Huh? I am very patriotic but that is not my religion. Basic flag etiquette, anyone can look it up and if you are going to a foreign land to represent our Country it would be helpful to review .
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“They’re just watching soccer.”
It could also be that they just didn’t know the etiquette, the same way you don’t know that the word is aggrandizement and not “grandizement”.
Why is calling people’s patriotism into question such a popular weapon? It’s so dishonest.
Etiquette?
You are correct- I apologize sincerely for my spelling error. Where is that autocorrect? Will they apologize for their error or do they just not care? What MR may not remember is that she wasn’t representing Trump, she was representing all of us.
Who is usflag dot org?
Well, technically, she was representing USSF, which is another story altogether.
There are many websites - all say the same thing. Would you prefer this website or do you not know about the VFW?
https://www.vfw.org/community/flag-etiquette
then why are they carrying around the US flag at all? Where is the USSF flag?
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It's clear to me Allie Long just had a brain fart. Caught up in the moment. She should know better -- but anyone saying anything more about it being intentional etc is angling for click-bait. US teams for any sport are always reminded of flag etiquette so I don't buy that she didn't know. She just didn't think. If you're going to choose to handle the flag, you need to be careful with it. Social media will not let you get away with any mistake.
I expect she will write an apology, say she just got caught up in the moment, and learned a good lesson. The media should then move on and let her enjoy the victory.
I expect she will write an apology, say she just got caught up in the moment, and learned a good lesson. The media should then move on and let her enjoy the victory.
'Need to be"?
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In that role as a player for a US team, yes, "need" to be. If Joe Public wants to burn the flag, he has that right per the US Supreme Court.
E, I have always questioned you. And I recall your battles with JAP. I was also remarking about your comment to RF’s post.
"Battles with JaP"? I responded to threads in which JaP was acting like a bully and telling lies about people. Shouldn't I have responded there? Or just put my head down and bleated "Yes, sir"?
Again, your going in a direction that just circles and spirals.
That's funny. I have always felt I was just going straight ahead.
You turned an honest mistake, a “brain fart,” into this. I understand the etiquette, however, I don’t recall ever being formally taught that etiquette. I asked my 15 year old dd’s and they have never been taught that etiquette. I’m sure it’s second nature to a lot of families (e.g. military, government, law enforcement, etc.), but it can’t be taken for granted in large urban cities.
I learned the rudiments of it in Boy Scouts. In the Navy, they had a lot more rules which grew out of traditions harking back to the days of wooden ships and iron men. The actual US Code on flag behavior has a lot of "shoulds" in it, and no penalty cited for not doing what one "should". To my critical eye, the most ignored section is letter i, although j comes pretty close.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/4/8