Tuesday, May 26, 2009

My daily Beef with America....

So today I was watching an episode of the Simpsons and it reminded me of how obssessed americans are with their own flag...amongst other things.
They all have this complex that their flag is this holy sacred item....I'm sorry, but I really feel that a flag is simply a representation of the demarcation of a specific territory made of some kind of cotton-poly blend that is marked by some kind of dye.
The Americans would have you believe that every single mass produced flag was a piece of the true cross!!!
This is ridiculous.
Their flag is no better than any other flag.
It is a flag!!!
I believe that if an American has a flag that is too worn, they have to fold it up and send it to the federal government to dispose of it properly and they are legally required to replace any worn flags.
I also believe that it is a federal offence to burn or defame any American flag within the boundaries of the US.
This is stupid. It is a piece of cloth, if it's worn, it would be best used as a dusting rag...aren't we all trying to be environmentally friendly?
As a canadian, I have had many flags that have been small, for certain holidays, made of paper and taped to the inside of my front window in honour of Canada day!!
And you know where those went when I was done with them?
Straight in the trash...where old stuff belongs...not some whack job flag graveyard paid for by the federal government.
Well if there is one thing that Americans are good at, it's wasting money.
I just think that the extent of American egocentrism is crazy!!!!!
They have a bunch of rules to convince their own population and the rest of the world that they are the best!
That's okay though, we Canadians know the truth.

1 comment:

  1. damn straight ... those paper flags? after Canada Day? Yeah ... right in the trash lol.

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