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		senorjazz on Feb 2, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ikea founder leaves fortune to no one, structures ... why should a flag be respected? I believe the US has some law stating it must be, but I think this is fairly unique worldwide.

xxpor on Feb 2, 2018 [–]

The US has the flag code, which are really more guidelines than anything else. Flag burning is perfectly legal here.

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