Way too Much Flag-Waving Going On....a LTTE that I like.

[madfloridian]

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2003312270411

SNIP..."Ian Anderson, frontman for Jethro Tull, recently apologized for saying he hated to see the American flag hanging out of every station wagon, SUV and Midwestern house in this country. Ian needn't have bothered.

Anderson is British, but I'm an American and I, too, am dismayed by the display of flags, stickers, decals, hats, T-shirts, and a host of other paraphernalia on virtually every person, vehicle, and building in America. Not because I'm unpatriotic, but because of what this commercialized flag-waving has come to represent. It trivializes our flag to the point that it now has about the same relevance as an orange, Styrofoam antenna ball.

SNIP..."So, I would like to offer an alternative to the exploitative mass marketing of our once-precious national symbol. If you really wish to show support for war, secret government, unbridled spending, record deficits, corporate welfare, high unemployment, the trampling of liberty and the destruction of the environment, get a Bush-Cheney bumper sticker. If, on the other hand, you want to demonstrate support for our troops and respect for our country, display a yellow ribbon....."

This is the type of letter appearing more and more here.

[CalebHayes]

1. Most of those flags were made in China.

I have one that was flown over the US Capitol. I hate it when all these people wave flags made in a sweatshop in China!

[Jeebo]

2. What does "LTTE" mean?

Pardon my ignorance, but I don't know what a lot of these online abbreviations mean. That's why in my posts I always spell everything out, so that EVERYBODY can understand what I'm saying, not just the regulars, and I frankly wish that everybody else would spell everything out too and not use these arcane abbreviations which often hide the meaning of what you're trying to say.

So, please tell me, what does "LTTE" mean?

Ron

[proud patriot]

3. LTTE = Letter to the editor