We moved here around 8 or 9 years ago and took down the tattered flag in the flag holder then. We figured it was about time we replaced it.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    106·
    2 months ago

    Tradition, and a harmless one at that.

    Dad was a Torpedo Man, 3rd Class, in the Pacific. He taught me that. Why should I not pass that down to my kids?

    And besides, knowing the Flag Code allows you to bag on all the assholes breaking it.

    • Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      2 months ago

      Not really a harmless one, it is a typical outgrowth of the American hypernationalism and an utterly jingoist tradition in the sense that it glorifies the military that really doesn’t deserve any glorification anymore.