And then there's these lovely people...
http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-091801flag.story
Sometimes I just want to give up on the citizens of this country. Then I remember the firefighters and policemen of New York, the kids enlisting in the military, and the tens of thousands of flags that ARE being flown, without "discomfort."
And I remember one other guy.
On the radio today, some woman called in about a neighbor of hers. A very old man, he had flown in the Doolittle mission to Japan during WWII. He had also spent three years in a Japanese POW camp under horrible conditions.
He saw the events of last Tuesday, and told this woman, "If they find out who did this, I'd volunteer again."
He would, too.