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Did I Accidentally Instigate Something?
Feb. 24th, 2014 12:20 pmIt wasn't me, it was Unc who found the flag and immediately put it up on the house. I don't feel like I have to advertise patriotism year-round. I'd intended to put the flag out on holidays, but here's Unc sticking it up for all to see 24/7.
The office is at the end of the house situated on the street side so while I'm sitting at my computer I can see my flag blowing in the breeze. When I sat down today I looked out and now see flags on 2 of my neighbors' houses. I thought maybe it was a holiday, but I'm only finding that it's National Tortilla Chip Day, hardly flag worthy.
Unc must have put a patriotic charge in some of my neighbors. Hope they're not disappointed when I have Sis take it down on Thursday, her day to help me. I'm not sure I can explain this adequately, but I'll try.
To me the American flag symbolizes what our founding fathers envisioned the country to be, different people working together to be fair and equitable to all. Even though it's appearance has changed over the last 200 plus years it's one very obvious sign that a person believes what it stands for.
The trouble is, I no longer feel there's any patriotism in DC, not a statesman left who cares what it stands for. DC is now a cesspool for the lower forms hungry for power and wealth. Government has broken democracy and I don't think it can be fixed. So flying a flag, to me, means I still endorse a government that no longer even looks familiar to what was intended. I can no longer fly a flag that politicians work very hard to denigrate.
In the future, closer to the revolution, the flag may be the only thing that brings people together to overthrow the corruption and evil that exists in DC. I may just have to fly it when that time comes. And it will.
The office is at the end of the house situated on the street side so while I'm sitting at my computer I can see my flag blowing in the breeze. When I sat down today I looked out and now see flags on 2 of my neighbors' houses. I thought maybe it was a holiday, but I'm only finding that it's National Tortilla Chip Day, hardly flag worthy.
Unc must have put a patriotic charge in some of my neighbors. Hope they're not disappointed when I have Sis take it down on Thursday, her day to help me. I'm not sure I can explain this adequately, but I'll try.
To me the American flag symbolizes what our founding fathers envisioned the country to be, different people working together to be fair and equitable to all. Even though it's appearance has changed over the last 200 plus years it's one very obvious sign that a person believes what it stands for.
The trouble is, I no longer feel there's any patriotism in DC, not a statesman left who cares what it stands for. DC is now a cesspool for the lower forms hungry for power and wealth. Government has broken democracy and I don't think it can be fixed. So flying a flag, to me, means I still endorse a government that no longer even looks familiar to what was intended. I can no longer fly a flag that politicians work very hard to denigrate.
In the future, closer to the revolution, the flag may be the only thing that brings people together to overthrow the corruption and evil that exists in DC. I may just have to fly it when that time comes. And it will.
