It's an important part of protected speech. It symbolizes a nation in crisis. If that doesn't do it for you, it's also a part of the flag code when dealing with damaged flags.
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Hanging a flag upside-down communicates a nation in crisis. Burning a flag just symbolises hostility to the average voter. We can argue about the niceties and finer points of symbolism, but that's how it will be taken.
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I'm not making this point because I think flag-burning is completely beyond the pale, I'm making it because I think it's counter-productive.
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