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Do you like flags ?
I’m starting to get a little bit irritated about flags myself. They’re starting to piss me off. I’m not talking about the flags people throw at each other in comment threads at the Daily Kos. Those are
Why is this outfit wrapping itself in the flag ?
childish and silly and they irritate me too but that’s not what I’m talking about here. I’m talking about the flag of the United States of America, and where it’s flown and who flies it and why. I’m all for flying the flag where it’s appropriate. I’m glad that we still fly Old Glory down at the courthouse and I’m OK with the flag being flown at the Post Office and the Capitol, and military bases too. And embassies, we should fly the flag at US embassies. In fact, all US government buildings should fly a US flag. But my wing-nut neighbor on the next street ? Please. Does he think I don’t know what country I’m in ? Every time I step out back, there’s his little flag flying in my face. To be honest, I don’t know that he’s a wing-nut or that he’s even a he. I’m just assuming, because that’s usually the type that flies an American flag at their house.
I get in the front too. Every time I step out of my house, front or back, I see the damn flag. Hence the simmering resentment. From my front yard I can see two flags. There’s a major street a few blocks away, running parallel to mine, and on that street are two car dealerships. The Porsche-Audi dealership has a flag and so does a Honda dealership that just moved in a few months ago. They fly a yuuge one. Why do foreign car dealers need a flag, and why don’t they fly the German and Japanese flags ? Some places should have flags and some places shouldn’t. There oughta’ be a law.
Now the Mexicans have the right idea. They’re particular about who gets to fly a flag. They’ve got these giant monumental flags, banderas monumentales, that are manufactured and maintained by the Mexican Army, not some Kia dealership. They fly them in the capitol and at historic locations and ports. I’ve seen the one in Ensenada and I guess they have one in Tijuana too. Check this out, they’re raising the one in the Zócaclo in Mexico City.
Now that is a flag. Eat your heart out Mr. Wing-nut Vet on the next street over.
OK …
That’s all I got for this morning, back by popular demand. Whadya’ all got for me ? How’s it going with your local groups, any new Meet-Ups in the works, any cool links to share ? It’s an Open Thread.
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