Hampshire College: Vets Protest Removal of American Flag

From MassLive:

A massive demonstration Sunday at Hampshire College called for the school to reverse a decision to stop flying the American flag.

Veterans groups organized the protest after the school decided to stop flying all flags on the main campus flagpole, including the U.S. flag, following several high-profile controversies. The flag was lowered by students to half-staff before Veterans Day and in response to the presidential election, and someone burned the flag the night before Veterans Day.

The college flew a new flag at full-staff on Veterans Day.

The college said it would stop flying the flag in order to allow a discussion about its many possible meanings to students and employees from diverse backgrounds. School spokesman John Courtmanche said previously that, while some students take pride in the American flag, for others it is "a powerful symbol of fear."

Hundreds of people gathered outside the West Street campus for the 1 p.m. rally. They waved flags of all sizes, carried signs bearing slogans like "No flag = no taxpayer (money)" and sang "God Bless America" in a booming chorus.

Good grief!

The college said it would stop flying the flag in order to allow a discussion about its many possible meanings to students and employees from diverse backgrounds. School spokesman John Courtmanche said previously that, while some students take pride in the American flag, for others it is "a powerful symbol of fear."

If the American flag is really such a "powerful symbol of fear" at Hampshire College, I think no AMERICAN tax dollars should be supporting the school.

Students and employees can't bear the sight of the flag? It sparks such intense fear that they can't function?

OK. Then take no AMERICAN money from hard-working AMERICANS and AMERICAN veterans, and enjoy your college free from the fear roused by the sight of the AMERICAN flag.

Find someone else to fund education at Hampshire College.