USA #1
Via MNspeak: In the state of Minnesota, it is illegal to sell an American flag made in another country. Hooray?
Actually, no. Not hooray. Here’s how I think this is the biggest logical contradiction ever:
1. This law, it can be assumed, was passed as a sort of attempt at American Pride. We have our own economy, damnit.
2. Those who would do this sort of thing, protectionist xenophobes, are all about USA #1 and all that (well, the rest of us are too, but more smartly so, I’d say).
So:
3. Wouldn’t we want China to be making our flags? What bigger slap in the face is there than to say “We’re too good to make our own flags. You make them for us.” And then you toss them a penny. That’s American Pride all the way, man!
I say we make a law that says only the countries we hate the most can make our flags.
Either way, this law is pointless and dumb.
Even though I don’t agree with the law either, how can you be a "more smartly so" protectionist xenophobe? I don’t think point three demonstrates any more intelligence than the original law itself and your final statements kind of put the icing on the cake.
No no, I meant I am more smartly USA #1, meaning patriotic… not all patriots are protectionist xenophobes. I am smartly USA #1 because I made pie out of cherries that have been soaked in vodka for 8 weeks. Yum yum!
Tom Rukavina.