Question for my non-American friends
Do people in your country start riots every time somebody sets a national flag on fire?
Refused-Party-Program
19-09-2006, 15:05
Do people in your country start riots every time somebody sets a national flag on fire?
Indeed not. Flagburning is fun for all the family.
East Canuck
19-09-2006, 15:07
I can safely say no.
I don't think people riot over flag-burning in America... do they?
I do remember a lot of whining from the right about flag-burning here in Australia some time back, though. I'm not sure what happened to the law against flag burning that was in the works.
Refused-Party-Program
19-09-2006, 15:07
I can safely say no.
Could you say it safely with burning flag wafting dangerously close to your pseron?
Philosopy
19-09-2006, 15:08
Could you say it safely with burning flag wafting dangerously close to your pseron?
Then he could safely say "Arr! I be on fire, matey"
East Canuck
19-09-2006, 15:10
Could you say it safely with burning flag wafting dangerously close to your pseron?
All probabilities point to yes if I can put my hands on a flame retardant suit.
Nope. Woe betide you if you set a picture (horrific enough in of itslf, actually!) of Mohammad on fire though! :p
Refused-Party-Program
19-09-2006, 15:10
All probabilities point to yes...
What are ye, a magick eighte balle? Yarr.
Cabra West
19-09-2006, 15:16
No. Why should they?
Call to power
19-09-2006, 15:19
Do people in your country start riots every time somebody sets a national flag on fire?
no though that might be because no one owns the Union Jack and because setting fires is kind of illegal in the street perhaps we should do an interpretive dance to show the flag on fire :D
And where are these friends of yours :p
Nay! It don't be a problem over heyarrrrrrr.
No. Why should they?
Ditto.
LiberationFrequency
19-09-2006, 15:30
Has anyone actually burnt the union flag since the 70s/80s?
Slaughterhouse five
19-09-2006, 15:30
i live in a majority republican state and i can say i have never seen a riot over someone setting a flag on fire. i have known people to get upset about it, bu i have never seen a riot start from it.
your location said california, so that probably explains it. they have something different in the water over there that makes people go crazy.
[NS]Trilby63
19-09-2006, 15:33
You'd get more if a reaction if you were to burn an England footy shirt than the St. Georges cross.
Refused-Party-Program
19-09-2006, 15:36
Trilby63;11702298']You'd get more if a reaction if you were to burn an England footy shirt than the St. Georges cross.
That's because football is actually important.
East Canuck
19-09-2006, 15:37
What are ye, a magick eighte balle? Yarr.
aye.
I might I add woe betides those scurvy dogs that desecrate ol' jolly rogers. They'll be feedin' the fishes smarter than they can say "walk the plank".
Amaralandia
19-09-2006, 16:13
I don't even remember any flag being burned here as protest. But even if it happened I doubt anyone would actually care.
Some would probably say "Oh, thats so wrong", then they would turn around and finish their beer.