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US Flag Etiquette on My Motorcycle

I can't believe I'm getting a lesson on how not to offend people from eldricht :laughing


You are just saying this because you ascribe to a hyper nationalistic POV that puts emphasis on statism. You on more than one occasion have said far worse things about religion and respect to it, despite the fact religion performs a similar role in societal cohesion.

Sure, there's logic that respect to a symbol has a certain power and keeps a group bonded, but there's also a train of thought that giving too much power to a symbol causes those same people to begin to act irrationally.

I'm not telling you not to offend people. I'm stating that offending people is not meaningless and a valid point of interest in behavior. When I offend people, which I often do, it is very intentional and with specific intended purpose. If I offend someone accidentally and unintentionally, I apologize, even if I don't agree with them, because I believe in a civil society.
 
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