tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11453282.post114604931507203629..comments2023-12-24T00:17:40.700-05:00Comments on Dissonance And Disrespect: Fly The Flag HighLoyalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077915661688419630noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11453282.post-1146107634830463262006-04-26T23:13:00.000-04:002006-04-26T23:13:00.000-04:00Give me a break. First of all, what's left of the ...Give me a break. <BR/><BR/>First of all, what's left of the Taliban couldn't hardly give two craps about a single flag, on a single building, in a single country of the enemy. If that were the case, then for consistency, I'm sure you are going to post soon about the CF bases and the Defence Dept. continuing to lower their flags for every soldier death? Or what about the Conservative controlled Alberta Legislature?<BR/><BR/>I actually agree that the flag should not be lowered, but Canadians wanted the flag to be lowered to honour the dead before now. In fact, <B>Conservatives</B> wanted the flag to be lowered before they didn't want the flag lowered: <A HREF="http://canadiancerberus.blogspot.com/2006/04/flag-lowering.html" REL="nofollow">Cerberus on flag lowering</A>.<BR/><BR/>What's more, lots of families, soldiers and, yes, honest <B>Conservatives</B> also support the lowering of the flag.<BR/><BR/>Look, I know some of you (not all) are really anxious to be able to paint non-conservatives with the same broad brushstrokes as Republicans paint opponents of the Iraq War, but the reality is that Canadians of every stripe support the war, support the troops. So don't give me any of this crap about Libs/Dippers/MSM. That's just designed to divide us all.Ted Bettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223729391428982448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11453282.post-1146060565265722892006-04-26T10:09:00.000-04:002006-04-26T10:09:00.000-04:00The libs, dippers and MSN are only using the flag ...The libs, dippers and MSN are only using the flag and coffins to prove that they are "Ultra Canadians", while the rest of us are just ordinary Canadians.Silverwingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793760945572716116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11453282.post-1146055047892972562006-04-26T08:37:00.000-04:002006-04-26T08:37:00.000-04:00Agree...I also agree with preventing media from th...Agree...I also agree with preventing media from the base to view the repatriation of the fallen soldiers with their love ones. It is ghoulish and morbid of the media to want to be there so they can stick their cameras in the face of the loved ones who are experiencing the worst time of their lives. It's all about photo ops and asking people if they still support the mission.If the media wants to cover the funerals of the soldiers request permission from the families. There is nothing to see at the base. Caskets on conveyor belts and then being carried to waiting hearses. It's not about the public, it's about those poor families. The media has lost all self control. The government has made a decision but that isn't good enough it is used to beat the new government over the head because the MSM doesn't like their communications strategy. So sad to use our fallen soldiers as partisan/political tools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11453282.post-1146054165201742252006-04-26T08:22:00.000-04:002006-04-26T08:22:00.000-04:00Perfectly stated!Perfectly stated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com