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Old 12-09-2006, 09:49 AM   #43
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by Beestie
snip~ It never made sense to me why anyone burned the flag to protest, for example, the Vietnam war. If their message was "America SUX" didn't they really mean to say America is Great but you (the politicians) are screwing it up? ~snip
The message was, nationalism is the cause of the war (Vietnam) and a flag is the most recognizable symbol of nationalizm...... also the most flammable.
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