Flags are just another way of obtaining blind obedience from the governed. Show a patriot a flag and he will creme his shorts, Flags are the pinnacle of tomfoolery. Without a flag, how would you brainwash the little children with that pledge of alligence crap! Look It's fine to love your country, I just think it should be for valid reasons, like how they treat their citizens, how they are percieved by the rest of the world, not some bullshit piece of ragged symbolism, Re: the "star spangled Banner", another fine brainwashing tool, "The rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air", please, a war chant if ever there was! It's time to come out from the 19th century mindset and get on with progress. "Godbless America, land of the free" I can only hope. I think "America the beautiful" should be our national anthem! And if we have to have a flag, The peace sign would be good, surrounded by nuclear tipped missles!~LOL~