Hi Laurie: On Fri, 12 Oct 2001 03:42:58 +0100, Laurie L Proud wrote:
> I have a feeling that here in Warwickshire in the centre of England if > I was to fly the Union Jack (none of this Union Flag Politicaly > Correct nonsence) from the halyard on my radio mast, I could look > forward to a snotty letter from the local council telling me to take it > down. > From: "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date sent: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 23:19:19 -0500 > Subject: Fly Your Flag >> BTW, I wonder if proper flag etiquette for displaying and >> honoring the national banner of other countries within their >> respective borders is similar to that prescribed for the >> display of the US flag within the USA. Comments anyone? >> Regards, In some communities and some corporations here in the United States, especially those that are overly striving to realize some misguided ideal of "political correctness", the displaying of the national banner is considered "divisive" and "insensitive". For example, there was a fire department in one community that was flying the flag on their fire engines and they were ordered by the city council to to desist. There is a major corporation where the employees were ordered to remove some little US flags from their desks. The employees organized a major protest and management rescinded its decision. Also there have been public demonstrations against the city council which ordered its local fire department not to display the flag from their fire trucks. The same flag that is seen as a symbol of national unity by some people is looked upon by others as a symbol that threatens divisiveness. People are strange. In this country any civilian who is not an employee of any government agency has the right to display any flag he wants in any manner he wants on his own property, except for flags being used for commercial advertising purposes in zones that are non-commercial, and except for flags that do not comply with size and height limitations as specified in local zoning regulations and property owners' covenants. In a case involving displays on private property, no court will hear any arguments based on allegations that the flag in question fails to reflect "political correctness". Freedom of expression is the highest level of political correctness. You may come over here and proudly fly your Union Jack. Regards, Sam Heywood -- "Every normal person must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the Black Flag, and begin slitting throats." H.L. Mencken
