@ISIDEWITHQuestionsDomestic Policy9yrs ago

Should it be illegal to burn our national flag?

Should it be illegal to burn the South African flag?

Flag desecration is any act that is carried out with the intention of damaging or destroying a national flag in public. This is commonly done in an effort to make a political statement against a nation or its policies. Some nations have acts that ban flag desecration while others have laws that protect the right to destroy a flag as a part of free speech. Some of these laws distinguish between a national flag and those of other countries.

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Response rates from 11 South Africa voters.

27%
Yes
73%
No
27%
Yes
45%
No
0%
Yes, and it should be illegal to burn any nation’s flag
27%
No, this is a violation of free speech
0%
No, it’s just a piece of cloth that doesn’t represent what it should
0%
No, I don’t respect anyone who does but they should have the right to do so

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