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Cake day: July 7th, 2023

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  • Not sure about an icon or flag to depict the idea of announcing Hey I’m For Privacy!! Feels like it goes against the whole principle. It’s along the same lines of stickers on a vehicle, stick family tells (most times) exactly how many people and animals w/types are within the household, gun logos indicate a high probability of an abundance of weaponry, a privacy flag may promote someone to look deeper into you with the premise well they want privacy so they must have something to hide, mentality. I’m private I don’t need to draw attention to me being private. But you do you. Just my opinion.











  • Tradition sure. Most people don’t. But they most assuredly can and do. I speak as the person who had to give a death by power point to my company due to a soldier in our unit getting into a scuffle with a civi that saluted during reveille and as per tradition PowerPoint/education based on history and regulations was the answer for preventive measures.

    The only reason I even spoke to this now is the “stolen valor” aspect you presented initially and to inform the rest of the people that feel this is awkward for just anyone to do.

    The truly awkward part is the way most do the “military” salute wrong. American or otherwise. I’d say it’s a tell tell sign of them not being in the military but there are plenty of soldiers that don’t do it correctly either so :shrug:


  • So misinformed. Civilians absolutely can and do salute. They have since the beginning of time. It is a sign of respect and acknowledgement. Whether a full fledged “military” style salute or a hand wave like the royals and civilians do or a tip of the hat like “cowboys” do. There is no implied “stolen valor” if a civilian wants to salute another civilian or a person in the military or of high position.

    And of course you can choose not to salute like I assume you do.

    Edit: this in no way should imply I support the people in this article. Just stating facts