Ted Rall - Wednesday August 21, 2019 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Let's talk about Mass National Delusion. The Pow/Mia flag you see flying all over America. The flag is a relic of the Vietnam war in 1971, there were still POWs in Vietnam. But not after 1973. Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone movies aside. There is no evidence that Vietnam held any U.S. Prisoners after the war. Yet nearly half a century later, the myth persists. Man: Maggots at the airport protesting me, spitting, calling me baby killer1 Narrator: "You are not forgotten." the flag promises. But "you" doesn't exist. Woman: Honoring our service members who have fought for our country's freedom is so important. Narrator: In March 2019 a bipartisan group of lawmakers proposed a law to fly the POW/MIA flag on federal properties like the White House.

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