Most people are not aware that there is a flag code in this country that describes the rules for displaying the American Flag. The Flag Code states, "The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property." The union is the blue field with the white stars on it.
We have to remember that the flag represents the government of the US and its policies; but it also represents the promise as yet unfulfilled of the Declaration, it represents our freedom of speech, our freedom to practice or not practice religion as we choose, it represents American values, it represents one nation in its glory, it represents hope for a better future, and importantly it represents the sacrifices made in all generations to protect our freedoms.
It is always funny to me that people who protest their own country don't do so by leaving. If you hate America so much then what are you doing here eating the food, breathing the air, wearing our clothes and enjoying our freedoms??? I just don't get it.
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