What the American Flag Stand For
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yesthattomWhat the American Flag Stand For
by 6th grader, Charlotte Aldebron, written in 2002
The American flag stands for the fact that cloth can be very important. It is against the law to let the flag touch the ground or to leave the flag flying when the weather is bad. The flag is to be treated with respect. You can tell just how imprtant this cloth is because when you compare it to people, it gets much better treatment. Nobody cares if a homeless person touches the ground. A homeless person can lie all over the ground all night long without anyone picking him up, folding him neatly and sheltering him from the rain.
School children have to pledge loyalty to this piece of cloth every morning. No one has to pledge justice and equality human decency. No one has to promise that people will get a fair wage, or enough food to eat, or affordable medicine, or clean water, or airfree of harmful chemicals. But we all have to promise to love a rectangle of red, white, and blue cloth. Betsy Ross would be quite surprised to see how successful her creation has become. But Thomas Jefferson would be disappointed to see how little of the flag’s real meaning remains.
by 6th grader, Charlotte Aldebron, written in 2002
The American flag stands for the fact that cloth can be very important. It is against the law to let the flag touch the ground or to leave the flag flying when the weather is bad. The flag is to be treated with respect. You can tell just how imprtant this cloth is because when you compare it to people, it gets much better treatment. Nobody cares if a homeless person touches the ground. A homeless person can lie all over the ground all night long without anyone picking him up, folding him neatly and sheltering him from the rain.
School children have to pledge loyalty to this piece of cloth every morning. No one has to pledge justice and equality human decency. No one has to promise that people will get a fair wage, or enough food to eat, or affordable medicine, or clean water, or airfree of harmful chemicals. But we all have to promise to love a rectangle of red, white, and blue cloth. Betsy Ross would be quite surprised to see how successful her creation has become. But Thomas Jefferson would be disappointed to see how little of the flag’s real meaning remains.
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Date: 2005-01-03 07:36 pm (UTC)You mean the guy who owned other human beings?
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Date: 2005-01-04 04:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-01-04 05:36 am (UTC)Colour me cynical
Date: 2005-01-07 07:29 am (UTC)And I'm not convinced there are any such these days.