Questions about our flag
Posted by richrobinson 8 years, 10 months ago to The Gulch: General
I know a guy who volunteers to sing The Star Spangled Banner before local school sporting events. He is passionate about supporting the country and has developed quite a following and reputation so he is busy almost year round. He was telling me today how much the kids get into it but it is frustrating some of the questions he gets. He takes a ceremonial Flag with him and asks a student to hold it up while he sings. He said he is asked regularly:
Why are there stars on it?
Why are there stripes on it?
Why is there an eagle on the top of the pole?
He is happy to answer these questions but he wonders why they don't know this already. He does this for elementary thru high school so some of the kids are young but I wonder if these things are talked about at any level these days.
Why are there stars on it?
Why are there stripes on it?
Why is there an eagle on the top of the pole?
He is happy to answer these questions but he wonders why they don't know this already. He does this for elementary thru high school so some of the kids are young but I wonder if these things are talked about at any level these days.
Jan
(Voice 1) "I hear Caitlyn Jenner is getting a new Wheaties box."
(Voice 2) "Yeah? No shit?"
(Voice 3) "Well, that sure as hell will make me lose my appetite."
We lol'ed.
So... the question therefore begs... WHAT THE (deleted) does Ms. Jenner or her life have to do with the flag or the original topic? Seriously - Can someone please answer this for me? Kids wondering and not knowing about stripes, stars, or the eagle on the flagpole... and within 4 posts it becomes a transphobia debate. Are YOU that distracted by the sheeple-grade narcotic yourselves? Think about it...
It is the horror of Socialism brought to life, and society is being taught that instead of striving for greatness, everyone has to be brought down to a level of sub-intelligence so no one feels "left behind". I believe that if they could, they would electro-lobotomize people with an IQ in the triple digits to bring them down to the level of those less fortunate.
Of course... the "elite" would be exempt.
I remember this friend in school - good kid, lotsa heart, but not a brain trust by any means... but instead of believing the societal "You tried, and that's all that matters" BS mantra, he worked his butt off to better himself. And eventually did. But those who told him he should accept his lot in life - those who said "You can be who you are and nothing else matters" - were not happy he challenged their perception of who they felt he was and should be.
When it comes to the schools I think the parents have culpability there as much as the system. They keep sending their kinder to the indoctrination camps. If they shrugged the state institutions they would collapse.
Five minutes no response...1:22
"Why is there a circle on that flag? That one has 15 stripes! How did that happen?"
And I gave them lots of answers. Over time, they got history (and science) lessons from me without knowing they were getting taught lessons, but they learned a lot and had fun in the process. Modern education has lost a lot of the show & tell curiosity element. The key is to engage the learner with something to make the content exciting.
1. It would be white as that is a totally "neutral" color.
2. The cost is low, because of the lack of dyes (which is why I didn't choose yellow).
3. It signifies "truce" or "surrender".
Then again...someone would still take issue with it being white, as it signifies racism (maybe yellow would work, after all).
I need a new 3 X 5 flag for my yard and have been unable to find one made here!
It's purposed...not to teach the true history of America because those lazy, incompetent, criminal and without a mind would be left by the wayside unable to compete with the kind of honest value creators our founding fathers knew we could be if empowered to be so.
As for the pledge -- it should not be regarded as patriotic. It was something socialists imposed on us in the 20th century (originally along with the straight-arm salute).
One little boys voice, as trained by his older brothers, rang out stout and clear. "with liberty and orange juice for all."
My Mom was the teacher.... it was my first Caddie Woodlawn experience which happened in fourth grade.If at first you don't suck eggs fry fry a hen. the book was changed by the PC crowd.
Truth out of the mouths of babes....
I led the pigeons to the flag of the United States of America
And to the public where the witches stand
One nation, invisible, with liberty, injustice for all.
If i remember one of the students father was former Marine and politely corrected the guide. "It was the hand of the Gunny."
Semper Fi from the Army.
I recall it taking Obooboo a long time before he would condescend to pinning the flag onto his suit.
He would not even put his hand over his heart until he realized it may cost him the election.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/...
All such political demonstrations are a sign that few people give one another the benefit of the doubt as to their personal beliefs and thus need to become busybodies to their neighbors with some kind of symbolism.
http://www.ordination.org/dumbing_dow...