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I've seen multiple American protests with the Russian flag. If we include flags of historic Nations I've also seen the swastika and Soviet Union flag. This alon

I've seen multiple American protests with the Russian flag. If we include flags of historic Nations I've also seen the swastika and Soviet Union flag. This along with desecration of the countries own flag at protests happens in most Western Nations. It's called freedom of expression.

dragonsh 6y ago
Please try in the largest democracy India and many other commonwealth democracy with common law jurisdiction. It’s an offence and that too criminal and many of those nations will invoke British colonial era, sedition laws to punish, torture protestors. If USA or for that matter any country condemn China, they should do the same condemnation and restrictions on other country with same fervour, don’t have dual standards. What I see here is the same Cold War, not a reasonable or justifiable action. I do understand the definition of freedom of expression as defined in many constitutions and also in common law jurisdiction, which I understand better than continental law jurisdiction followed by Germany, Japan and China.
- Johnjonjoan 6y ago
  You admit you were wrong when you said you couldn't do it in any of the democracies in your now flagged comment then? Because all I see is goalposts moving.
- reissbaker 6y ago
  > I have yet to see an example in a democratic nation where population can take a flag of another country or a colonial ruler in protest against their own country This was your assertion, word for word. You were given an obvious counterexample, and now you're deflecting to claim you only meant India? Here's another example: in New Zealand, burning the flag was most recently punished by... An NZ$500 fine. Nothing like what you're claiming. How about the UK? In 2011, 20-30 students publicly burned a large British flag. They got a verbal warning. Waving American flags is legal. How about Northern Ireland? Burning the flag is literally legal. Waving American flags: also legal. How about Japan? Once again, burning the Japanese flag is legal. Waving American flags: also legal. And as you know, the USA legally allows flag-burning as well, and waving whatever flag you want. > torture protestors Do you have any links/data regarding modern events to back up your extraordinary claims? > If USA or for that matter any country condemn China, they should do the same condemnation and restrictions on other country with same fervour Classic whataboutism.

dragonsh 6y ago

Please try in the largest democracy India and many other commonwealth democracy with common law jurisdiction. It’s an offence and that too criminal and many of those nations will invoke British colonial era, sedition laws to punish, torture protestors. If USA or for that matter any country condemn China, they should do the same condemnation and restrictions on other country with same fervour, don’t have dual standards. What I see here is the same Cold War, not a reasonable or justifiable action. I do understand the definition of freedom of expression as defined in many constitutions and also in common law jurisdiction, which I understand better than continental law jurisdiction followed by Germany, Japan and China.

Johnjonjoan 6y ago
You admit you were wrong when you said you couldn't do it in any of the democracies in your now flagged comment then? Because all I see is goalposts moving.
reissbaker 6y ago
> I have yet to see an example in a democratic nation where population can take a flag of another country or a colonial ruler in protest against their own country This was your assertion, word for word. You were given an obvious counterexample, and now you're deflecting to claim you only meant India? Here's another example: in New Zealand, burning the flag was most recently punished by... An NZ$500 fine. Nothing like what you're claiming. How about the UK? In 2011, 20-30 students publicly burned a large British flag. They got a verbal warning. Waving American flags is legal. How about Northern Ireland? Burning the flag is literally legal. Waving American flags: also legal. How about Japan? Once again, burning the Japanese flag is legal. Waving American flags: also legal. And as you know, the USA legally allows flag-burning as well, and waving whatever flag you want. > torture protestors Do you have any links/data regarding modern events to back up your extraordinary claims? > If USA or for that matter any country condemn China, they should do the same condemnation and restrictions on other country with same fervour Classic whataboutism.