Commercialization seems more obnoxious than ever. This past week I've been hearing radio advertisements saying "Forget the barbecues (etc) this weekend - come down to such-and-such car dealership (one of the big manufacturers), where you can celebrate your independence and buy a truck." It was something like that, only it sounded even worse than the way I butchered it. Freaking amazing.

America would be a really great country if there wasn't so much corruption. Just about *any* country could be great if there was no corruption.

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~Arkant-Wing

i'm no photographer... but .. what effects did you use? Just curious. Great though, and... bandwagooon!! hahaha

oh and.. they are selling reagan coins and tshirts... pathetic

what about those selling 911 tshirts "WE WONT FORGET".. Some ass somewhere making money off the deaths of 1000's in one of the most dreadful days this decade and beyond

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They tell you 256 shades of red is a rainbow..
So you don't realize you're in Hell.

Ugh... I'm so... blech patriotism right now. And hearing about the draft thing makes me hate this country even more. I mean, I totally wouldn't have any problem with serving this country if I agreed with half the things I'd be forced to support if drafted, but no. I'm so.. just over this whole War on Terrorism thing.. and.. just.. so stupid. I can't say much cuz I don't follow politics, but yeah. Bush should like.. fall off the face of the planet. Now. >.<

/rant

Sorry. ^ ^;

Lovely though. It looks like a frame from an old black and white television something or other. o.O And that makes it really neat! It kinda says to me that the glory we once had, the pride, is now only an illusion and that the patriotism and support the people are giving this country now are superficial... Blind.

Long comment. >.>

I won't go into patriotism. This photo has a great effect in itself, though. "Faded Glory" is a great title, although it's also a clothing brand.

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TriptychR: Where common sense goes to die.

Yup, that stuff. Ugh, it really makes me sick. Guess this is what they call greed. -_-

Well, I took the photo at night to get the dark background and the effect. You could have gotten the same effect during the day, but it would have been tougher and probably a have lower contrast too. I just set my camera to a slower shutter speed with an appropriate apperature and waited for the flag to move just right. What you end up with is a blurred flag due to the motion.

Yeah, it's that same stuff that gets under my skin. The only commercialized 9/11 thing I sorta approve of was the 9/11 comics that were released because they claimed that most of the profits were going toward the effort. But still, bleh... hate it when people try to profit from the suffering of others.

Yeah, I hear you on that. I'm pretty tired of the war too. Though we did make a wreck of things, a little good came out it. Though I strongly believe that now we should spend our time and resources somewhere a little closer to home. There are still plenty of problems right here in the US that need working on.
No problem with long comments, you have some great insight. I appreciate you expressing your opinion.

Yeah, that's the stuff. Makes you have some true pride for your country, huh? -_-

Yeah, corruption and fear, definately ruiners of our country.