Agreed, Art.  I heard it put elegantly recently: it's a shame when a symbol 
of freedom is elevated above the freedom itself.

--Eric

Eric D. M. Johnson
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Art Harris" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] flag burning (was A flap in Gettysburg?)


> Please be a little careful about generalizations. There are many Americans 
> who don't feel that the right of protest should be limited to subjects or 
> actions that can be viewed as pablum by the average citizen. Much of the 
> hyteria over flag-burning is from right-wing super patriots who are much 
> more interested in showing how much more patriotic they are than anyone 
> else than they are in affirming free speech (or free political expression 
> if you prefer).
>
> Obviously my opinion and not necessarily that of my institution.
>
> Art Harris
>
>
> Laboratory for Environmental Biology, Centennial Museum
> University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX  79968-0915
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> REYNOLDS, Trevor wrote:
>> ...
>> However this view of our flag will mean that the average person in the
>> UK won't understand that if they decided to burn an American flag it
>> would be seen as close to an act of war by Americans.
>>
>> Trevor Reynolds
>>
>>
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