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

[MADem]

161. My post is not combative at all. It is very unfortunate for you that you see it that way.

Again, my point is this--the OP is comparing "flag burning on the steps of the Oakland City Hall" to "Rosa Parks" and a lunch counter sit-in.

Your question is irrelevant to the OP, and it is offensive to African Americans, who remember the roots and focus of the Civil Rights movement in the actions of MLK, not the actions of unnamed flag burners that you -- and only you--seem to remember as a feature of the movement.

When Rosa was sitting on that bus, no one was burning flags. When those kids were sitting at the lunch counter, no one was burning flags. Flags got burnt when civil rights met the Vietnam War demonstrations. Every time I saw a flag getting burned, it was a white male kid doing the burning.

Your attempt to link Rosa Parks and a lunch counter sit-in with flag burning is not successful. You continue to compare an apple with an orange, and then accuse me of being "combative" simply because I do not, can not, and will not take your misguided, off-target "point."

Further, if you think that "an awful lot" of Americans found Rosa Parks "abhorrent" I think you really do need to recalibrate your perspective. I'm quite astounded at that remark, frankly. She very quickly became a national and international icon for nonviolent protest as a consequence of her peaceful protest--she was a hero, not "abhorrent," except to a few prejudiced jerks in Montgomery and other unenlightened places where segregation held sway.