senojekips
Active member
Dont know how to feel about it, but my gut reaction was to find it disrespectful.
Off-center for so many reasons.
The metaphor between fighting Japan and fighting Global Warming just does not work.
I think you might find that the ill effects of not looking after the planet could well be much worse than the worst possible outcome of the war against Japan. However, that is not really the point.
Disrespect implies contempt, and I feel that in this case there was certainly no contempt implied.
This one act of raising the Flag is no different to a million other acts performed by valiant men who fought and died for our countries. In Australia this is at the forefront of attention at this very moment as tomorrow, Friday 25th is ANZAC Day (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) when the nation stops to pay homage to our war dead.