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Originally Posted by mongidig
How is burning a flag a form of free speech? This is stupid. These people need to be charged with treason....simple.
Who Came up with the idea you can burn the American flag?
These sumbags better not do it in front of me.
It's a statement - basically of hatred for America, or is it super nuanced ("I just don't like how much you love America, I want to make it better by burning it in effigy" - whatever). I disagree with the sentiment, but I believe in their right to "say" it.
It's not treason because it doesn't actually harm America. Does it increase our enemies' military power, give them a national secret?