I don’t understand this weird American obsession with flag. I was looking at some photos of Trump’s rallies. Flags everywhere - on shirts, hats, glasses etc. And this bizarre cult of the flag - “it cannot touch the ground” etc.

At the end of the day the flag is just a piece of cloth. If you worship any flag or take offense to any flag, you need to get a life.

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    You seem unaware you’re drunking on yourself here by parroting me.

    Zealots are the problems, not the entire population, as I’ve said.

    You’re not one of those “readers”, huh?

    Did you know that someone lapping you doesn’t mean you’re ahead of them?

    You should really try again, that was embarrassing for you.

    Real funny on this side, though.

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      the issue is that even British flag shaggers have nothing on the crazy level muricans take this to.

      But that’s not saying I disagree with you.

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        I doubt that one group of flag extremists is less crazy than another.

        I think it’s easy to conflate different groups like Christian nationalists or peppers or the KKK with jingoistic idiots because a lot of them fly flags, but it’s in no way an accurate critique of an entire population any more than someone assuming that everyone in Spain is a fascist because some people who wave the Spanish flag are fascists.

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          I didn’t say anything about any groups being crazy.

          Jeezus christ English is hard. 🤦‍♂️

          the LEVEL. The LEVEL is “crazy”, which means “extremely high”. The amount of flag love shown by the most flag obsessed Brit isn’t as high as the love shown by muricans.

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            Shown where? In the media?

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              wow. You are not a native English speaker at all, are you?

              “Shown” in this context means “expressed”.

              It’s painfully obvious you’ve never been to the USA.

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                Expressed where? In the media?

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                You:

                “Jeezus Christ English is hard.”

                Also you:

                “wow. You are not a native English speaker at all, are you?”

                Hilarious, keep talking.

                I need to learn more from your superior command of the language.

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      Zealots are the problems, not the entire population, as I’ve said.

      You are not the sharpest tool in the box, are you?

      In other nations flag cult is limited usually to the far right. Everyone else is using flags sporadically - football events for example.

      In the USA flag cult is an everyday occurrence applicable to the most of the population: flags in classrooms, on houses, everywhere. With their bizzare customs “not touching the ground” and other shit. Cult of a piece of cloth.

      Do you get it now? If not try to read again. Slowly.

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        I’m so curious why you think repeating what I said about extremists being the problem and explicitly agreeing with me makes you such a “sharp tool”?

        You think the US is the only country that doesn’t want their flag touch the ground? Please, list the countries you think prefer their flag to be flown in the dirt.

        You are comedically ignorant.

        It’s flattering, but If you want to wade into this argument to prove me wrong you’ll have to

        1. stop agreeing with my thesis
        2. get any of your details correct
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            If you are forgetting to breathe while you’re typing and still think you’re ahead of the curve, I’ve diagnosed your problem as cerebral hypoxia.

            It would definitely explain your trouble here.

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        In the USA flag cult is an everyday occurrence applicable to the most of the population: flags in classrooms, on houses, everywhere.

        It’s not even close to everywhere, it’s mostly sporting events and the right weirdos

        As for the flag not touching the ground: that’s flag code, military rules. Again, only the right cares

        You’re being incredibly condescending about something while knowing 0 about it