Actually it’s about a different country, gawd
Comment on Is this is a crime in your country?
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 2 months ago
That is in fact not a crime in the relevant country:
On June 11, 1990, the Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Eichman struck down the Flag Protection Act, ruling again that the government’s interest in preserving the flag as a symbol does not outweigh the individual’s First Amendment right to disparage that symbol through expressive conduct.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_Protection_Act
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_desecration
Flag desecration is legal in the United States and carries no criminal or civil penalties.
jdr@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Fuckswearwords@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yay I also live in a green yes country, queue Bon Jovi 💪🏿💪🏿
Armand1@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Hapankaali@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Is it “progressive” to not ban flag desecration? I would just call it “not idiotic.”
Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Progressive just means not idiotic before everyone else
StaticFalconar@lemmy.world 2 months ago
People consider things like women’s rights progressive, but I would just call that common sense.
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Anything that improves upon the status quo or moves the needle in a positive direction is progressive. That’s the definition of progress.
_stranger_@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s what progressive means in the U.S. It’s why the idiots are so afraid of it.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Seems like a very clear and appropriate use of language to me.