Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoHow to fold the Confederate battle flaglemmy.worldimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageHow to fold the Confederate battle flaglemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThis is a critical step: while I understand the attempted message, this meme is also the proper way to respectfully retire a worn or damaged flag
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThat’s some shit that’s always amused me about people who burn flags. Like, you’re showing respect to that flag. It’s even more amusing when people who supposedly support that flag oppose burning it. You want to disrespect a flag? Throw it in the trash.
minus-squarePrunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWhile I can get behind the point of folding, then burning being “the respectful” way to dispose of a flag: When my intentions are glear that I want to disrespect something by burning it, the I’m disrespecting it, effectively.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s not very effective though is the thing.
This is a critical step: while I understand the attempted message, this meme is also the proper way to respectfully retire a worn or damaged flag
That’s some shit that’s always amused me about people who burn flags. Like, you’re showing respect to that flag.
It’s even more amusing when people who supposedly support that flag oppose burning it.
You want to disrespect a flag? Throw it in the trash.
While I can get behind the point of folding, then burning being “the respectful” way to dispose of a flag: When my intentions are glear that I want to disrespect something by burning it, the I’m disrespecting it, effectively.
It’s not very effective though is the thing.