So, Mr. Wood Glue.
I find a lot of this on internet forums and it bugs me: "I know the rules, and you aren't following them so you have no redeeming values."
I call it black and white thinking.
That being said, lots of soldiers have fought and died over the flag, so in the 1920's someone came up with some rules that we should treat the flag very special- the concept of not flying it in the dark or bad weather is an idea to espeically honor the flag.
So the question to you is if you think it might be nice if you followed those rules to give the flag some extra respect? No it's not the crime of the century if you do not and evidently it didn't matter before 1920, but it seems like a reasonable set of rules to treat the flag extra special.
I do hear you loud and clear that simply following or reciting the rules does not neccesarily mean respect- and indeed you have family that has served the country and that means a lot more than a spotlight.
While I think the rule reciters need a common sense pill and maybe even a mirror, (as I bet some of them disrespect the country or veterans in ways they may not think about) I wonder if you are capable of saying, yeah, maybe I should consider following the "treat-the-flag-special-because-folks-died" rules?
You are not a Commie, but, do you really belive that the 1920 flag rules don't have some merit?
