[Tureyhall]

first of all, don't get mad at me, and this is SOLEY my opinion and not my team's.

i feel that you're over-reacting. a flag is nothing more than a peice of colored cloth. it's what the flag SYMBOLIZES that's important. if you'd let me make an analogy, you're acting as if the flag was the berlin wall, when it's really more like the statue of liberty. let me explain:

the berlin wall actually served a physical purpose, namely seperating east and west germany. the tearing down of it not only was symbolic, it also physically allowed people to travel between the two halves of germany.

on the other hand, the statue of liberty is merely symbolic. if we were to tear down the statue of liberty, it would upset people, sure, but it wouldn't destroy the IDEAS and PRINCIPLES that it stands for.

so when he brags about burning the flag, just remind him that even if he burned EVERY american flag (an impossible task), the owners of those flags would still hold the principles in their heart.

on the other hand, you could always remind him that the border between America and Canada isn't nearly secure enough to prevent millions of American Republicans from entering Canada, spreading out, finding him, and shooting him. Dead.