CaptR -> RE: Big Black "X" (4/18/2017 8:21:33 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Kaliko Maybe it's some sort of weird experiment to determine which forum users are so desperate to talk about anything other than politics that we'll get a thread going about a black letter X. Not desperate, just annoyed. However, if it's controversy you want how about the students at UC Davis voting to ban the requirement the US flag be displayed when the student Senate is in session. Jose Meneses, a recently naturalized citizen spearheaded the movement citing "Patriotism" means different things to different people. While I agree, I also feel the flag is representative of the rights of individuals to believe what they will. Why make optional the very symbol of choice/ freedom your​ adoptive country displays (Jose)? In the sixties the flag was burned/ desecrated in protest of a very unpopular war polarizing a segment of society to enact change but we were still America, still proud of our country. Now it seems colleges (UC Davis/ close to Berkeley no surprise) are bypassing even the symbols of a united America. The flag stands for the freedom and opportunity Mr Meneses sought out when he came to this country, why disrespect it and the many who have given their all in honor of the values our flag represents? If Mr Meneses or any other coddled college person who needs a cause du jour (involving a symbol my family has fought for and paid a high price while doing so) I suggest they pick another country, another flag, another set of values and freedoms to support and display, or not. If you don't want to embrace what our flag embodies or display pro American sentiment don't come here, we don't need or want you. This isn't where you came from so assimilate without losing heritage but embracing our way of life or repatriate to your country of origin. For those of you foreign to the US who view this as typical American arrogance, you're not wrong. I'm proud of my country but I've traveled extensively and respected my host countries people, religions, traditions making sure the typical "ugly American" impression was never left behind. If you have something positive to contribute here all the better for our nation. However, if you want to disrespect our country, symbols and ideals .... fuck you, stay home and fight for what you believe in there.
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