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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 87 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

Protected speech bitches.

Edit: let me clarify, as someone who has served under that flag I fully support people's right to burn it to show their frustrations with our system. Burning the flag is a very powerful statement and in an ideal world we would find out why the flag is being burnt and attempt to address the grievance though I doubt that actually happens.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago

Ding ding ding. Anyone who claims to love this country but thinks this should be illegal is outright lying, and they can go fuck themselves. This is one of our most fundamental rights.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Same here. I served for a lot of self serving reasons, but I also served for our ideals. Speech was one of em.

I never enjoy seeing it though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Maybe add a comma after "protected speech", I understood it as you saying that these are people abusing free speech.

I fully agree with you

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yeah nothing will happen. We've had a lot of marches and protests looking for positive, meaningful changes that amounted to fuck all in this country.