All these flags waving about are making me envious. While I support national unity, the whole waving the stars and stripes smacks too much of “Us Merkins against the Rag Heads” for my taste. Beyond that, I think that this nation needs to come together and heal, but also to strive for the ideal of peace. I would really like to put up my peace sign flag, as a gesture both of unity and of hope for peace and healing.
It wouldn’t be offensive, but it certainly isn’t “a gesture of unity”. Further, I wouldn’t be surprised if you find yourself a target by people who do find it offensive.
Even sven, I think you should fly the peace flag. I think most people would understand your statement without being offended. I would be very proud so see somebody sticking to even higher principals than God and country at a time like this.
I struggled with this one, too. I have a huge peace flag I made in 1970. Last Friday was deemed a flag day at my workplace, and I stayed up late Thursday night trying to figure out how to present my flag unoffensively. My best idea was to put some clear plastic over the star field, and write in red: “An endangered concept… September 11, 2001”. But you just couldn’t see the writing well enough.
I actually was less afraid of offending someone than I was of someone taking offense and damaging my flag! So I just wimped out. I’m afraid to hang it outside for the same reason. So now it’s adorning the wall of my living room.
-Sue