-Caveat Lector- >>>Anyone who touches an American Flag and obviously disgraces it needs to find another place to live. What it represents is not perfect but there are a whole bunch of people who make the journey to American shores each an every day because, although not perfect, it comes a whole lot closer to perfection than where they came from.
I don't get really upset about the Flag burners because burning the Flag is actually the proper way to dispose of it when it is soiled, and those who engage in such activities are - ironically - doing the correct thing. Now we get these spoiled brats at Amherst College who have taken upon themselves to trample on it and chanting various things. These are the first that should be grouped and inducted into the Cannon Fodder Corps and sent somewhere, where they can see what some other parts of the world looks like. A thousand to one, none of them have had any credible experience outside of the United States and been able to see at ground level (away from the tourist busses) how different things are for their counterparts in many if not most other countries. Having grown up on foreign shores, and having spent many years overseas as an adult, the first thing I wanted to see in case of trouble in that Flag. This is the lesson these exponentiated naives have never had to learn, having been able to take for granted that all the things OTHER people fought and died for are theirs gratis. Bring back the draft. Anyone can peel a potato or rake a lawn. A<>E<>R <<< From http://www.masslive.com/printer/printer.ssf?/news/pstories/hf1018fl.ht ml }}}>Begin Campus protesters ignite U.S. flags Friday, October 19, 2001 By PATRICK JOHNSON AMHERST — Amherst College students were stunned moments after a pro-America rally involving more than 100 people ended yesterday when several protesters emerged from the crowd to set fire to a U.S. flag. As the sounds of "God Bless America" continued through the public address system in front of the Keefe Campus Center, as many as 10 demonstrators doused two flags with lighter fluid and set them on fire. Five members of the group then spread a larger flag on the ground and stood on it while chanting "This flag doesn't represent me; this flag doesn't represent us." The crowd of more than 100 people, mostly Amherst College students who moments before rallied around the flag, stood in stunned silence as the same flag was desecrated. "This is really upsetting to me," said Christopher Palacios, a sophomore from Miami. Palacios, who said his parents fled Cuba in the 1960s to escape Fidel Castro, said, "It makes me sick when American kids say the American flag scares them." The pro-America rally yesterday was organized by a new student group called Amherst Assembly for Patriotism. The group formed in response to peace rallies at each of the Five Colleges in recent weeks as well as the controversial decision by the town of Amherst to limit flag displays downtown. "Amherst is 25 square miles surrounded by reality," said Theodore Hertzberg, a sophomore from Long Island. "I'm relieved the rest of the country does not feel the same way." The crowd had just finished a group recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and was beginning to disperse when as many as 10 protesters came forward. Most of those protesting the flag declined to be interviewed. One who did, 19-year-old Dan Griffin of Minneapolis, Minn., said the protest sought to show that the United States is responsible for much of the pain and suffering in the world. The United States has helped continue a spree of genocide that dates back to Columbus in 1492, he said. "How people take it is how they take it," he said. Griffin identified himself as a student but declined to say at which college. He said the others are from different area colleges but would not say which. Hampshire College officials confirmed a student named Dan Griffin is registered. The University of Massachusetts records show a Daniel Griffin was enrolled but he withdrew at the start of the semester. Michael Flood, co-founder of the Amherst Assembly for Patriotism, said he found the actions of the protesters to be inappropriate, especially since he suspects none of them are from Amherst College. "I believe they have a right to burn the flag, but this is inappropriate," he said. Sophomore Nick Echelbarger from Seattle said the burning was free speech of the lowest form. "It doesn't make a point. It's just poor taste," he said. © 2001 UNION-NEWS. Used with permission. Copyright 2001 Masslive.com. All Rights Reserved. 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