All good people have to do to allow evil to prevail is do nothing. In this case say nothing. If we spent history in silence to the hypocrisies, in this case, and wrongs done onto society throughout history, we'd still be manged to believe the earth is flat and the center of the universe in which all evolve around. I give you Galileo. Just maybe she gave a pause to thought with her braveness to voice.

@William_Mary So you're equating belief that the earth is flat to flag crosses?
@Redcupcoffee Well, I guess way to power through it and try to make someone else feel bad?

@ThereisnoDog nice missing the point. Just saying.

No.

Fascism is a liberal ideology. No true conservative wants big, overreaching governments. In fact we want more freedom.

@jayneonacobb I disagree. From Wikipedia: Fascism is a form of radical authoritarian nationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and control of industry and commerce, which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe. The first fascist movements emerged in Italy during World War I before it spread to other European countries. Opposed to liberalism, Marxism and anarchism, fascism is usually placed on the far-right within the traditional left–right spectrum

@jayneonacobb yet with the control of all houses today they take more and more of that freedom from you. As the democrats steadily slide into their realm of our destruction in a team effort. The disguise of less government in few areas they use leading to actually more when the outcomes are weighed in. As it is handed over to the newest branch of shadow governing, the bankers and corporations who have bought our government.

@HippieChick58 I'm talking about modern liberalism. Have you seen a college campus lately, or Anti-fa? That's fascism. Control over everything and dissention from the majority results in punishment. Colleges have had people in recent years "fight racism" by blocking white students from attending the classes that they paid for. That is fascism. Blocking speakers from speaking is fascism. Attacking people because the disagree with you, that is fascism. Forcing people to pay for charity is fascism. Demanding a basic income is fascism. There is a common thread to these behaviors. That thread is an overwhelming support from the left to engage in these activities.

@William_Mary I wouldn't call it a shadow government, just corruption. This is exactly why organizations like the CIA and FBI are dangerous to a society. They have too much power and tend to regulate themselves. Our system is broken because we made it too big. There's a reason people have toasters and not Rube Goldberg machines to make toast.

@icolan rules are made to be broken .

I agree about nationalism in general, but sometimes people need symbols too. Ambivalent, I guess.

Combining patriotism and religion on the other hand is not cool at all.

@arnies and confusing patriotism and nationalism is damned dangerous.

@JimG Thanks for the opportunity to correct my use of the terms.

@JimG I am no nationalist, for sure, and I don't feel that I have great cause for patriotism, except as a defense against a worse condition.

I feel like patriotism is an easy road to nationalism.

And nationalism, religion, all lead towards totalitarianism.

I feel it is time to focus on humanity as a whole. There are too many problems that are not getting solved due to borders.

I am talking basic needs, like Food, Clean Water, Shelter.

I had not realized the code mentioned horizontal displays. Very interesting!

Additionally, it is ALWAYS supposed to be folded (in a very specific manner) when not flown. When they do the whole field drape thing... Watch what they do with it when they're done holding it over the field. Nine times out of ten it lays on the sidelines all wadded up. Then they get pissed about a guy kneeling, saying he's disrespecting the flag.

That flag regulation book, they treat it much like they treat their bibles.