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Some points for discussion:
There's now a Florida law that makes it mandatory for every public classroom (including higher education) to display a United States flag, no smaller than 2' by 3'.
Prof. Steven Johnston, at USF, gripes about this: "Politicians who order the flag into classrooms convert the flag from a symbol of freedom into a sign of state power, coercion and conformity -- especially during a controversial war." He continues, "Forced patriotism is no patriotism at all."
Many of these flags are expected to be donated. Some newspaper articles point out that the money and time and effort schools and charitable organizations are spending to buy flags would be better used to care for the needy, in forms of food, housing and healthcare, among others.
There's now a Florida law that makes it mandatory for every public classroom (including higher education) to display a United States flag, no smaller than 2' by 3'.
Prof. Steven Johnston, at USF, gripes about this: "Politicians who order the flag into classrooms convert the flag from a symbol of freedom into a sign of state power, coercion and conformity -- especially during a controversial war." He continues, "Forced patriotism is no patriotism at all."
Many of these flags are expected to be donated. Some newspaper articles point out that the money and time and effort schools and charitable organizations are spending to buy flags would be better used to care for the needy, in forms of food, housing and healthcare, among others.
