FLAG: There's an overlap, whether one chooses to see it or not...

[Bicoastal]

...between supporters of the Occupy movement and people who are offended by seeing an American flag go up in flames.

How do I know this? Because we've already seen a few of them post on this very site, some of whom I recognize as long-time DU'ers. They aren't concern trolls or lurkers, believe me--they're real progressives who also have a visceral dislike of this practice, and there's simply no way you're going to argue them out of that belief.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, and the First Amendment is sacrosanct. BUT--the Tea Party is disintegrating right now because THAT movement seems more interested in purging their ranks rather being an open tent for as many Americans as possible. (Just check out the mess they're making out of the Republican Primary!) Personally, I don't have much of an opinion about flag-burning, but I would never question someone's motives for disliking it, and I am 100% sure that far more people dislike it than not.

So I would think that endorsing a symbolic activity that accomplishes nothing but needlessly pisses off a whole bunch of people who might otherwise be on your side is a decidedly bad idea. It's great "art," but lousy "activism." But then again, this is just my opinion.