Student Protesters Rip 2,977 American Flags Out of Ground at 9/11 Memorial

Breitbart ^ | 9/13/13

[Impala64ssa]

More than 200 colleges and high schools across the nation participated in Young America's Foundation's 9/11: Never Forget Project. Students came together to establish an American flag memorial on campus consisting of 2,977 flags representing each person murdered in the terrorist attacks. Unfortunately, five student protesters at Middlebury College ripped the flags out of the ground before 3:00 pm. The 9/11: Never Forget Project has been an annual nonpartisan event at Middlebury College for the past ten years. By participating in the 9/11: Never Forget Project, students honor the victims of the attacks, as well as honor the American principles for which they died.

Middlebury student groups spent nearly two hours setting up the flag display yesterday morning. The protesters told Ben Kinney, president of the conservative club on campus, they were "confiscating" the flags in protest of "America's imperialism."

The protesters refused to compromise with the students because the flags were supposedly located on an "Indian burial ground and you can't have anything penetrating the Earth."

[Impala64ssa]

How could anything be stolen from a society that had no concept of property ownership to begin with? A recent episode of Bizarre Foods, Andrew with Zimmer it was shown how most Indian tribes from northern New England survived on beaver meat. Doe this Amanda Lickers eat beaver? Not insuating nuttin, just sayin. She ought to team up with Sidney Leathers.

[I want the USA back]

So an imagined victimizing of a specially-priviliged group trumps patriotism.
The left hating the USA, as usual.

[NoLibZone]

The liberals don’t care about the NYC dwellers killed on 911.

Why should I send my son to protect those NYC dwellers that hate me?

[Olog-hai]

“American imperialism” is the old Soviet propaganda line. Of course, leftist imperialism is just fine and dandy . . .

[PoloSec]

I’m with just a slightly deeper look, you will find behind all of this a communist college professor.

[Jim Scott]

Remember this scene when your children or grandchildren are contemplating what college to attend. The majority are total leftist indoctrination mills and this kind of anti-patriotic nonsense proves it, were any more proof needed at this late date.

[Olog-hai]

PS. These so-called “students” ought to go to federal prison at the very least.

[WayneS]

What kind of limp-wristed, cowardly, sheep stood around and let FIVE people do this while they watched?

[twhitak]

Unfortunately, five student protesters at Middlebury College ripped the flags out of the ground before 3:00 pm.

Toss them from the top of the new WTC to help them "understand."

[Anton.Rutter]

I know a place that makes handmade Indian arrows, and I’m thinking of some fine places to put them.

Ghosts. The ancestors are displeased.

[tacticalogic]

in an email to the Huffington Post the school's director of public affairs, Sarah Ray, admitted it has "never before been suggested that this is a Native American burial ground."

That's not to say it couldn't be.......

[max americana]

“Why should I send my son to protect those NYC dwellers that hate me?”

That’s why I keep preaching to Freepers to hate liberals 1000 times more. It’s in my daily prayer. They effing’ hate us so why would we turn the other cheek to these traitorous bastards?

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Five emasculated boys raised by single mothers who hate men? Just guessing..

[SoFloFreeper]

How could anything be stolen from a society that had no concept of property ownership to begin with?

True story: I was at a Tea Party rally here in South Florida, when some of these anarchist-wannabe punks showed up. They were noisy, banging pots and pans with drumsticks and making noise that had nothing to do with anything.

I got one particularly noisy one to stop a second to engage in conversation...asked him why he thought (if he did) that personal property should be shared among all people...how was that fair?

He responded with something like "There is only communal property--nothing is personally owned."

As SOON as those words left his mouth (I knew something like that would come out), I snatched the drumsticks out of his hand and ruined them--telling him that for the moment, I was living the world he envisioned.

He was not happy.

[Impala64ssa]

you will find behind all of this a communist college professor.
Yup, learned that from my college days. Whatever the cause du jour, it was easy to notice commie agitation involved.

[TexasFreeper2009]

It’s a felony to steal an American flag.

[Truth29]

And no one opposed them and there will be no consequences. This only encourages them to act out in more destructive and violent means.

[ken in texas]

Thanks for the best laugh I’ve had today.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

they were "confiscating" the flags in protest of "America's imperialism."

Hey kids, do us a favor. Contribute something to society. Drop out of Worthless U. and get a job at Dunkin' Donuts.

Middlebury. $50k/yr? Pffffffffffft.

[roadcat]

He responded with something like "There is only communal property--nothing is personally owned."

As SOON as those words left his mouth (I knew something like that would come out), I snatched the drumsticks out of his hand and ruined them--telling him that for the moment, I was living the world he envisioned.

Ha-ha...I love your concept of what a practical demonstration looks like!