Massachusetts college stops flying US flag on campus for now

[Judi Lynn]

Source: CNN

By Rolando Zenteno, CNN
Updated 10:11 PM ET, Wed November 23, 2016


(CNN) — Hampshire College, a liberal arts institution of about 1,400 students, has taken some heat after deciding not to fly the US flag.

A day after the presidential election, the Massachusetts college sided with students who lowered the flag to half-staff.

The administration wanted to build student rapport and facilitate discussion on what the flag represents.

That angered some people in the Amherst community, where the college is located.

Read more: http://us.cnn.com/2016/11/23/us/hampshire-college-no-american-flag/index.html

[elmac]

1. I just ordered a Russian flag on ebay

guess who is going to be flying that for the next 4 years in trumpland.

[doc03]

2. I had a Republican neighbor that flew the US flag upside-down

for the entire Clinton Administration.

[BlueStater]

3. Fine by me.

I'm not exactly feeling too patriotic these days myself.

[Loki]

4. I won't be flying mine again for a very long time.