@cjsummers :Can I not respect the country and the people who died for it by sitting quietly? Would you not agree that having the choice to sit or stand is part of what those people died for? If you can agree, then why is it so upsetting?I guess you could claim that by not standing I am disrupting the class, or that by refusing to stand I am being disrespectful and should feel guilty about it. But that sounds an awful lot like a dictatorship to me.

@AV8R You are probably right...she wrote for Texas newspapers.

I guess this is where I differ from most....You do what/how you want do and I'll do the same.
Don't interfere with me and I'll do the sameIf I ask you why you do what you do, don't assume it's because I'm offended. It's because I'm curious and would like to give you the chance to educate me on the way you feel you do. Whether I agree with you or not, that's for me to decided.

@Byron I saw it and thought it was interesting. I disagree with people burning flags but they have the legal right to do so. I also think that there is more to being a patriot than waving a flag or standing for the National Anthem, which I do.

@joepyeweed
In retrospect, several months ago when the Confederate flag or anything associated with it was under fire, why weren't the Dixie Chicks forced to re-name themselves Chicks of the South?

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@ChefKevin :The term Dixie did not originate with the confederacy... so why would they?

@cjsummers :Pure speculation (White Knight Syndrome?) but I'm sure some feel that way.

Hey did y'all know that HIllary Clinton co-sponsored a bill to criminalize flag burning back 2005??www.nytimes.com/2005 /12/07/opinion/senat or-clinton-in-pander -mode.html?_r=0Please note the amazing ignorance in the article regarding actual flag burning.

You are correct. My son has a Political Science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD and served in the Navy. His statements match yours.@cjsummers

I guess that settles it. One person from the Navy has spoken on behalf of everyone who has ever served in the military. /s

I agree with it as well, so toss in a former army officer. I'll stand with my squid brother.

@tapeworm :That doesn't sound like principle it sounds like lazy ***.

@JnJ :And that's where we see things differently. I don't see it any different than bowing your head during prayer, some people choose not to bow or close their eyes. It doesn't mean they aren't listening or don't care. It's a completely trivial action (or non-action), that some people apparently get extremely upset about. I think it's ridiculous that this is even a discussion.