I guess it is a stupid way to get your idea across... and it does tend to alienate people.

[sabrina 1]

134. How is it a red herring? During the Civil Rights era and the Anti Vietnam era, many people

did things we are now being told people should not do in order to 'appeal to all Amercians'. Do you believe that those men's actions appealed to 'all Americans' back then?? The reason it is now considered to have been a very brave thing to is that it was actually dangerous, and illegal, to sit at those counters. It certainly was NOT a popular thing to do. Yet, they did it, because sometimes you have to do things that are not popular because they are the right thing to do and because NOT doing anything, out of fear of offending someone, guarantees that nothing will change.

There was plenty of flag buring back then also. But it did not stop the movement from eventually succeeding. So no, it is not at all a red herring, it is very appropriate considering we are being told here that one flag burning incident will end a popular, global movement. That is just plain incorrect as history shows.