Honestly I think you’re the one disrespecting the country. You’re one of these people that’s opposed to any kind of protest that ruffles people’s feathers.
I actually do respect the ideals of America. I think that the flag worship you and President Trump demand is antithetical to those ideals.
It actually shows your ignorance of history and the man you respect. Here’s what MLK had to say about folks like you: " I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: “I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action”; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a “more convenient season.” " - Letter from the Birmingham Jail, 1963.
In this case you are. It’s actually a little worse. You’re more devoted to etiquette than to justice. At least people who care more about order than justice value something more tangible than etiquette.
Nope, that’s nationalistic not patriotic.
You are approaching this so simplistically that I honestly feel like I’m talking to an eight-year-old,
moviefreakedmind said:
Your position on this is so un-American that it makes me livid and nauseous.
I’ll try to illustrate how repugnant your statement is. You know that crying little girl and the crying little boy that you threw out in front of yourself as a human shield when you couldn’t answer my questions?
moviefreakedmind said:
Imagine if their dads who died while serving the country supported these anthem protests. Imagine admitting to those kids that even though their loved ones died while serving the country (which is more than your ass has ever done), you respect them less because they didn’t oppose something that you consider to be disrespectful. Imagine that. You aren’t a patriot. Your outrage isn’t about veterans.
moviefreakedmind said: You’re one of these flag-wavers that cares more about tradition and arbitrary rituals than you care about the actual people that make up this country.
moviefreakedmind said:
your stance on this is unAmerican to the core
Fuck your phony patriotism.
moviefreakedmind said:
Again, fuck your phony patriotism. Please never pretend that your outrage has anything to do with the soldiers, because you’re not fooling anyone.
I post these quotes as a record for the mods of the kinds of things that I am tired of. Some of the above are rude/insulting. Others are false accusations and false assumptions. They are what I meant when I said I that get grief for my position. These things go beyond legit debate. These are what I said I was tired of and what I feel cross the line.