Are people inherently stupid?

**DJ Ms. White** · 10-31-11, 09:12 PM

Wait, they also tell everyone that Columbus discovered America first? Wait a second...

**deathgodusmc** · 10-31-11, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

You're probably right. They tell every freshmen at my school that a bulldog is buried underneath the school seal. Must be true since they tell everyone it right? RIGHT?

Your right they continue to pass that and print it for the millions of marines because its the worlds biggest hoax. If it was just rumored around i would agree with you but in this case its in print and taught in training. Unlike high school your learning is taken very seriously in boot camp. So they arent big fans of jokes.

**DJ Ms. White** · 10-31-11, 10:47 PM

**LuckyDucky** · 11-01-11, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by deathgodusmc

Now why would they go thru all the trouble for that if the flag was nothing more then a piece of cloth with pretty colors on it?

If you think about the prospect of killing yourself with a gun you found in the flag's pole rationally. You will find that it is ludicrous and backwards.

**AetheLove** · 11-01-11, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by DR.F33LG00D

So, as the title says, are people inherently stupid ... ?

Yes.

All of them.

Including you.

Also, including me. Especially me.

Admitting your own inherent fallibility is a prerequisite to escaping your natural condition.

Cheers,

AetheLove

**SovietDooM** · 11-01-11, 09:13 AM

But I'm in college, I know everything.

**CivilWars** · 11-01-11, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by SovietDooM

But I'm in college, I know everything.

You don't know everything until you pass through Marine Corps boot camp. Haven't you learned anything on TPG yet?

**CivilWars** · 11-01-11, 09:25 AM

So it looks like snopes isn't the only site calling this either outdated, or urban legend. Once again, I was never a Marine, so maybe they just have everybody fooled.

Three items in flagpole truck (Ball on top of pole). - Topic

What is in a military flag pole ball

Whats on top of the flag pole? - All Military

**(2)manno** · 11-01-11, 09:28 AM

"only two things are infinite: human stupidity and the universe.

... and i'm not sure about the universe."

-einstein

**Warprosper** · 11-01-11, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by deathgodusmc

Your right they continue to pass that and print it for the millions of marines because its the worlds biggest hoax. If it was just rumored around i would agree with you but in this case its in print and taught in training. Unlike high school your learning is taken very seriously in boot camp. So they arent big fans of jokes.

Those items are not in the truk of the flagpole. This is a myth. It may be in writing but it is more of a heritage/traditional teaching. ( A test question too )

Also....... I'm a Vet and I do not see anything wrong for someone burning the flag in protest. I know what it stands for to me and that's what matters. You must also look at the side that you could never possibly understand. Other individuals associate negativity with our flag. Perhaps their families were unjustly killed in the name of our flag. Does this not give them the right to protest in such ways as burning the flag?

Is it the burning action of the flag that is wrong? When I was in the military it was said that in order to retire an exhausted flag it should be burned. Is it only wrong to burn the flag during a protest? Why should we create laws to stop burning a Symbol that is not regulated. Any tom dick and harry can produce the american flag, as a matter of fact take a look and see where these flags were made. Look at the flags that hang from car windows, the ones in homes, the ones you buy at the dollar store. Where did they come from?