Viciousness aside J_Ker,

I believe the majority of posters said that they agree that individuals have the right to burn the flag (in countries like the USA and Canada), but that they personally find it offensive and insulting. Furthermore, they wrote that many other people would too, and the protesters would be putting themselves in danger of bodily harm by doing this because others would be outraged. The instigator of this thread believes that burning a flag is a powerful form of protest. It may be, but does it get the status quo changed? That's the argument in a nutshell. Enough said about this issue. Let's get back to the Dominican Republic issues this board specializes in.