NaBloPoMo Day #13 - go ahead, offend away!

OK, I forgot to post yesterday for day 13 of National Blogging Post month, so I will have to do two. This one shall be what some of my friends call a rant...... but I think anyone who reads this will agree, unless you have "drank the kool-aid"......

It is about the flag. The flag of the greatest country ever (though our current prez seems to disagree with that)......

This story led to my rant. (Click on the word story). In California, a 13-year-old boy has been riding his bicycle around, including to school, with an American flag flying on the back. This past week, he was told by the school that he could not do that anymore. They cited "racial tensions." Other kids might not like the flag. And so forth. After much outrage, they have reversed their decision and he is allowed to fly the flag again.

There have been too many stories like this in the news lately. In Idaho, just recently, a couple is flying a flag to honor their son who is fighting over in Iraq. They live in a condo, and the neighbors and condo management have told them they need to remove the flag - rules say nothing can be hung out....... story here.

And there are more stories. The woman in Ohio back in May who put a flag in her condo window to honor her son in the military, and was told she had to take it down - not sure how that one turned out.

Isn't patriotism a good thing? Should not flags be allowed everywhere? Sure, sometimes size can be an issue, but good grief! This is America, and patriotism used to be a good thing. The flag was flown everywhere. Now, we worry about people being offended by it, and rules, rules, rules. Well, I say if anyone is offended, they can leave. Go to another country where they don't have the freedoms we have. And fly your flag wherever - whether your condo management likes it or not. God bless America, and our flag!