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Originally Posted by wodin
Do you have a dog in this fight, Laz?
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I don't know the expression "to have a dog" since english is not my native language.
What I am opposing is that the critique of not being allowed to have a flag in the window has anything to do with america as a bastion of freedom of speech. First of all: America has never been that bastion. Second of all: It hasn't got anything to do with people not swearing allegiance to the flag either. It's all to do with a business not wanting to scare away potential customers. Nothing more, nothing less.
If I'm the troll, what the hell are all these other people in the thread who can't make a coherent argument. 1) there's no attack on the american flag from people living in america, who isn't americans. It's comes from within (the company rules). 2) There's no relation between the current situation and a girl who is not allowed by her parents to sing the national anthem.
I personally think it's a disgrace that people aren't allowed to wave whatever flag they may like (except perhaps the nazi-flag, not sure about that). However the reason they aren't allowed to wave the flag or even display it, has nothing to do with foreign pressure, but everything to do with capitalisms disregard of anything besides what pays the best.