ShopDreamUp AI ArtDreamUp
Deviation Actions
After a week of being a concerned citizen this past week, I would love to watch a news story about the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters beating the #$&@%$ out of that Kaepernick anthem guy.
Granted, Kaepernick's issues regarding racism are worthy, but he's doing it in the most #%$&@ way possible.
Back when there was a big national issue over whether or not it was constitutional to burn the U.S. flag, I remember realizing that to me, I wouldn't want to burn a flag if I had the right to do so. Meanwhile, if I did not have the right to do so then I ought to burn the flag. If the ideals which the flag symbolizes do not match what the Constitution says, then the flag has been reduced to nothing more than a colorful bed sheet with grommets.
To me, the fact that we're allowed to burn our flag in protest is enough reassurance that my country isn't as bad off as I thought. They're leaving it up to the individual citizen to show self-restraint and honor instead of forcing us to obey.
IMO, a person burns their own flag when they perceive that their flag no longer stands for its principles. A person would never burn their flag when they perceive that their flag still stands for its principles.
Granted, Kaepernick's issues regarding racism are worthy, but he's doing it in the most #%$&@ way possible.
Back when there was a big national issue over whether or not it was constitutional to burn the U.S. flag, I remember realizing that to me, I wouldn't want to burn a flag if I had the right to do so. Meanwhile, if I did not have the right to do so then I ought to burn the flag. If the ideals which the flag symbolizes do not match what the Constitution says, then the flag has been reduced to nothing more than a colorful bed sheet with grommets.
To me, the fact that we're allowed to burn our flag in protest is enough reassurance that my country isn't as bad off as I thought. They're leaving it up to the individual citizen to show self-restraint and honor instead of forcing us to obey.
IMO, a person burns their own flag when they perceive that their flag no longer stands for its principles. A person would never burn their flag when they perceive that their flag still stands for its principles.
What Do Characters Think When the Book Closes?
I wonder if the characters from my favorite cancelled t.v. shows or RPG campaigns ever look up into their skies and have this sense that the stars over their heads went black, that the book cover was closed for the last time, that their existence was entombed and forgotten in a box underneath the stairs? Or put another way… Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5 “Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
Iron Mask Deserves More Love
I rented Iron Mask (2019). If its title doesn't ring a bell, Iron Mask is the American title of the adventure/fantasy movie where Arnold Schwarzenegger is dressed as a British redcoat while warning Jackie Chan that no one escapes the Tower of London. It might not win Oscars, but it's happy with what it is. Is Iron Mask for everybody? Nope. (Some people still dislike Star Wars.) Iron Mask is hard to classify, but it reminded me of a mix among: Around the World in 80 Days, Big Trouble in Little China, Detective Dee, The Princess Bride, Dungeons and Dragons: Honor of Thieves, and Xena: Warrior Princess. Note: while my own political views regarding Putin and Xi might ordinary detract from a film which was made in Russia and The People's Republic of China, I DO think this movie deserves more love. All politics aside, I like Iron Mask. (It was also filmed in the Czech Republic, which is one of the few countries in the world that still seems to not hate my country. Thank you, Czech
My Muse Is Too Far Ahead of Me
It could be the harsher-than-usual winter weather which is sabotaging my artistic productivity in recent weeks, but I've had a frustrating type of art block where I ironically do know what I want to create. I'm inspired by someone whose work I admire, but I don't have the skills or the gear to do what that artist does. When I have time off to sit down and work on the art project I have in mind, it just ends up being busywork where all I get out of it is a reminder that I will never get anywhere close to the level of the artist whose work inspires me. It's like I'm firing a gun with no bullets. "Oh, look! That shot would have been a bullseye if I actually had bullets. Or a gun." (Then you didn't actually get a bullseye, did you?) There's this frustration where every time I'm driving or walking somewhere through the snow, I'm thinking about the art project, but when I sat down to work on it, it was a waste of everyone's time. I hate that.
Atheists and Christians and Soup
Y'know, I'll bet that when YouTube and TikTok atheists complain about organized religion, they're forgetting that back in the day, a major selling point of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (in chronological order) was, "Our God doesn't do human sacrifices." That was a really good deal in comparison to the competition! Unfortunately, I think this benefit of no-human-sacrifices stopped being appreciated several centuries ago. In 2023 A.D., it's like seeing an ingredients label which states, "This can of vegetable soup was not built with lead solder or radioactive cesium," or, "This physician washes his hands, with soap!" or, "This day care center promises to not sell your children while you're at work." I think monotheism gets a bum rap nowadays.
© 2016 - 2024 Puppetcancer
Comments3
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
Here's an idea if people want to stop the burning of the flag -- make it out of flame resistant cloth or Kevlar. They won't be able to!
I believe in rights to burn the flag when it doesn't hold true to its principles anymore. I fully support anyone's decision to make that demonstration in public or in private. However, I don't support wild mobs of crazed zealots doing it for attention and with the agenda, stated or hidden, to start a riot and hurt people. I can't guarantee that people who burn the flag will do so with intentions to stir sh*t up, but it happens very frequently. I find it horrid to do so because there are a fair share of veterans who are pissed as Hell that they fought wars and watched their buddies get killed in order for these disrespectful, ungrateful turds to burn that flag they fought and died for in the first place.
For me, I won't burn the flag, even if it no longer represents what I value. (It ain't even about the dough, it's about getting down for what you stand for, yo.) I won't because it's not just a gesture of my discontent, it's hugely disrespectful to our veterans and those who hold the flag up as a symbol of who they are and where they come from. I respect the views and values of others on our flag, and because of that, I refuse to disrespect their flag. That's just rude of me.
I really dislike flag burning, especially when it's just a method of getting attention. I can't ever see myself doing it.
However, again, just because I would not use the right doesn't make it okay for me to take it away from everybody else.
MLP
I believe in rights to burn the flag when it doesn't hold true to its principles anymore. I fully support anyone's decision to make that demonstration in public or in private. However, I don't support wild mobs of crazed zealots doing it for attention and with the agenda, stated or hidden, to start a riot and hurt people. I can't guarantee that people who burn the flag will do so with intentions to stir sh*t up, but it happens very frequently. I find it horrid to do so because there are a fair share of veterans who are pissed as Hell that they fought wars and watched their buddies get killed in order for these disrespectful, ungrateful turds to burn that flag they fought and died for in the first place.
For me, I won't burn the flag, even if it no longer represents what I value. (It ain't even about the dough, it's about getting down for what you stand for, yo.) I won't because it's not just a gesture of my discontent, it's hugely disrespectful to our veterans and those who hold the flag up as a symbol of who they are and where they come from. I respect the views and values of others on our flag, and because of that, I refuse to disrespect their flag. That's just rude of me.
I really dislike flag burning, especially when it's just a method of getting attention. I can't ever see myself doing it.
However, again, just because I would not use the right doesn't make it okay for me to take it away from everybody else.
MLP