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Bumper stickers, flags and lapel pins...all taboo items now.
A flag is nothing more than a socially acceptable gang sign anyway.
Originally posted by Blackmarketeer
Fox Complains Gabby Douglas And Other American Olympians Not Showing Enough Patriotism
Why? Because they`re not wearing enough red, white, and blue.
This is the "flag lapel pin" and "not enough flags arranged behind the podium" divisiveness from Faux News all over again. Now Fox is questioning the patriotism of the US Olympic athletes - in spite of the fact they've already won 54 gold medals for their country (as of this Saturday), and in spite of the fact these athletes have dedicated the last 4 years of their lives to prepare for these events, even when some of them could have gone pro in their sport.
Originally posted by Blackmarketeer
Fox Complains Gabby Douglas And Other American Olympians Not Showing Enough Patriotism
Why? Because they`re not wearing enough red, white, and blue.
This is the "flag lapel pin" and "not enough flags arranged behind the podium" divisiveness from Faux News all over again. Now Fox is questioning the patriotism of the US Olympic athletes - in spite of the fact they've already won 54 gold medals for their country (as of this Saturday), and in spite of the fact these athletes have dedicated the last 4 years of their lives to prepare for these events, even when some of them could have gone pro in their sport.
Originally posted by RealSpoke
reply to post by jude11
Bumper stickers, flags and lapel pins...all taboo items now.
Are you kidding me? You must live in a fantasy. A patriotic society is an easily controllable one. Patriotism is the reason why Americans accepted the Iraq war.
All school children are nearly forced to say the pledge of allegiance starting at the age of 4-5 EVERYDAY
American flags are flown at every single publicly owned building.
It is common to see people flying flags on their house
You can go to any walmart and go buy a flag pin.
Originally posted by RealSpoke
reply to post by type0civ
Oh really?
Debate me. You will lose.
Tell me why I am wrong.edit on 5-8-2012 by RealSpoke because: (no reason given)
Jake Balthazor, 15, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota was told to take off a rosary that he wore as a sign of support of his cancer-ridden grandmother. The reason? No, not the separation of church and state. It is because a gang uses the rosary as a gang symbol and teachers did not want any trouble.