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Politics Do Not Pass/Pass With Care. Today's truckers are far more educated and cognizant of the issues regarding politics due to the sharp increase in talk radio, and various trucking news media sources. Talk politics. Do truckers like politicians?

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Old 11.08.2008
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Burning the flag is the proper way of disposal of an old flag not to be flown anymore.

Burning the flag for any other reason is wrong and disrespectful.
I agree. I should have been more specific..
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Fly the Flag upside down in front of me, and it'll get my attention, make me scratch my head, and think. BURN THE FLAG IN FRONT OF ME AND YOU'LL BE GETTIN AN BUTT WHOPPIN YOU'LL BARELY SURVIVE!!! Nuff Said!!

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Like others have said; Flying the Flag upside down is a sign of distress. With the incoming President, this country is most definitely in distress. The fact that so many voted him in is a clear indication of how far away the inhabitants of the United States have moved away from what this country used to stand for and they are trying their level best to move us to a land of debauchery and deviant behavior. It's going to be a long, arduous fight, but we have it to do if we want our country back.
Rationalist, I'm not surprised at all that you would equate burning the Flag to flying her upside down.

The patients are now running the asylum.
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Like others have said; Flying the Flag upside down is a sign of distress. With the incoming President, this country is most definitely in distress. The fact that so many voted him in is a clear indication of how far away the inhabitants of the United States have moved away from what this country used to stand for and they are trying their level best to move us to a land of debauchery and deviant behavior. It's going to be a long, arduous fight, but we have it to do if we want our country back.
Rationalist, I'm not surprised at all that you would equate burning the Flag to flying her upside down.

The patients are now running the asylum.
Interesting thought pattern.

Maybe the country has voted in the way it did returing it back to where it was prior to some of the way it has been recently.
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Burning the flag is a show of disrespect for the country.
Being that you're not the type of individual that might burn a flag in protest, I'm afraid you're not qualified to make such a statement about intent. Burning a flag, in most circumstances, isn't about disrespect, it's about dissent. Dissent isn't disloyalty, it's about attempting to make necessary corrections to keep the country on track. When conservatives fought against the New Deal, they did so because they believed that the New Deal was a bad idea and was bad for the country. Whether or not they were right, they were free, based in the First Amendment, to dissent. Dissent is at the core of freedom of speech.
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Flying it upside down is a cry for help..
It's only a cry for help when one is in physical danger. Otherwise, it's a form of protest, just like burning a flag. You're protesting the election of President Obama. And there's nothing wrong with that. If you feel strongly about something, if your heart tells you that this is wrong for the country, please dissent. That's what makes America great.
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