[81709] in Cypherpunks
"Bozos Against Flag Burning"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim May)
Fri Jun 13 03:00:30 1997
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Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 22:56:04 -0700
To: "RS" <panther@writeme.com>, "CypherPunks" <cypherpunks@toad.com>
From: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
Reply-To: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
At 10:20 PM -0700 6/12/97, RS wrote:
>When it comes down to flag burning, It really bothers me that we allow our
>symbol of freedom to be burned. It's more than a flag and a right. It's a
>symbol of the freedom we have. To allow someone to publicly burn a flag is
>essentially displaying our freedom being burned.
>
>Bush was a veteran, and Clinton was not. I take it the ones who are
>writing on this subject about how we should have the "freedom" to burn the
>flag have never served in the military or for our country.
>
>Being a veteran myself, I find it very distateful to allow anyone on our
>soil to be allowed to "BURN" our symbol of freedom. Think about the flag
>for a moment and what it really stands for. Does it not stand for freedom
>and liberty?
>
>Sorry, I just had to let this out. I stand behind Bush on this one. Don't
>burn the flag unless you would like to live under another flag!
You ought to get off this list, then, because you'll surely find our
anarchist, anti-government, tax-evading ideas alien to you.
"Against the law" is not just a nicety of phrasing: it means someone who
"insults a symbol" goes to jail. Hardly consistent with a free society is
it?
As for Bush being a veteran and Clinton not being a veteran, what the hell
does this have to do with their political positions? Did you vote for
George McGovern in 1972 because he was a veteran (a bomber pilot, in fact)
while Richard Nixon was a guy who finagled his way out of joining the
military?
Jeeze, the bozos who wash up on our list. Where's Bell when we really need him?
--Tim May
There's something wrong when I'm a felon under an increasing number of laws.
Only one response to the key grabbers is warranted: "Death to Tyrants!"
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