Wise to show RESPECT for sacrosanct national, ethnic, patriotic, religious symbols

Speaking as a democratic socialist I think it only wise to show respect for sanctified national , ethnic , patriotic , and RELIGIOUS symbols everywhere . We of the baby boomer generation grew up pledging allegiance to the flag . Whatever its influence it never turned us into " haters ". There is much more to a country than its ON and OFF government . There is the whole goodness and talent and collective wisdom of THE PEOPLE. There is the beauty of the land and the richness of its resources . The magnificence and buzzing vitality of its big cities that " never sleep ". There is the art and the culture and the athletic and sports spectacles. For most people THEIR country is just an emotional extension of FAMILY . So RESPECT THE FLAG and every other nation's flag ! [ And making the Catholic Sign of the Cross does not signify winking at the persecution of Jews as Jews. Attending Saint Michael's School in Providence for the 7th and 8th grades I never encountered any malicious anti-Semitism . ] #FoxNews Black Lives Matter Utah chapter calls American flag 'symbol of hatred'