Flag Etiquitte
The Fourth of July is a good holiday. Fireworks displays are fun for almost everybody but dogs and cats and folks that get a little freaked out by very loud noises. Picnics, baseball games, hot dogs, watermelon, family gatherings and parades are also appropriate ways to celebrate.
It is also an appropriate time to display the American Flag.
This country values freedom of speech and so do I, but I wish we would try to separate clothing from the American Flag, selling stuff with the Flag and the general use of the American Flag as a form of advertising.
Dogs dressed in flags, flag beach blankets, celebrities pictured prominently with flags, flag shirts, pants, and ties along with TV and print ads flashing the flag have become so ubiquitous that it is just cheapens the brand.
Patriotism is so much more than a flag.
It is also an appropriate time to display the American Flag.
This country values freedom of speech and so do I, but I wish we would try to separate clothing from the American Flag, selling stuff with the Flag and the general use of the American Flag as a form of advertising.
Dogs dressed in flags, flag beach blankets, celebrities pictured prominently with flags, flag shirts, pants, and ties along with TV and print ads flashing the flag have become so ubiquitous that it is just cheapens the brand.
Patriotism is so much more than a flag.
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