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Originally Posted by Slartibartfas
The flag is just a symbol. No one follows a flag. Many however might follow unquestionably what a flag stands for. Its like with the word "President". No one follows the word itself. But many might do follow the person.
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I agree on the definition but reality is often different. I've encountered too many US patriots who worship the US flag that have zero civics knowledge and even less understanding of US history to believe it's purely symbolic to them.