The Black Commentator - Freedom Rider: America’s Love of Empire - Issue 144: "Love of the empire is America’s true religion. The latest flag bill is called the “Flag Desecration Amendment.” It is an interesting choice of words. The flag is not a religious symbol, but it symbolizes an empire that many people love more than the God they claim to believe in. The system that Old Glory symbolizes looms larger than any church that Americans walk into on a Sunday morning.
The system that rewards white people more than any other group, the powerful more than the powerless, and the wealthy over the poor is seen as being inviolate and perfect. Love of the empire makes otherwise rational people vote against their economic and political interests. It makes otherwise peaceful people love violence and death."
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