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RobinA

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3. How Thoughtful

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 08:26 AM

Oct 2017

However, I'm still wondering how the military came to own the American flag and actions concerning the flag came to be about the military. Back when I used to put a flag out, I looked at it as a symbol of the Constitution. Now a flag is a sign of a gun totin', right-wing military lover. I wish they would stick with their "Don't Tread on Me," blood of tyrants stuff and leave the flag to all of us.

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Never knew this. Kaepernick was told by a former Green Beret that kneeling would be more respectful [View all] Quixote1818 Oct 2017 OP

yeah. kneeling has never been a sign of disrespect until the right wing decided to pretend it was. unblock Oct 2017 #1

K & R SunSeeker Oct 2017 #2

How Thoughtful RobinA Oct 2017 #3

Yes, I just learned this particular aspect of this in a report last night. bullwinkle428 Oct 2017 #4

Kick Quixote1818 Oct 2017 #5