Londonderry Flag Flap Revisited - Granite Grok

Londonderry Flag Flap Revisited

Bill Ayers on the flagThe lead story in today’s Union Leader is about the Londonderry Flag Flap. The reporting is measured and comforting with a Gee Wally, Leave it to Beaver feel. And that’s fine. It covers the bases, gives the nice folks at Londonderry High and company an opportunity to say shucks, that wasn’t what we meant, but we’ll make the best of it.

I think that they will. Teachable moment, and all that. So I’ve no issue with their response.

But that’s not the only teachable moment here.

The Union Leader’s reference to “with one commenter on a conservative blog calling for “armed patriots” to descend on Londonderry and “occupy the buildings” refers to this blog but why that comment?

It’s incendiary.

Adam Samuels, in a different remark, agrees with me that this is damage control, which is also referenced by the UL. But there are several other comments about how (and I’m paraphrasing) understanding proper flag protocol would have been a better choice than saying that none were permitted, and ain’t that the truth.

While GraniteGrok is not mentioned specifically, the choice of references suggests an overreaction, and I’m sure the flag hating leftists who would sooner step on or burn Old Glory will nod duitfully while ignoring their silence to other more measured “responses” like those of Antifa, BLM, and others.

Stories that don’t get as much ink or fail to address the uncharacteristic quiet from Democrat party officials or leaders when their folks get “fired up.”

Hey, you can’t cover every story, right? I know I can’t.

But I stand by my original point which is that there are cultural tipping points at play (and ample evidence to support that).

1) There are multitudes of stories about every level of the American education industrial complex taking issue with the presence of the American flag because the rules are overwhelmingly set by liberals.

2) University speech codes question the presence of the flag or observe that the use of the word American may be either offensive or make others uncomfortable.

3) Tales about disgruntled veterans taking issue with student ignorance over flag protocol are few and far between but most often are in reference to items one or two.

4) And because it is relevant, disrespecting the flag is still protected by the First Amendment, just ask a liberal.

Puting a cover on the can will only hide the smell if you don’t empty it.

We’ll keep watching.

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