We moved here around 8 or 9 years ago and took down the tattered flag in the flag holder then. We figured it was about time we replaced it.

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    7 months ago

    If you mean according to flag code, no. But there was like half a flag there. It think the wind retired it a long time ago. It was a rag.

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      7 months ago

      True, understood.

      As far as I’m aware, the proper way is to burn the old flag. It should never touch the ground though.

      I’m not an expert nor a nitpicker on this matter though, but congrats on the new flag!

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          7 months ago

          Exactly. It doesn’t.

          Just figured I’d ask regardless, as I was criticized for putting my late father’s flag on the ground, even though it was still sealed in the plastic.

          🤷‍♂️

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            7 months ago

            I wouldn’t be concerned about criticism from petty nationalists. It’s entirely pointless and unhealthy for your attention span.

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          7 months ago

          Tradition, and a harmless one at that.

          Dad was a Torpedo Man, 3rd Class, in the Pacific. He taught me that. Why should I not pass that down to my kids?

          And besides, knowing the Flag Code allows you to bag on all the assholes breaking it.

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            7 months ago

            Not really a harmless one, it is a typical outgrowth of the American hypernationalism and an utterly jingoist tradition in the sense that it glorifies the military that really doesn’t deserve any glorification anymore.