tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709671052477389617.post1767530196832015313..comments2023-10-28T12:06:09.436+01:00Comments on Charlie Adley - Double Vision: … in which I finally learn to stop hating flags!Charlie Adleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17063071455000195762noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709671052477389617.post-53323839534510954642012-09-15T17:53:09.412+01:002012-09-15T17:53:09.412+01:00Evie - sorry it's taken me so long to reply - ...Evie - sorry it's taken me so long to reply - I was out of the country and away from comouters for 10 day!<br /><br />I do undertand how everybody handles grief and trauma differently,and have no objection to bonding under a flag. It just makes me uncomfortble, maybe for reasons of my own historical and political pespective, when flag waving becomes vengefuland more important than the people who died.<br /><br />Thanks for your interesting feedback and for reading the colyoom.Charlie Adleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063071455000195762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709671052477389617.post-20550316087332520062012-09-09T17:06:47.641+01:002012-09-09T17:06:47.641+01:00I guess you have to be American to understand the ...I guess you have to be American to understand the sense of invasion and horror at the terror we felt at 9/11, so the flying of the flags was a sign of solidarity, strength and honor for our love of our wonderful country. As for myself, I tend to morn in quiet, and didn't feel the need to run around hanging flags, but people handle trauma differently! I to love the Olympics and how people wave their flag for kind of the same reason...I don't see how you then understand it...just sayin'. Peace...Eviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096885277909815019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709671052477389617.post-61656427095985992932012-08-28T13:03:40.271+01:002012-08-28T13:03:40.271+01:00Galway abu! All the way mate!Galway abu! All the way mate!Charlie Adleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063071455000195762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709671052477389617.post-54316329639893708532012-08-27T22:06:30.404+01:002012-08-27T22:06:30.404+01:00doesnt make a difference what colour/race or relig...doesnt make a difference what colour/race or religion you are on first Sunday in Sept if you have a Maroon and White Flag in Galway city your elected. <br />After that normal service will be resumedPazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567652179692699929noreply@blogger.com