tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10221823.post111953223755942119..comments2024-01-05T02:49:13.756-06:00Comments on Out of the Binjo Ditch: Burning up the chartsStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15148864091827107809noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10221823.post-1119551548867924772005-06-23T12:32:00.000-06:002005-06-23T12:32:00.000-06:00nice blognice blogPseudo-intellectual lunatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823792361171072865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10221823.post-1119549156472429042005-06-23T11:52:00.000-06:002005-06-23T11:52:00.000-06:00RHM, I can't quite subscribe to you on the univers...RHM, I can't quite subscribe to you on the university papers - see my previous post - but the rest is right along the lines I was going.<BR/><BR/>Bookworm, you said what I was trying to much better than I could have, thanks for your contribution.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148864091827107809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10221823.post-1119548814954908332005-06-23T11:46:00.000-06:002005-06-23T11:46:00.000-06:00I'm with you on this one, Steve. If you'll pardon...I'm with you on this one, Steve. If you'll pardon the pun, this is not one of the burning issues of our time, nor is it something I think should clutter our constitution. One of the great strengths of our constitution -- as opposed to the 300+ pages of detailed drek spouted in the proposed EU const -- is its brevity. It is a useful, living document precisely because it does not get bogged down in the details of day to day live in America but, instead, hews more to broad principles. And flag burning, while distasteful, is not a broad principle.Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692907969177893526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10221823.post-1119537994122963372005-06-23T08:46:00.000-06:002005-06-23T08:46:00.000-06:00wtf? since when is flag burning such a big proble...wtf? since when is flag burning such a big problem? how often do you even hear about anyone burning a flag? i mean, if the flag can be used as a pair of thong panties on display in playboy, then how sacred is the thing? i think we kinda lost all semblance of respect for the idea of a flag when we started making them into bikinis and pasting them all over SUV's. to me, it's a totally empty symbol anyway. i think this is more about stifling the freedom of expression - when someone burns a flag, they are generally expressing their utter disgust at the policies of the government in a very dramatic manner,intended to get some attention (especially from the media) when their words are not being heard. this bill is just another way - along with "free" speech zones, the "patriot" act and censoring university papers that we are slowly moving toward fascism.red.hot.mamma!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16009079438690150776noreply@blogger.com