Gerry Logan
grandpa
“No, because it’s our national song, our anthem, and you have to pay respect to the fallen warriors. I’m a Vietnam veteran and there’s a lot of good buddies that came home, but they came home in the horizontal position. You have to show respect, this is our home and it should be guarded, for the kids’ sake.”
Randy Aafedt
medical biller
“It’s a light form of protest. I think you could do more if you were adamant about a cause.”
Alexander Hibbs
chef
“Short answer: no. Long answer being, you shouldn’t protest against national pride. I’m not against protest or what they’re standing for, but no, you should be proud of where you are from, not against it.”
Stefanie Martin
server
“Yes, because it’s going to get the type of attention you’re trying to get. Everybody’s going to be asking why you are doing that. I just feel like that’s a good way to get people’s attention.”
This article appears in Sep 15-22, 2016.
