The public would be most affected by the flag burning.
I am most appaled by his post VN behavior, betrayal of his comrades, consorting with the enemy and finally burying the POW's to have money made by his cousin. Of course his taking Iranian money is truly awful. His undermining of this wasr competes.
Come to think of it, burning the flag, while a metaphor for his life, is penny ante compared to the rest.