re: #199 Dark_Falcon

I understand why you feel that way, but I do not share your views. America’s flag and anthem are things I love and have always been proud of.

It’s a song and a graphic design. To me, it’s literally nothing. I am fascinated by our history as a species, and less so by our history as a nation. I do think the US has had a special role to play in history, but I think it plays a part far older than our flag. We are part of a tradition thousands of years old, started by the greeks.

That’s how I view things, and as such, that doesn’t make me particularly patriotic. It also doesn’t often make me particularly popular.