if the President is shot or something like that. It

Comments

[sora50]

That bugs me too. Lowering the American flag is for American tragedies. If you want to lower a flag for a personal reason, make your own.

Freedom

[ext_84622]

As annoying as anyone being able to put the flag at half staff, it is one of those tradeoffs for freedom. I'd rather be confused about this than have it regulated to all hell.

[twilightbloom]

We are east siders..half staff for Matt Maupin for 30 days..that is why

Re: Freedom

[frogcastle]

Freedom - that's what the f'n flag is supposed to stand for. That's what the US military is supposed to be fighting for. The flag being at half-staff is like a slap in the face. Historically, it's a sign that we're surrendering or seriously injured. A private in the military died in a bullshit war in 2004 and we're supposed to have the flags at half-staff for that? That is CRAZY. What kind of wimp-ass country IS this?

Having the flag at half-staff is like saying we're surrendering because a private died, but we're not really surrendering, and it's not even a real f'n war. And the flag isn't standing at all. It's at half-staff, basically saying that Matt died for nothing in 2004 and people still aren't over it.

Partly, I get that they had this crazy false hope but it was very shallow. And no, I don't think 30 days makes sense.