Originally Posted by
Mark E. Hurling
The flag was and is an emblem of this nation. It was not intended to be representative of either or any political party. Rather a rallying point for ALL citizens of the United States. Both parties display it at their meetings with equal fervor and conviction. At least I'd like to think both do. I recall during the mess of the 2000 election aftermath both Gore and Bush seemed to compete by cramming as many US flags on the stages they stood on during press conferences while hanging chads and courts got sorted out.
The Star Spangled Banner was written by a third rate poet, Francis Scott Key. It was written as a celebration of American resolve to stand up to the world superpower, the UK, during our second outing with them in the War of 1812. Which was going badly for us at the time. It's not clear what party Key belonged to, but he was friendly with James Madison who was a Federalist. This too is claimed by both parties as our national anthem.
Now, unless you disagree that BOTH parties respect the flag and The Star Spangled Banner, it becomes difficult to consider either political symbols or anthems. If each party had their own flag and anthem, it seems as though you might have a point here. But these are not those.
Protesting police OTOH, is a time honored tradition of the left since at least the 60's. The root grievances and causes have morphed repeatedly, depending on what shit-hot marketing scheme leftists can brew up with focus groups to further their ends of creating more chaos on which to capitalize. After all, "can't let a good crisis go to waste" has become the key phrase since Rahm Emanuel uttered it as a formulation for success of leftist goals.