Why Do Americans Value A Piece Of Cloth So Highly?

No matter what is said on either side, the other side will disagree. I was married to a man who served in the US military. He is now gone. I look at it more than just a piece of cloth. He fought for my right to have an open opinion. The freedom to protest. The right to have faith or not openly, without fear of the government. All nations are founded on the killing of others and enslavement. Englands history is proof of that, so is America's. we all have dark in our history. I respect your right to not think of the flag of your country. Please respect mine and others right to think of ours as more.

Thanks for adding British ignorance.

Based on your logic .. the Bible and Kuran are just paper .. why do people freak out when they are burned ..

Why do the British pay the Royals millions of pounds s year ?? When they are no better then the next person?

National pride comes in many forms .. cloth , paper, a rock .. etc

It doesn’t make it weird or wrong

Coming from someone who sits idly by in a country that is capitulating to Islam without a fight more and more each day, its easy to see how the symbol of your country means nothing to you. But to assume ill of anyone who does value the symbol of their country is the difference between cowardice and patriotism.

I am English, and you sound like a spoiled brat, but I value the British flag as the Americans value theirs. Now go back and play with your toys honey.

The American flag as with any countries flag which are all (as you so ignorantly mentioned over and over) made of cloth and each of these “cloth “ flags represents the symbol of that country which in turn represents and symbolizes all the poeple who patriotically sacrificed thier lives to make each country what it is today and should be respected with patriotism and pride in what the country and its flag stand for. I greatly respect my countries flag and what it stands for and I also greatly honor and respect those that made the ultimate sacrifice and those that are fighting for and will fight for this great country.
My father fought in Vietnam 101st airborne and he lost a lot of his good friends overthere fighting for that piece of cloth you so ignorantly disrespected by even asking this ignorant question

So there is your answer to your question why anyone not just Americans should honor and respect thier countries flag / “cloth”
As for your question , after reading every single comment and reply in this thread I’ve come to notice that most of your comebacks / arguments are mainly the same in that and I quote “it’s just cloth” and I’m sure everyone here knows that fact so the fact that that’s pretty much your only argument tells me that you truely have no moral or patriotic highground to stand on when it comes to calling anyone else a moron for honoring thier countries “cloth” symbol / flag.

Secondly I would like to bring up a question myself regarding the real reason why you posted this ignorant, insulting, judgemental, closed minded question ,is it really about the flag in itself or the fact that those football players took thier knees in protest.

MaryJo,
Imagine one day you fall deeply in love. And as a sign of your devotion you give your partner a ring - stating this is symbolic of your greatest offering: your promise of unity forever. Yet every week your partner takes a shit on the ring while looking at you and saying, "what's the big deal?" Your partner does this every week.
Maybe then you'll understand the importance of symbolism.

It's a different culture. It's not my culture, but it doesn't hurt to respect someone else's world view.
What's interesting to me is that kneeling before the flag with hand on heart seems like a very respectful way to protest. Turning your back, giving the bird... that's deliberate disrespect. Isn't protest an important part of democracy?
Are people really upset about the flag, or because they don't like the protest? Just asking.

The flag stands for one country, and while it's not an end all, they should all be respected. Part of the decline of so many European countries is, that they don't care about their country, and their disrespect of their own flag is an indicator of that.

JUST BE.
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GOD BLESS PARTISAN POLITICS.
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GOD BLESS WALMART.
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Well No matter what anyone thinks about our flag either way I'm glad I live here and not in Europe. I'm proud of it

Please direct me to your living room, I need to shit and your carpeted floor seems to be a good place.

It isn't the piece of cloth that American's die and fight for it is what it stands for..

And that is why you're cowering to your Muslim masters

Because they’re brainwashed. They value fabric over values that actually matter.

We love our flag because it represents how bad ass we are. America RULES! No country has ever been, or ever will be greater!

Symbolism. Not sure how that doesn't qualify as real meaning

Patriotism

You do know Miley Cyrus was jailed for 36 hours for twerking on the Mexican flag right? The U.S. is not the only one that values a piece of cloth.

Do you really not understand or are you just being obnoxious? If you are actually interested in the answer to the question you ask, you might start here:
Well, SW doesn't allow links, it seems, but you can find it The Hill under the title, "5 reasons we stand for the flag"

The flag represents the country you say you respect. I agree people go over the top with it but I also understand the anger people feel. If I shit on your flag I am going out of my way to disrespect you. The flag itself means very little compare the what it is meant to represent, it's a symbol of a people and their country. I wouldn't agree it's a sign of any Americans emtepness rather exposes a ignorant person to shit on the flag in the first place. Americans reaction is a secondly issues surly lol

National pride does indeed come in many forms. To the English that National pride was the Empire. To the United States it’s the Flag. To one British Prime Minister National Pride meant that England’s soil was to be held inviolate. That same Prime Minister became through an Act of Congress The second Honorary American Citizen. (The first was The Marquis de Lafayette.) He also understood that the American Flag was and is a symbol of Freedom not just to Americans but to all people who lived in oppressed nations. The flag is a symbol of hope. So long as the flag flys Freedom lives and is protected. Both here in the United States and in all corners of the world. Perhaps Maryjo does not understand because she like all Britons are NOT citizens. They are subjects. Sir Winson Spencer Churchill, two time Prime Minister of Great Britain was both.

Quite the opposite. You have some maturing to do i’d guess

not all of us are that way - i respect my country but i don't worship a flag or a president. but i see how you get that idea.

We came and conquered and made a country,
We invited the world.
We are America the Beautiful
We are.

And I have another question for you too your clothes are made of cloth , why is it so important that you to wear them thier just cloth why does it matter to you so much , hmm could it be that its because they represent / symbolize something , things that make you go hmm.

Yes, it is a very messed up country.

You have to have lived there. I have

That is an excellent question and I've gone round and round on this with friends for most of my life. It is a symbol, but just that: a symbol. But we all have symbols that are important to us whether it be religion, family or country.

you kicked up a nice fire storm hope they give you lots of coins for this post

is the cross any different yet we worship it and die in its name.

Light the blue paper and stand well back ...

It is a symbol like a sigil

It's certainly... unusual

It's very creepy.