Flags are symbols. They may be a symbol of a religion, a country, or a company. They are a communication tool. I get very angry when I see television news coverage showing people burning other country’s flags. I think it is extremely disrespectful to do that. I’ve always been brought up to respect other people and other countries. We may not agree with what the leaders of other countries may be doing, but to burn the flag that symbolizes the entire county is not going to improve the situation at all!
I can remember as a child, saying the pledge of allegiance every morning in school. I used to get goosebumps when we said the pledge. I don’t know why; I just did. There have been a lot of times in my life that I have been disappointed, even angry at some of the dirty tricks that some of our country’s leaders have pulled. The way the leaders treated the American Indian, and the Japanese Americans during WWII, and more recently the prisoners at Gitmo are nothing short of disgraceful. I can understand why many people in many countries would become disillusioned with our entire country over events such as these. Yes, our leaders have made many errors, but I have hope that with our newly elected leaders that people will start to take pride in our American flag once again.