Repetitive grump regarding "patriotic" displays

[jhetley]

Wife commented this morning that yesterday she'd been paralleled by another car displaying "stars and shreds" -- dammit, people, you can buy red, white, and blue ribbons if that's what you want to show...

And then there are the flags that substitute brown, gray, and gray for the traditional colors.  "These colors don't run, but they sure as hell fade!"

We now return you to your regularly-scheduled weather grumps.

Comments

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the torn flags on cars annoy me too. I gave up on Americans ever understanding the flag code years ago.

[xengar.livejournal.com]

The thing I find saddest about it is that I, and most of my friends, know the code. A good portion of those displaying... former flags are older than us, so it isn't some sort of gradual shift in tradition. It's purely people who want the "look" of patriotism without having to put in any time/effort.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

You were a Scout.

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

Not to mention that most of those cheap-trash flags are... wait for it... made in China.

The irony, it burns!

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I saw the other day how some state or other passed a law requiring all national and state flags displayed at state sites must be made in the USA...