The act of flag desecration causes people to mistreat the flag any way they want, knowing that they will not get punished for doing it. Flag desecration has become a highly trendy topic in America Today. An extensive factor contributing to the public’s influence is social media. The media has been in favor of flag desecration because “Elsewhere in the United States people are stomping on the American Flag, burning the American Flag, and denouncing it as a racist symbol” (Glenn 1). Flag desecration has been happening since the late 1980’s but has seen an increase due to a recent trend on Facebook where numerous amounts of people would post videos of desecrating the flag and challenging their friends to do the same. The Supreme Court are debating whether or not to alter the First Amendment, or ban flag
The act of flag desecration causes people to mistreat the flag any way they want, knowing that they will not get punished for doing it. Flag desecration has become a highly trendy topic in America Today. An extensive factor contributing to the public’s influence is social media. The media has been in favor of flag desecration because “Elsewhere in the United States people are stomping on the American Flag, burning the American Flag, and denouncing it as a racist symbol” (Glenn 1). Flag desecration has been happening since the late 1980’s but has seen an increase due to a recent trend on Facebook where numerous amounts of people would post videos of desecrating the flag and challenging their friends to do the same. The Supreme Court are debating whether or not to alter the First Amendment, or ban flag