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Katanova the Sunpunk Jun 9, 2023

My favorite intention-warping meme of late is "this is a technically compliant US flag according to the US flag code"

Gadfly (-booq-)Jun 9, 2023

@Anarkat The US flag code is so fun. Nationalism and all the unironic trappings of state-as-identity can go screw themselves, but I love it so much as a thing that exists.

Basically every single bit of bunting you've ever seen is against the law. Flag-burning is not only significantly less forbidden than flag tanktops and fourth-of-july-napkins, but can in fact be argued to be positively suggested. The flag is itself considered a living thing.

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wb x64 Jun 9, 2023

@gaditb @Anarkat flag burning is *mandated* as a disposal method for old flags IIRC

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Gadfly (-booq-)

@wilbr @Anarkat Recommended, not mandated. (Some people do burial, e.g.) The phrasing is specifically "preferably" -- in full:
"""
(k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.
"""

But here's the thing.
The flag becoming(/being in general) a symbol of brutal oppression and racism, of ever-reaching imperialism, of violent nationalism...

... how can that condition be anything BUT "no longer a fitting emblem for display"!