• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    As an American, a Boy Scout, and a Veteran, I think it is shameful to the flag to wear it, since it specifically says that you don’t do that in the Flag Code.

    That only applies to the US flag AFAIAW, so feel free to wear the flag of the EU!

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      1 month ago

      After those nice photos from the White House I was sure the US goverment had abolished the flag code as woke already.

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            29 days ago

            It is indeed a law, just no enforceable punishment. It isn’t hard to google search before you make dumb statements.

            Title 4 chapter 1 of the US code

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              29 days ago

              And I quote (thanks Google for finding Wikipedia):

              The United States Flag Codeestablishes advisory rules for display and care of the national flag of the United States of America. It is part of Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the United States Code. Although this is a U.S. federal law, the code is not mandatory…

              So it’s a recommendation. Not a law in the commonly accepted meaning of the word.

              You’re right: It isn’t hard to look something up before shooting off your mouth

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                  28 days ago

                  Dude! I’m agreeing with you. :)

                  Although in fairness, it wasn’t written into law until 1998. Seems pretty pointless since using the flag in any way is protected free speech. Maybe being unenforceable is meant to protect it from 1st Amendment challenge?

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      30 days ago

      Most countries have very strict flag codes, but also most don’t really enforce them (at least not harshly), tho only USA absolutely abuses them (just one of them uniquely Murikan things I guess, tho there is prob a lot od consumerism & branding as a private interest).