What are your views on this, Since its such a Hot topic in the States right now, I am wondering how you feel about our Flag being melted?
Champloo said:Its not really a hot topic anymore. Some of the rednecks are trying to make it one again, but the general concencus is that it's a legitimate form of protest.
Colpy said:A legitimate form of protest.........in either case.
#juan said:A legitimate form of protest??
We don't like what a particular country is doing so we burn that country's flag?? Sounds a bit childish to me, but go for it.
#juan said:A legitimate form of protest??
We don't like what a particular country is doing so we burn that country's flag?? Sounds a bit childish to me, but go for it.
Dexter Sinister said:I think, though I may be wrong, that it's illegal in the United States to show certain kinds of disrespect for the American flag, and possibly certain other national symbols, which would certainly include a public burning, but there are no similar rules in Canada about the Canadian flag. In either case, I'd agree it's a legitimate form of symbolic protest, though not something I'd ever engage in personally.
The 'maple leaf' is an ironic symbol. The maple tree doesn't even grow in 80% of Canada. No surprise it's native to southern Ontario/Quebec but not Alberta. I wonder if folks in Ontario would like a lodgepole pine on the flag instead of a maple? They'd think it ridiculous.
O, land of blue unending skies,
Mountains strong and sparkling snow,
A scent of freedom in the wind,
O'er the emerald fields below.
To thee we brought our hopes, our dreams,
For thee we stand together,
Our land of peace, where proudly flies,
The Maple Leaf forever.
Long may it wave, and grace our own,
Blue skies and stormy weather,
Within my heart, above my home,
The Maple Leaf forever!
oh maple leaf around the word
you speak as you rise high above
of courage peace and quiet strength
of the canada that I love
Remind us all our union bound,
By ties we cannot sever,
Bright flag revered on every ground,
The Maple Leaf forever!
Long may it wave, and grace our own,
Blue skies and stormy weather,
Within my heart, above my home,
The Maple Leaf forever!
Mogz said:I've grown up always being told to respect a Nations flag, as it is a symbol of everything that Nation stands for. I myself, don't agree with burning of any flags, especially your own. Why would you burn your own National image? Are you that apathetic as to pride in your Nation? I sometimes feel I was born too late. I put a lot of stock in Nationalism and Patriotism, something that my generation seems completely devoid of. I joined the Army because I feel, in that organization, I can contribute to this Nation in a way few others can. I can stand up for what this Nation believes in, and ensure no harm comes to it, or what represents it, up to and including the Maple Leaf. I'm 23, still young by any stretch of the imagination, however I honestly think I sometimes put more faith in this Nation and our way of life than others twice my age. It honestly bothers me that somewhere over the last 50 years, our National identity has slowly began to decay. We once were a Nation of proud individuals, proud of our way of life, proud of what we stood for. These days people seem far too self-absorbed and utterly clueless as to what it means to be a Canadian. If you want to burn a flag, go ahead, but in doing so you dishonour that Nations heritage. If you burn your own flag, you dishonour not only your heritage, but everything your Nation stands for. My 19 cents on the issue.
Jersay said:Destroying something especially a flag of a country is sad. It does go for a symbolic protest but I don't think any flag deserves to be burned.
I think not said:Jersay said:Destroying something especially a flag of a country is sad. It does go for a symbolic protest but I don't think any flag deserves to be burned.
Baloney, all flags should be burnt to a crisp here and there just to shock those that place a symbol above the ideology and values behind the symbol. Nobody has died for a flag, they have died for what it represents. Flags change with time.