It's a federal offence to destroy the flag
Although I'm not personally offended, a principle that most Americans have is respect for the American flag
Although damaging the flag is legally punishable, when done in a public area, this does not involve one's morality
It is a patriotic symbol, and the person is defacing a significant symbol
She may not have a commitment to the flag, nor is it neccessarily a symbol.
No, because my morals do not pertain to patriotism or reverence to "nations" = human made category
flags are considered historic/american/holy symbols shouldn't be used as rags people died defending the flag
according to my morals, disrespecting or defacing a sacred symbol of national pride is symbolically not okay
The values of loving your country and the representation of freedom that the flag signifies for me makes this morally wrong
A person is entitled to their own beliefs, and if they do not see the American flag as a symbol in the way that I do, they should still be allowed to do what they want with it
For some people, the flag doesn't hold much significance, and if she needed rags what's stopping her from using a flag she doesn't want? Whould it be better to throw it away?
The flag only carried meaning when she gave it meaning, afterwards it was simply cloth
This simply means that she isn't a patriot, which is not a moral question. her actions aren't hurting anyone
I think this is a standard and a rule that Americans follow, however I think that because she did not do it publicly and did not do it in a way that was negative towards the flag it is not morally wrong
I don't attach value to the flag----it's just a piece of fabric that some people in society deemed important so I don't think it's morally wrong
It's her property and what she is not harming anyone by using essentially a piece of cloth as a rag
I said not morally wrong because no one is harmed or put at jeopardy
If respecting the flag is not a moral of this woman, she has not done something morally wrong
This is not a public condemnation of USA (not a terrorist act), she is recycling. But my American pride is still sad. Is she American?
Because it was her personal property and she did it in the privacy of her home
It is just a piece of fabric, she can do it what she wants with her own property in the comfort of her own home
There is no reason why doing something unpatriotic should be considered immoral