Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp
“If you burn someone else’s flag without permission, that’s theft and destruction of property. If you burn a flag you own, well, you own it and you’re entitled by right to do anything with it you darn well please, so long as you don’t damage other people or other people’s property. And by ‘damage other people,’ I don’t mean ‘hurt someone’s feelings.’ According to Trump, ‘[o]ur great American Flag is the most sacred and cherished symbol of the United States of America, and of American freedom.’ Whether something is ‘sacred’ is a matter of opinion. Whether you ‘cherish’ the flag, or don’t, is entirely up to you to decide. As for Trump, he routinely — if metaphorically — defecates on everything he claims the flag stands for, then wipes his posterior with it … while also wrapping himself in it.” (08/26/25)