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.