Comments | muse0fire: Why I don't fly the American flag

muse0fire

Why I don't fly the American flag

Sep 02, 2006 10:27

I was just forwarded an email from a friend - one of these "forward this to everyone you know!" kind of things. The point of the email was to exhort people to be sure to fly the American flag on 9/11.

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sharefantasy September 2 2006, 15:06:25 UTC

I agree with you here. This country has turned into a complete mess.

galbinus_caeli September 2 2006, 19:46:32 UTC

Perhaps we will fly our UN flag

muse0fire September 2 2006, 19:49:10 UTC

Do you have one? That's a great idea - to me that has a much better message - one world, working together. Very nice.

galbinus_caeli September 2 2006, 21:04:46 UTC

Yup! Ordered it directly from the UN gift shop. Right after 9/11.

muse0fire September 2 2006, 22:40:05 UTC

I'll have to see if they have a flag sticker I can put on my car.

Because really. I need MORE things on my car to piss off the Gwinnetians when I go to work :-D

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mc_questionmark September 3 2006, 08:09:56 UTC

I concur.
You make a strong point.

jasonr_ September 3 2006, 11:09:29 UTC

1. I do not need to prove my patriotism to anyone. (What little I have, at least.)

Not yet. but i'm not convinced were not heading down that road.

6. If I were religious I would probably have the bumper sticker that reads "God bless the whole world - no exceptions" as a counter to the "God bless America" ones which have way too much of a Henry V "God likes us best" sentiment. (Oh, and if there is a higher power out there, it doesn't take sides, and doesn't care if you score a touchdown or a homerun.)
Amen Sister! Did I blog about that bumper sticker? If not, i had meant to. I saw it ~6 months ago and it made quite an impression on me ( ... )

America's Worst Tragedy anonymous September 5 2006, 21:41:23 UTC

I just read the whole post (looking to see if Christina had responded to my earlier post - I'm soo vain) and I read the whole post this time - including the email ( ... )

Re: America's Worst Tragedy anonymous September 5 2006, 21:47:04 UTC

Damn - that's what happens when you're mad and don't read through your article before you post - 620,000 americans DIED during the civil war - 3.2 million just actively tried to kill each other.

Egg, face, me.

Re: America's Worst Tragedy muse0fire September 5 2006, 22:57:36 UTC

Only a little bit of egg. Your point is absolutely correct.

(And hell, if we compare it to the loss of life from the tsunami last year, or the frequent earthquakes in the Middle East, it's a drop in the bucket.)

(Dude - sign up for an LJ account! That way you'll get emailed when I respond to your comments!)(*exerts peer pressure*)

Re: America's Worst Tragedy anonymous September 7 2006, 00:10:44 UTC

Everyone's got a fine line which they will not cross. Mine is getting a blog. Admittedly it's a dumb and arbitrary line, but I am am not a blog person at heart - I even just used the word "blog-person" and not the popular "blogger".

Rob "I think I am going to go start a BBS now" D.