Wanted: Animated image of burning flag

[XemaSab]

Burning a flag is a powerful symbolic gesture, and that's precisely why it's so controversial and emotionally charged. But if it's entirely symbolic, then would an animated picture of a burning flag not also constitute desecration, even though no actual flags are involved?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. I am sure I have one

that was the first one I saw

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

3. There must be better ones

[Warpy]

2. A few of these are (bad) animations

http://www.theodora.com/flags/new8/flag_burning_1.html

I noticed a very odd thing: either the flags being burned were at the height of the Clinton impeachment fiasco--and the arsonists are hardly the scruffy, typically leftist types the amendment is targeted toward--or they are overseas.

[Lars39]

4. There was an entire site devoted to flag burning that was posted

earlier tonight.

[hfojvt]

5. yes it would, it's the thought that counts, after all

and it is a message of hate - not hatred of Bush, or Bush policies or hatred of Republicans, or even of Republican voters. But hatred of America. That is not a message that I support, and I do not think it will play well in Peoria. :patriot:

[bbinacan]

8. Yes! Thank You for

saying this. There are better ways to express an opinion. :toast: :patriot:

[rep the dems]

10. I agree but never the less

from now on I plan to make as many jokes as I can about flag burning around conservative friends since I know how easy they are to piss off. :7

[bbinacan]

12. Good idea and welcome

to DU.:toast:

[rep the dems]

15. Thank you very much.

:toast:

[hfojvt]

13. and it is always important to pi$$ off as many people as possible

since there is a severe shortage of anger in the world. Plus, it wins elections too. The candidate who pi$$es off the most voters usually wins.

[ClassWarrior]

6. I once saw a video called "Flag Bag Thang"...

...in which the filmmaker ponders burning a brown paper grocery store sack with the flag printed on it - the store's blatant attempt to exploit patriotism. Then he burns it.

Very simple, yet powerful.

NGU.

[bbinacan]

9. Yes

VERY simple.

[benburch]

7. I can probably find you some video of actual flag burnings...

Would that suit your use?

[XemaSab]

11. Only if they're small enough to be looped

and put in my sig line. :D

[applegrove]

14. Footage CNN played a few days ago.. had a woman in a pageboy

haircut burning a flag. Yup! Pageboy. 1977!