I spend more time than I should reading Free Republic. I know better than to take the average Freeper as a representative of Republican or conservative dogma, but I can't resist thinking that he is representative of something unusually significant and important in America.
And so I read Free Republic to learn what a vocal segment of America is thinking and saying when they're among friends. Since much of what they think and say applies to me, I also read it to test my detachment. So far my detachment is holding up quite well. The one exception was when a poster described how when he found himself in Disney World on Gay Day his response was to play a "game" with his kid to aim his toy gun at as many "targets" in red shirts as he could find. Fun for everyone. But I can easily go on their site and post as a Massachusetts resident angry with gay marriage just so I can gain credibility to post about other, less controversial matters.
It is not news that there are a few cranks and nuts everywhere. I had come to respect the internal coherence of many of the belief systems of Free Republic posters as much as I disagreed with most everything they actually believed and how they arrived at their conclusions.
And so, their response to the Kid Rock scandal disappointed me in a way that their reaction to the Goodridge decision could not. Many posters will argue that it is ok for Kid Rock to wear a flag with a slit in it because he supported the troops by visiting Iraq. Kid Rock is a good patriot. He should be excused.
But what about the veterans who were watching the show?
They should know that Kid Rock is a patriot. Why is the VFW complaining anyway? They should be fighting Kerry.
How can a true patriot not know the proper way to treat a flag?
Even President Bush signed a small flag when a fan handed it to him last year.
Interesting point. Wait, I can't say that.
If you're curious about how some flag defenders talk about the issue when it concerns someone they otherwise agree with, you can read the thread for yourself.
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