Disagree. Constant acts of civil disobedience from we the people until there’s wall to wall coverage of the people resisting. It’s not Trump we need to wake up, it’s we the people. Show your neighbors you love your freedom of speech and that they should too.
Just because you can do something (or at least could do something until they banned it) doesn’t mean you should do it. It might titillate followers on social media, but it’s not an act of genuine resistance. General strikes, mass civil disobedience etc. are what change things, not flag-burning.
If you want people to be inspired to take steps of large scale resistance you can't be afraid or chastise people for taking smaller ones. How can you expect someone to participate in a general strike if they see people who agree with them yelling at a vet for buring a flag as a fuck you to Trump?
Because it’s just walking into traps set by Trump/Fox News so they can pretend to be hysterical. It’s giving them *exactly* what they want. What kind of resistance gives their opponent the very ammunition they’re asking for?!
Again they will do that anyway. They will find something to feed into the outrage machine no matter what. The people convinced by it are not winnable. They are lost and a waste of time worrying about. We need to inspire the uninspired, not win over idiots who eat up bullshit from right-wing media.
And how are you inspired by burning flags? I’m genuinely curious. I can understand why they burn American flags in places like Iran, but if you want to save the US from domestic tyranny, how does burning the flag inspire you to save it?
Because it was done as an act of disobedience against a fascist. In general I don't approve of flag burning, however, that doesn't mean I support expression being restricted by trying to make it against the law. Standing up against fascism is always the right thing to do.
And for the umpteenth time, EVERYTHING people who they see as an enemy will be framed as anti-American. There is no point in modifying behavior or ideas for people who operate in bad faith at every single opportunity. Fuck those people, they aren't worth worrying about.
Who said I support it being against the law? It absolutely should not be against the law. But it has *clearly* been made illegal to provoke people into doing it, so they can distract people from their unpatriotic tyranny. We’re supposed to be the clever ones. We shouldn’t walk into their traps.
Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989).When the dictator sends an unconstitutional executive order that spits in the face of precedence, it becomes an act of American patriotism to legally express your freedom of speech by burning the flag. It’s not that complicated.
Respectfully, no. Do ALL the resisting. However you want to on any given day. The big picture: freedom
But what happens in reality is the real acts of resistance get completely drowned out by faux outrage of the right wing media, with their ‘you see, they’re not real patriots’ BS. It’s been the same BS for decades, as demonstrated by Bill Hicks. youtu.be/wKCeESg9Ev8?...
I’m sorry you’re opposed to individual expressions of freedom and resistance. It’s ok to only participate in large mass protest. I support my fellow Americans’ rights to protest in theatrical, visual, comedic, musical, virtual, economical, and any other way they deem appropriate. Who am I to judge?
Where did I say not to protest? Where did I not say mock them, drag them, scream at them? What I said was don't walk into the trap. I literally have helped organize four protests this year. But start understanding this is a messaging war.
I’m a regular person. I don’t care what the media thinks. I care that my neighbors need to wake up and realize that their freedoms are being chipped away at every day. I’m proud of this Vet for purposefully burning the flag and expressing his first amendment rights.
I know him. I assure you I know his courage and intentions just fine. I am a veteran too. Please...tell me more.
This is a great deal more than a messaging war. Just ask any family who has had a member dragged out a car and beaten, sent to another country he or she has no relation to. That’s evil and cruelty and beyond messaging. Remember that when you’re organizing your “counter message” protest.
This is the real shit right here.