The Flag of the United States of America
This is such a good piece about the symbolism of our national flag. Like the columnist, it has pretty much gotten to the point that if I see a flag displayed too prominently on an email or on a web page, I assume that the accompanying message is likely to be insulting and full of unsupported, reckless claims and attacks on the duly elected President of the United States.
How did the flag become this? It should be a symbol of our national unity, not a cudgel we use to beat those who don’t agree with us.
But Amy Hardin Turosak says it so much better than I in her piece “Our Flag is Not a Prop” for the Christian Science Monitor. It’s pithy, concise and to the point. She argues:
The flag must not be used as a point of argument but as a symbol of the solidarity that binds the diversity of our nation.
But, if you protest, you have a responsibility to protest based on fact. This is not a university football game. This is the future of our country.
This Land Is Your Land – Ryan Bingham from Ryan Hargrave on Vimeo.