When I realized it was flag day, I decided to display my new garden flag that I got for Independence Day. The flags on it are symbolic, and not remotely accurate in the number of stars or stripes. Ha, it’s made in China, so how patriotic is that? Oh well, the colors are great!
The rules for flag etiquette used to be stricter than they are now, saying not to wear flag clothing except for a small emblem. I still find it offensive when someone sweats on a representation of the flag because they wore it as a T-shirt or shorts. Tacky!
We also said the Pledge of Allegiance in school every day. That was a way to learn it, but I don’t think it taught anybody patriotism. It was my generation who became protesters and even flag burners. Reciting something by rote is not effective, except in learning elocution and vocabulary.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. 😉
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