dr wadd

I have not changed my mind in any way. I have:-

1. Pointed out that I do not feel it is worth while getting wound up over a flag being burnt, I do not believe that it means anything.

2. I acknowledge that there are some people that have some sort of attachment to the flag. That does not contradict point 1. I cannot understand that attachment.

3. Since there are people of the sort outlined by point 2, it is logical that burning a flag can be an effective means of protest. As I do not consider the flag special it means nothing to me personally other than it being an effective tool of protest. But if people have an attachment that I do not agree with, and I wish to make a protest, then it is only sensible to strike for the weak spot.

So, I do acknowledge that it is more than a piece of cloth to some, but I neither share nor agree with that viewpoint. However, if a weakness is there you may as well go for it when you make a protest. There is nothing contradictory in that, merely strategic thinking.