Comments on: Lower the damn flag. http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/ The ramblings of a zombocalypse ready, hoplophile Canuck. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:06:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mugwug http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6152 Mugwug Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:57:52 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6152 "<i>What about the soldiers that die in accidents and such. Do we just lower the flag for enemy combat and friendly fire?</i>" Already answered... "<i>the flag should be lowered each and every time a Canadian soldier dies in the service of our country.</i>" Try to keep up with the tour folks... So why then an exception for VC winners? Why not just restrict the lowering of the flag to November 11th. I'm sorry folks, I've stated my opinion on the matter, and I've yet to hear any solid reasoning against it. If it's a cost-prohibitive measure and would divert funds from more essential outlays I can understand it, if it somehow cheapens the display then I can understand it, but as it stands I do not understand why this would be opposed. Feel free to enlighten me, I'm positively burning with curiousity. “What about the soldiers that die in accidents and such. Do we just lower the flag for enemy combat and friendly fire?”

Already answered…

“the flag should be lowered each and every time a Canadian soldier dies in the service of our country.”

Try to keep up with the tour folks…

So why then an exception for VC winners? Why not just restrict the lowering of the flag to November 11th.

I’m sorry folks, I’ve stated my opinion on the matter, and I’ve yet to hear any solid reasoning against it. If it’s a cost-prohibitive measure and would divert funds from more essential outlays I can understand it, if it somehow cheapens the display then I can understand it, but as it stands I do not understand why this would be opposed.

Feel free to enlighten me, I’m positively burning with curiousity.

]]> By: dan http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6151 dan Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:46:29 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6151 Two excellent web sites are Army.ca and CASR DND 101. Army.ca is a unofficial canadian army forum and CASR is a SFU think tank. check em out. What about the soldiers that die in accidents and such. Do we just lower the flag for enemy combat and friendly fire? I think that we should just lower the flag for soldiers on Nov 11 and when a victoria cross winner dies. Two excellent web sites are Army.ca and CASR DND 101. Army.ca is a unofficial canadian army forum and CASR is a SFU think tank. check em out. What about the soldiers that die in accidents and such. Do we just lower the flag for enemy combat and friendly fire? I think that we should just lower the flag for soldiers on Nov 11 and when a victoria cross winner dies.

]]> By: Mugwug http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6150 Mugwug Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:18:35 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6150 Damn quacks... -GRIN- Damn quacks…

-GRIN-

]]> By: Gary http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6149 Gary Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:42:15 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6149 Got a note from the doctor... Got a note from the doctor…

]]> By: Mugwug http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6147 Mugwug Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:07:26 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6147 Dammit Gary, who let you near the computer again? Dammit Gary, who let you near the computer again?

]]> By: Gary http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6145 Gary Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:52:59 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6145 How about we keep it lowered all of the time... Or at least until the Leafs win the cup again... How about we keep it lowered all of the time…
Or at least until the Leafs win the cup again…

]]> By: Erik http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6144 Erik Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:49:13 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6144 Oh I understand the policy was changed to gain some political mileage. I'm just unconcerned about that, I think it is right and well that the flag be lowered. This is seperate from rememberance day in my view, which honours all soldiers, and should still be in effect. I'm afraid I still don't see a reason to not lower the flag when a soldier is killed in the line of duty. Oh I understand the policy was changed to gain some political mileage. I’m just unconcerned about that, I think it is right and well that the flag be lowered.

This is seperate from rememberance day in my view, which honours all soldiers, and should still be in effect.

I’m afraid I still don’t see a reason to not lower the flag when a soldier is killed in the line of duty.

]]> By: Greg http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6142 Greg Fri, 28 Apr 2006 03:54:38 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2006/04/24/lower-the-damn-flag/#comment-6142 <b>My point is this, if we lower the flag for the death of a politician, then shouldn’t we extend the same respect to a member of our armed forces who has died in the line of duty?</b> I'd like to think that simply honouring the soldier <i>differently</i> than we honour a mere politician is the greatest tribute that could be made. I understand that you don't care who changed the tradition, but consider that the Liberals didn't make the policy to lower the flags everytime a soldier died at work, they merely made it so that if there was a political opportunity to be made by lowering it, they would lower it. The old tradition of lowering the flag for <i>all</i> soldiers on November 11th meant that even Pvt. Bloggins who got run over by the runaway porta-potty delivery truck got honoured, while the Liberal set up only honour those who fit the right criteria of how they died, where they were from and the political climate of the day. My point is this, if we lower the flag for the death of a politician, then shouldn’t we extend the same respect to a member of our armed forces who has died in the line of duty?

I’d like to think that simply honouring the soldier differently than we honour a mere politician is the greatest tribute that could be made.

I understand that you don’t care who changed the tradition, but consider that the Liberals didn’t make the policy to lower the flags everytime a soldier died at work, they merely made it so that if there was a political opportunity to be made by lowering it, they would lower it. The old tradition of lowering the flag for all soldiers on November 11th meant that even Pvt. Bloggins who got run over by the runaway porta-potty delivery truck got honoured, while the Liberal set up only honour those who fit the right criteria of how they died, where they were from and the political climate of the day.

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