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I thought Elon Musk was all for free speech... I'm sad to say desecrating a flag is part of that.

Isn't it?

1 posted on 05/02/2024 12:28:15 PM PDT by RandFan
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which country does the rainbow flag belong to?


2 posted on 05/02/2024 12:30:45 PM PDT by xoxox
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Try it with an LGBT or BLM flag and see if you get away with it on Free Speech grounds.


4 posted on 05/02/2024 12:31:31 PM PDT by suasponte137
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Everything has consequences, including freedom.

Seems to me sending someone to live under their choice of flags would be granting their fondest wish.


5 posted on 05/02/2024 12:34:06 PM PDT by hopespringseternal
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Tearing down someone’s American flag is not free speech, it’s vandalism.


6 posted on 05/02/2024 12:34:39 PM PDT by nh1 (Live Free or Die - not anymore)
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It always annoyed me when people immigrate to this country then pull some anti-American crap like this. I wouldn’t dream of moving to another country then pulling a stunt like that there. I think Musk is grateful he was allowed to come to America and fulfill his dreams and thinks other immigrants should be grateful for that opportunity themselves.


11 posted on 05/02/2024 12:41:27 PM PDT by jimwatx
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The flag should be an exception. It doesn’t represent America’s government, or even its people. It represents a concept that is best described in the Declaration of Independence. If you don’t like that concept then you shouldn’t be allowed to even live here with the rest of us.


12 posted on 05/02/2024 12:43:00 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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Probably the country they came from in the first place


13 posted on 05/02/2024 12:46:28 PM PDT by butlerweave
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Burn the fag flag and see what free speech we have.
I’m okay with this for illustrative purposes.
We’d get to send all of Congress to Ukraine.


14 posted on 05/02/2024 12:49:55 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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So it’s free speech to “tear down” someone’s flag and replace it with a Hamas flag?

You are screwed in the head.


15 posted on 05/02/2024 12:50:25 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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That’s not what he said.


17 posted on 05/02/2024 12:50:51 PM PDT by conservative98
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Define “tear down”. Somebody else’s flag pole or my flag pole. What if I put a sports team’s flag up? Where is Molon Labe? The more Elon talks the dumber he sounds.


20 posted on 05/02/2024 12:57:33 PM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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Did he say how long? I have always wanted to see Kyoto!!


21 posted on 05/02/2024 12:58:15 PM PDT by Racketeer
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But what about all of those poor innocent mexican illegals flying mexican flags on American soil? We don’t want to hurt their feelings


23 posted on 05/02/2024 1:03:40 PM PDT by imabadboy99
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I thought Elon Musk was all for free speech... I'm sad to say desecrating a flag is part of that.

That's not was Elon said. He said if someone tears down the American flag and puts up another flag in its place. It's assumed - by anyone with an IQ over 50 - that he means tearing down someone else's flag (there's no problem with tearing down your own flag and replacing it with another).

25 posted on 05/02/2024 1:07:24 PM PDT by norcal joe
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“I thought Elon Musk was all for free speech... I’m sad to say desecrating a flag is part of that.”

The Supreme Court ruled that desecrating the American flag was free speech around 1988. Up until then, it was a crime.

So you are stupid enough to just follow along like the mindless sheep/idiot you are.


26 posted on 05/02/2024 1:09:15 PM PDT by odawg
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Musk did not say desecrating the American flag, as in a protest or for any other reason.

He's saying those who take down the American flag to favor flying another in it's place and on American soil, should get a free trip to Palestine or some other country for an adequate period of time for them to experience first hand what they say they want.

I can certainly agree with that.

A lot of them will be well to do students getting a free ride through life or those who threaten to leave but never do.

28 posted on 05/02/2024 1:27:06 PM PDT by citizen (Put all LBQTwhatever programming on a new subscription service: PERV-TThose look good)
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I totally agree with him. Love it or leave it.


29 posted on 05/02/2024 1:30:42 PM PDT by yldstrk ( )
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Tearing down the USA flag, replacing with another country’s flag and calling for our country’s demise is an a act of violence, is a sign of a desire to conquer and an act of war. Elon is right.


30 posted on 05/02/2024 1:31:19 PM PDT by vivenne
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Furthermore, you have polluted your entire thread with your choice of the word desecrate. Your word, not Musk's.

If you're going to castigate someone, at least base your F'ing argument on substantive text rather than choosing inflamatory terms.

34 posted on 05/02/2024 1:36:45 PM PDT by citizen (Put all LBQTwhatever programming on a new subscription service: PERV-TThose look good)
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Those sweet fraternity young men at UNC made a lot of money on go fund me.


35 posted on 05/02/2024 1:41:22 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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