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More On Our Flag

Recently we have had a running debate about Flag burning. Anyone who has followed knows that Adam is proud to be a Flag burner. I was reading his site and I noticed he has a picture of an elderly person who is wrapped in a blanket that has the design of our Flag on it. His title is “Today it is a blanket.” The obvious inference to those involved in the debate is “see this precious flag of yours is being used as a blanket.” I think that this misses the point completely.

First and foremost it was not being used as a blanket, it was a blanket. This was a blanket with the image of our Flag. But even if we take for granted that it was a Flag the inference is still off target. The Flag was not being desecrated, it was not being burned and it was not being urinated on. The Flag was wrapped around one of our most vulnerable citizens and protecting her. When you think about it, is not that what the Flag is a symbol of, the protection of our way of life and the freedoms we have come to take for granted?

This symbol of Freedom was wrapped around an elderly and frail person almost echoing those words from the Statue of Liberty, “Give me your tired…” Though this was a blanket and not a Flag it is obvious that the intent was not to desecrate or dishonor it. Unfortunately, there are those among us who are either unwilling or lack the ability to understand the difference.