I'm not sure I find flag ubiquitity distasteful. Perhaps that is because I am less cynical. Perhaps not.
I'm not sure I equate displaying a flag with patriotism either. It's not like anyone's going to put up a 4 x 3 piece of cloth with a graphic of a giant middle finger with the legend "FUCK YOU, TERRORISTS" under it on overpasses up and down the 101.
That's pretty much how I see the flags at this point.
On your other point about less freedom != more security, I must wholeheartedly concur.
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Date: 2001-09-24 01:55 am (UTC)I'm not sure I equate displaying a flag with patriotism either. It's not like anyone's going to put up a 4 x 3 piece of cloth with a graphic of a giant middle finger with the legend "FUCK YOU, TERRORISTS" under it on overpasses up and down the 101.
That's pretty much how I see the flags at this point.
On your other point about less freedom != more security, I must wholeheartedly concur.