Right or wrong aside, burning a flag is a TERRIBLE way to protest.

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17. I only see the flag as a piece of cloth.

The true mark of a country comes from its actions not its symbols. The people who see their country's image being defiled by the burning of this piece of cloth are probably not the same ones who hung their heads in shame when we invaded a country that was no threat to us, killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people and displacing millions. They do not see our image defiled when we continue to fight and kill in Afghanistan long after Bin Laden and Al Qaeda are no longer threats. They do not see our image defiled when we allow our own citizens to die because of poverty and homelessness while the the rich few continue to prosper.

The country represented by Old Glory is now a country that imprisons both citizens and enemies indefinitely without trial. We also torture them and occasionally assassinate them. Our constitution is slowly being shredded by corporations that own our government and our corrupt politicians. Our law enforcement agencies can shoot and brutalize us without repercussion and our white collar criminals who helped to destroy this country continue walk free.

I think that the sight of our flag being burned is the least of our problems.