It is a symbolic act and therefore a form of speech. Now, I believe it should be done safely, but it's not that different from a candlelight vigil. Wondering what your thoughts are about someone posting an AI generated video of the American flag being burned.
It's not a symbol though. It's actually a fire. Not a symbol of a fire.
But, if we say it is symbolic, what is it symbolic of? It's symbolic of the destruction of the country. Flag burning says, "This country should be destroyed". Is subversion protected by free speech? Can I say, "This country should be destroyed by fire." and agitate for it? I don't know.
This is why the perverts get angry when their flags or paintings are messed with. They understand what's happening better than we do.
Burning a US flag should not be free speech. We should not give these fuckers even one inch. They always and only ever us it against us, never for us.
"Speech" is communicating messages by word of mouth or by writing (or its equivalent forms). Symbolic of what? You can only remotely guess by reference to additional extraneous information, so the uncertainty-reducing function of information is not achieved. AI-generated videos are fictions. If they are presented as reality, the presentation is fraud. In any case, images are not acts.
It is a symbolic act and therefore a form of speech. Now, I believe it should be done safely, but it's not that different from a candlelight vigil. Wondering what your thoughts are about someone posting an AI generated video of the American flag being burned.
It's not a symbol though. It's actually a fire. Not a symbol of a fire.
But, if we say it is symbolic, what is it symbolic of? It's symbolic of the destruction of the country. Flag burning says, "This country should be destroyed". Is subversion protected by free speech? Can I say, "This country should be destroyed by fire." and agitate for it? I don't know.
This is why the perverts get angry when their flags or paintings are messed with. They understand what's happening better than we do.
Burning a US flag should not be free speech. We should not give these fuckers even one inch. They always and only ever us it against us, never for us.
"Speech" is communicating messages by word of mouth or by writing (or its equivalent forms). Symbolic of what? You can only remotely guess by reference to additional extraneous information, so the uncertainty-reducing function of information is not achieved. AI-generated videos are fictions. If they are presented as reality, the presentation is fraud. In any case, images are not acts.