I don’t understand this weird American obsession with flag. I was looking at some photos of Trump’s rallies. Flags everywhere - on shirts, hats, glasses etc. And this bizarre cult of the flag - “it cannot touch the ground” etc.

At the end of the day the flag is just a piece of cloth. If you worship any flag or take offense to any flag, you need to get a life.

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    In the UK we call them “flag shaggers” and they are laughing stock.

    If you are not trolling and you genuinely don’t see the difference between occasional flag use and everyday cult typical for the USA and for the far right in other countries, you may be even slower than you appear from your comments here.

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      You seem unaware you’re drunking on yourself here by parroting me.

      Zealots are the problems, not the entire population, as I’ve said.

      You’re not one of those “readers”, huh?

      Did you know that someone lapping you doesn’t mean you’re ahead of them?

      You should really try again, that was embarrassing for you.

      Real funny on this side, though.

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        Zealots are the problems, not the entire population, as I’ve said.

        You are not the sharpest tool in the box, are you?

        In other nations flag cult is limited usually to the far right. Everyone else is using flags sporadically - football events for example.

        In the USA flag cult is an everyday occurrence applicable to the most of the population: flags in classrooms, on houses, everywhere. With their bizzare customs “not touching the ground” and other shit. Cult of a piece of cloth.

        Do you get it now? If not try to read again. Slowly.

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          In the USA flag cult is an everyday occurrence applicable to the most of the population: flags in classrooms, on houses, everywhere.

          It’s not even close to everywhere, it’s mostly sporting events and the right weirdos

          As for the flag not touching the ground: that’s flag code, military rules. Again, only the right cares

          You’re being incredibly condescending about something while knowing 0 about it