flag burning
Incendiary political dissent
Flag burning is the deliberate destruction of a national flag by fire, typically as a political protest.
In the United States, flag burning is protected as symbolic speech under the First Amendment, though it remains controversial and emotionally charged: The Supreme Court ruled that flag burning constitutes protected expression.
Laws against flag desecration exist in many countries.
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- political statementVoiced position on governance
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- Fourth of JulyAnnual American independence celebration
- desecrationViolating something sacred
First Amendment · demonstration · dissent · ashes · flames · effigy · free speech · protected speech · Supreme Court · defiance · controversy · rally · Vietnam War · Old Glory · veterans · war memorial · outrage · symbolic
- fireflame, blaze, flames, inferno, embers
- controversiescontroversy, dispute, scandal, outcry, outrage
- political controversiesabortion, gun control, voter suppression, gerrymandering, affirmative action
- Sixties Activismanti-war movement, anti-war protests, campus protests, counterculture, draft resistance
- advocacypetition, advocating, protest sign, championing, picket sign
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
flag burningflag salute
Formal honor to banner
flag waving · flag raising · pledge of allegiance · flying the flag · patriotic parade
flag burningsilent vigil
Wordless period of watchfulness
civil discourse · voting · loyal opposition · constructive criticism · lobbying
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