Wave Your Flag

Originally posted by orion25
is that irony? i don't understand... There should be an irony tag!

I saw that coming. Just waited for it. 🙂

Btw, I have capital letters on my keyboard. Don't you?

Originally posted by orion25
is that irony? i don't understand... There should be an irony tag!

😛

Originally posted by Palynka
No. It just happens that he holds all these faulty opinions and I can't help but correct him.

This is what good friends do.

Originally posted by Palynka
No. It just happens that he holds all these faulty opinions and I can't help but correct him.

Lol, don't be so ridiculous. My opinion is that patriotism is distasteful. Because of this, I choose not to display a flag. It is not that the displaying of flags by people makes them either patriots, or distasteful.

Unclench your fists, or at least your butt cheeks, before you burst a blood vessel.

Originally posted by Starrman
It is not that the displaying of flags by people makes them either patriots, or distasteful.

You were not making a direct link between patriotism and display the flag on this website just a few posts ago?

Originally posted by Crowley
This is what good friends do.

True!

I love you Starrman.

Originally posted by Palynka
You were not making a direct link between patriotism and display the flag on this website just a few posts ago?

No, I was making a link between my being against patriotism and displaying a flag. Someone need not be a patriot to display a flag, but those against patriotism are unlikely to do so.

Originally posted by Palynka
True!

I love you Starrman.

I love you too, my sweet, sardine-smelling flower.

Originally posted by Starrman
No, I was making a link between my being against patriotism and displaying a flag. Someone need not be a patriot to display a flag, but those against patriotism are unlikely to do so.

But then you could display a flag and still be against patriotism.

Originally posted by Palynka
But then you could display a flag and still be against patriotism.

Why would I display an emblem of national significance if I did not consider my nationality significant?

Originally posted by lausey
The Big Bang. 😛

Oh, so you are Raj from The Big Bang Theory? Cool!

😉

Originally posted by Starrman
Why would I display an emblem of national significance if I did not consider my nationality significant?

Clearly you are not proud or even fond of your culture, heritage or current mailing address.

Originally posted by darvlay
Clearly you are not proud or even fond of your culture, heritage or current mailing address.

Of national culture and heritage, not particularly. I find it interesting, but not a source of pride.

I like my local area, the people are friendly enough and there are things I enjoy there, but any sort of national identity seems silly to me.

Originally posted by Starrman
Someone need not be a patriot to display a flag, but those against patriotism are unlikely to do so.

I doubt this is true. I hate patriotism, but still display a flag, although the one of my country of residence rather than my citizenship. But if those were the same, I might display the one of my citizenship, too. It's not like setting up a flag in your garden or something. I see it mostly as a practical thing, it can for example help when someone wants to organise a meet-up.

Originally posted by Nordlys
I doubt this is true. I hate patriotism, but still display a flag, although the one of my country of residence rather than my citizenship. But if those were the same, I might display the one of my citizenship, too. It's not like setting up a flag in your garden or something. I see it mostly as a practical thing, it can for example help when someone wants to organise a meet-up.

I suppose we'd need to take a survey of all anti-patriots here to find out. For practical reasons such as meetups I might inform people of my country, but personally I don't display my country because I think it alludes to some form of national support. I accept that not all flag bearers are patriots, nor are all anti-patriots bound to be against the use of flags.

Is everyone happy now?