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NM_Birder

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46. lol,....that was weak,...............

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 02:38 PM

Jan 2014

Why don't you tell me which countries considered a flag a mystical object ? or have you lost your nerve to call me a Nazi ? I'm sure the irony of this passed right by you.

The flag of the United States, has symbolic value, ......and holds, represents and signifies more than the fibers that make it tangible. I believe in what the flag represents. It's past, present and future symbolic value,... to me is more than the item itself.

The way you casually almost playfully toss away any weight the flag's value has tells me all I need to know about your oath taking, the way you dance around what you mean to say tells me you lack the courage to voice your thoughts directly.

Someday, when you believe in something enough and have a conviction strong enough to last a lifetime, you'll understand what I mean. Without conviction, nothing has value.......it's all just BS rhetoric ...available ammo for a popularity contest in one form or another.

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George Carlin said it best: rustydog Jan 2014 #16

Lol CFLDem Jan 2014 #17

This is never outdated. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #18

Republicans don't own the flag. Fuck that. I fly mine every day that isn't raining. Throd Jan 2014 #19

Your post is at best dissapointing. NM_Birder Jan 2014 #20

Touch a nerve? Jazzgirl Jan 2014 #21

Obviously A Super RW Flag Waver. I Served The Country In Vietnam Not The Flag. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2014 #22

You should read my post as well, actually you NEED to read it. NM_Birder Jan 2014 #25

. NoGOPZone Jan 2014 #23

Sure, want to see how ? I'll give you an example. NM_Birder Jan 2014 #24

44 years ago I swore an oath to defend The Constitution and The United States. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #32

Do you believe and honor that oath you took ? NM_Birder Jan 2014 #34

The flag is not a mystical object. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #44

lol,....that was weak,............... NM_Birder Jan 2014 #46

And your response tells me a lot too. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #48

and ? NM_Birder Jan 2014 #50

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Well said. n/t. Whiskeytide Jan 2014 #38

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Isn't here a name for that? oldhippie Jan 2014 #43

Demography. LanternWaste Jan 2014 #49

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