ABikerSailor
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- #21
The premise is a true red herring. The flag and the anthem are symbols of the constitutional government which the military swears to defend. The protesting is a symbol of disrespect. You can't claim one symbol is valid and the other isn't. While using their symbol to disrespect the other symbol they are disrespecting the country and those who chose to defend it. It is truly ironic that those people who fought to give them the freedom to protest are the very people they are disrespecting.
Read the oath in the OP again. It doesn't say anything about the flag (which has changed a few times over the years), nor does it say anything about the anthem (which was adapted from an old English drinking song), it says we will support and defend the Constitution (the document our country was founded on) against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. That includes defending against people who would try to stop free speech.
And, while I will continue to stand and hold my hand over my heart, because that is who I am, I will not stop others from doing a peaceful protest as provided for in the Constitution just because it may affect the sensibilities of some so called "patriots".